Posted on 06/01/2023 6:55:00 PM PDT by simpson96
The Chicago City Council has approved allocating an additional $51 million from City funds to address the current migrant crisis.
But many citizens have criticized the move, saying that the money should be used to support the local homeless population.
During the May 31 City Council meeting, the members voted on a proposed allocation of $51 million to address the migrant crisis facing the city. As a Sanctuary City, Chicago has seen more than 8,200 migrants arrive within the last 10 months and is now running out of space and resources to house them.
The proposal for additional funding passed with a vote of 34-13 in favor, a Block Club Chicago report said. The aid will likely only last through June.
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Several citizens criticized the decision, saying the money is needed to support the city's poorest residents.
Carolyn Ruff, founder of Black Lives Matter Women of Faith, encouraged the aldermen to vote against the proposal. She stated that the City should use the funds to provide support for the city's homeless population. She also criticized the City's plan to convert vacant schools into temporary housing for migrants when so many homeless Chicagoans currently need shelter.
"We have not opened up the schools for our homeless," Ruff said in the meeting. "We see them in the streets every day. I make sure that the homeless are fed, with clothing. We need to take care of our community. We need to take care of our Black community. We need to open up these schools for mental health. We have a lot of mental health people walking around needing help."
Ruff berated the council and City for forgetting about the members of their own community who have not received such large amounts of aid or attention despite their long-standing issues.
“We have not gotten anything for our community, and we are sick and tired of being sick and tired,” Ruff said. “Enough is enough! And I voted for you Brandon, Mayor Brandon. I voted for you, I worked hard to get you in there. ... Please, do the right thing for the Black community, for the brown community, for the community, for the homeless community, and the people that need help mentally.”
Shut up and take it, Carolyn.
It’s Chicago.
And you voted for it.
You voted for it - so f*ck off.
Call for a riot! Burn something down! I ou know that you want to!
An’ it be cuttin’ into da repinations.
Suckers.
L
‘Enough is enough’
Yes, we all feel that way about Black Thugs Murder. .
Thanks to McCarthy and Co. and your tax dollars, the BLM coffers will start filling up again.
Now send 500 more bus loads, Governor Abbott.
Make them beg you to stop.
Then laugh and send another 500.
L
“Call for a riot! Burn something down! I ou know that you want to!”
You know it’s coming ... I know it’s coming ... everyone knows it’s coming....
so ..
lets go ....brandon
Epic battle of the gimmes.
Several citizens criticized the decision,
Well, that proves what we all knew. . . .It was ALWAYS about the money.
Meet your replacements. Blacks are quickly becoming a very small minority population percentage wise.
Per the CPD web page the starting wage for a patrolman is $54,672 per annum. Gross that up by 60% to account for pension and medical insurance and you’re at $87,475 per officer. Divide that into 51 million bucks and that means you could hire an additional 583 cops, per fuck*ng MONTH!!
IDIOTS!!!
hey blmers
the hispanics are going to be looking at you in their rear view mirror
and laughing their asses off
what are you gonna do?
vote republican? bwaaaaaahhaahaa
Embrace the suck BLM.
I agree. They can screw off.
2020 Presidential Election in Cook County:
Biden: 74.35%
Trump: 24.05%
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