Posted on 06/10/2024 3:42:26 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (WLS) -- City officials said a one-night snapshot of the number of people experiencing homeless in Chicago shows the unhoused population has tripled year over year. Officials say migrants have played a big role in the growing number as well.
The snapshot released by the city shows nearly 19,000 people experienced homelessness on a single night in January, roughly three times the number reported in the same analysis in 2023, due in large part to the influx of migrants.
"Since August of 2022, we have welcomed more than 43,000 asylum seekers who have crossed the southwest border and traveled to Chicago," said Maura McCauley, managing deputy commissioner at the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services.
McCauley said the city increased its shelter capacity by about five times over the same time period.
Even among non-asylum seekers, the numbers reflect a 25% increase in people experiencing homelessness year over year. The city attributes that growth to the expiration of pandemic-era support, and housing becoming less affordable.
"We need the city to take greater accountability. We need affordable housing," McLUckie said. "You can't find anything for under $1,000."
(Excerpt) Read more at abc7chicago.com ...
“unhoused” - amazing how quickly these manufactured euphemisms get mainstreamed.
This will last until it starts reeking, like “homeless” has. Then on to a new “model”.
Who is going to rent to a crackhead in Chicago for $1000/month and then have them wreck the place and then also refuse eviction for 18-20 months for non-payment?!?
I pay enough in taxes for crack-headed non-working losers. Like hell if they have my real property as well.
“You can’t find anything for under $1,000.”
Did anyone make the link to Bidenomics?
The more we care for and bail out drug addicts, homeless, criminals, the more people on the edge will think ‘hmm, doing that might not be so bad.’
Keep sending the illegals by the boatload. It’s a blue city that welcomes the diversity.
Unhoused?
Really?
Lefties love inventing new words, or changing existing words to mean something else.
What fun (barf).
I guess unhoused is worse than ‘unapartmented’.
I say, put them up in the finest hotels with full maid service and room service. Uber Blacks to take them wherever they want and a shoebox full of twenties every day.
It’ll make them admire the luxury lifestyle, learn English, a needed skill, frugality, thrift, savings, education and become upstanding citizens.
Unhinged?
hey, Texas, sounds like Chicago needs more illegals.
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