The Biden administration continues to break records as the never-ending stream of illegal immigrants continues to pour into the country. At the beginning of the immigrant stream, Democrat-run cities declared themselves to be "sanctuary cities" for illegal immigrants and said they would welcome anyone regardless of their immigration status.
What a difference three years makes. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has taken those cities up on their sanctuary status and has begun sending them busloads of immigrants. But sanctuary cities like Chicago are now crying "enough," residents are becoming outraged, and areas outside of the Windy City are taking notice and taking action.
Two Chicago suburbs rejected busloads of immigrants that arrived from El Paso, Texas, over the past week as the city and Illinois as a whole continue to face an influx of illegal immigrants from the southern border.
— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) December 13, 2023
Several buses arrived at the Metra stations in Cicero,… pic.twitter.com/rGVZGN0yhq
In 2017, former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner enacted the TRUST Act that made Illinois a sanctuary state. With Republicans like Rauner, who needs Democrats? In 2021, his successor, J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, strengthened the TRUST Act. But many of the surrounding suburbs of Chicago, and even some communities further away, do not agree with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's or Pritzker's sanctuary city and state policy. Some have begun to enact various laws and ordinances regarding any dropping off of illegal immigrants within their city limits. In December, Mayor Johnson, despite his bragging about Chicago's sanctuary city status, began to impose some restrictions on times and places where illegal immigrants could be dropped off in Chicago. Those stealthy restrictions are what are now causing places like Rosemont and Cicero to enact restrictions of their own. In Rosemont, immigrants can get off the bus if there is someone to pick them up. In Cicero, a measure was passed that would fine bus companies $750 per person getting off a bus.
Grundy County sits roughly a little over an hour's drive outside the Chicago city limits. Interstates 80 and 55 run right through it. Just before Christmas, signs went up along I-55 to dissuade buses from stopping. The signs were ultimately taken down, but Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley bluntly stated the need for them:
"The mayor of Chicago has created a situation that's creating a crisis for us in setting their standards much more difficult for their buses to arrive in Chicago."
People forget that not only is #Chicago a sanctuary city but #Illinois is a sanctuary state. That's why it shouldn't be any surprise that Illinois Gov. Pritzker has authorized state taxpayer funds to pay for #hotel housing for #migrants. Yet I do not ever recall a time that the… pic.twitter.com/MCu1sZL5vc
— Reporter William J. Kelly #thatreporter (@Williamjkelly) December 26, 2023
Chicago's city council meetings have become raucous affairs. In November, a meeting was shut down because residents began booing and shouting at city aldermen during a debate on whether Chicago should remain a sanctuary city. Residents cited Johnson's desire to put large illegal immigrant tent cities in predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods, even as another harsh Chicago winter approaches. Residents also had problems with the millions of dollars being spent on illegal immigrants, saying that those resources should be going to help poor neighborhoods in the city.
Brandon Johnson is hanging onto Chicago's sanctuary status by a thread despite the wishes of many of his constituents. He plans to throw $95 million in COVID-19 funding into housing illegal immigrants. The city is also buckling under the weight of legal assistance, healthcare, food, and education costs for illegal immigrants. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has gone full speed ahead with making Illinois a sanctuary state that rivals California. In August of 2021, Pritzker signed laws that ended local law enforcement's partnership with ICE, addressed hate crimes against illegal immigrants, expanded protection for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in the workplace, and created the Illinois Immigration Impact Task Force that makes sure that statewide programs are best serving illegal immigrants. Pritzker also created the Welcoming Illinois Office by executive order. The purpose of that office is to make Illinois as welcoming as possible for illegal immigrants.
Brandon Johnson and J.B. Pritzker are all in on Joe Biden's open border policy and left-wing ideology that says illegal immigrants come first and their constituents come last. But Chicago and Illinois residents in general may be waking up to the fact that elections have consequences.
US Invasion News: A bus carrying illegal immigrants in Illinois dropped the people out at a train station in Hinsdale, IL, which is a Suburb located 17 miles outside of Chicago. pic.twitter.com/24NSrE09j8
— DeepCoverPatriot☦️ (@samuelculper3rd) December 30, 2023
