Since the onset of migrant influx into the U.S. through the southern borders, Chicago has been one of the best at accommodating these asylum seekers.
However, some counties and suburbs of Chicago seem to be having a rethink about the Sanctuary City status.
Some towns in Illinois are already instituting ordinances that give the impression that they are at a breakpoint. For example, two settlement areas in Oak Park are working on documentation to move out as many as 160 asylum seekers.
The memo went public last week that some asylum seekers temporarily residing at the Carleton Hotel and the YMCA at West Cook will have to move out by January. Oak Park officials are working on assigning the concerned immigrants to village staff.
This should help the asylum seekers have a guide while seeking shelter in either another village or state. In short, Chicago seems to limit the migrant population it can accommodate.
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One of the village trustees at Oak Park laments the seeming futility of their efforts. “All we do for the migrants is get them off the streets and house them temporarily. Then what?” If the effort was just a matter of sacrificing space, these officials may not complain. Unfortunately, the effort of housing migrants is gulping large sums of local budgets across the U.S.
For example, the Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, had to allocate $150 million for migrant welfare in the latest budget. Interestingly, that is even lower than the $360 million used for the same purpose in the previous fiscal year.
Oak Park officials know that some asylum seekers may not find shelter to stay in or around the city. If that ends up being the case for the designated 160, city officials will be sent to the Chicago shelter program. So, what this means is that the city of Chicago is initiating ordinances that will reroute migrants to the southern states from which they trickle into the U.S.
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The village officials at Oak Park are doing all they can to manage the immigrants coming into the village. However, they have equally come to terms with the inability of their facilities and resources to sustain a continual influx.
According to Oak Park officials, the immigrant crisis requires a comprehensive solution from the federal government. Efforts of counties and villages to solve the problem are more like trying to treat the symptoms of an illness and allowing the underlying cause to wane stronger.
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Oak Park is only trying to be lenient with their new ordinances. Nearby towns like Cicero and Rosemont have been turning away busloads of immigrants for the past few weeks. They are equally suing bus companies for indiscriminately dumping immigrants in their towns.
In addition, Cicero will fine bus companies $750 for each illegal immigrant they dump on the town. So, Oak Park is taking the same initiative. In the Dec. 7 memo, they declared that every bus that does not give prior notice before dispatching immigrants to Oak Park will be turned back on arrival.
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