Posted on 04/16/2024 7:48:50 AM PDT by PBRCat
In 1985, Harold Washington issued an executive order that relaxed federal immigration laws under then-President Ronald Reagan, whose administration “aggressively used [the] detention of Central Americans as a device to deter migration from that region, where violent civil wars had caused tens of thousands to flee,” according to University of California Davis law professor Kevin Davis.
Since Aug. 31, 2022, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bussed or flown to Chicago nearly 40,000 individuals seeking asylum in an effort to use the welcoming aspects of Washington’s executive order as a political cudgel. On April 14, Mayor Johnson called out the conservative governor.
“There is a tyrant at the border who is looking to create chaos in Black cities,” Johnson said, referencing Abbott. “I get this has been difficult for our people, this migrant [issue] … This is a quintessential example of how a white individual and his [iniquitous behavior] is trying to cause chaos in my city. Almost 11,000 migrant children are being educated. We have moved 37,000 people through our city. That is the size of Maywood, Bellwood, Forest Park … If it was chaotic, you would know by now.”
Johnson then lambasted the “evil” of white supremacy and attempts by reactionary conservatives like Abbott to divide the country’s large cities, particularly New York, Chicago and Los Angeles — all of which are led by Black, Democratic mayors.
“There are forces out there that have not accepted the results of the Civil War,” Johnson said. “They [want] a rematch. This is not hyperbole.”
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In 1985, then Chicago Mayor Harold Washington issued an executive order that relaxed federal immigration laws under then-President Ronald Reagan, whose administration “aggressively used [the] detention of Central Americans as a device to deter migration from that region, where violent civil wars had caused tens of thousands to flee.” (as per U of California Davis law professor Kevin Davis)
Harold was tight with many Chicago leftists. Although he was nominally a Democrat, Washington was comfortable with having radicals in his inner circle.
Such journalists as Vernon Jarrett (former father-in-law of Valerie Jarrett) and David Axelrod were Reds or Pinkos.
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