As the city spends more on non-citizen refugees, more people are criticizing Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for how he is handling the problem. The "New Arrivals Mission" website says that this kind of spending has reached almost $300 million in the 11 months since Johnson took over as mayor. This is because more than 38,000 migrants have come to the city and about 9,700 are still living in city homes.
Tio Hardiman, executive director of Violence Interrupters and a longtime community organizer in the area, says enough is enough, especially since so little of the money being spent is being fully accounted for and at least 90% of the business is going to just three sellers.
Hardiman told The Center Square, "First and foremost, spending $300 million on illegal immigrants is an insult to all those who follow the law." "Then the money is not really being tracked. That is another slap in the face for the people who pay taxes because they have no say in how their money is spent." Residents who follow the rules did not vote for Bring Home Chicago's real estate transfer tax proposal because of this. Since the people of Chicago could have chosen whether to stay a safe city or not, they would have said no.
Last month, the Bring Chicago Home plan failed because 52% of voters did not want higher taxes on homes that sell for more than $1 million. He said that the $100 million raised would have been used to help people who are homeless. Some business groups were against the move.
Hardiman also said that he had heard that the migrant problem was something that the Johnson administration took over and is now just trying to make the best of a bad situation. He has a different view.
He said, "The mayor definitely took over this problem, but the truth is that he has the power to end sanctuary city." "Okay, take care of the migrants who are already here, but then just say "no more" and sign off." A lot of people would support him if he did that.
He said that he does not think that will happen because the problem has become so political.
He said, "I do not think it is going to happen because no one wants it to." "There is a political plan..." It is not political with the poor people who are already here, since many of them might not vote or get involved. They think that if they bring in illegal aliens, they can get them to work and vote. They become citizens after two years because they already have a way to become citizens.
In the same way, the head of Violence Interrupters is very clear about what he wants to happen. "They found money for illegal immigrants in the same way they found money for the illegal immigrants," he said. "Now they need to dig deep into the state, county, and city pockets to find the money to house them." They should give the poor people the same level of attention.
Tio Hardiman, executive director of Violence Interrupters and a longtime community organizer in the area, says enough is enough, especially since so little of the money being spent is being fully accounted for and at least 90% of the business is going to just three sellers.
Hardiman told The Center Square, "First and foremost, spending $300 million on illegal immigrants is an insult to all those who follow the law." "Then the money is not really being tracked. That is another slap in the face for the people who pay taxes because they have no say in how their money is spent." Residents who follow the rules did not vote for Bring Home Chicago's real estate transfer tax proposal because of this. Since the people of Chicago could have chosen whether to stay a safe city or not, they would have said no.
Last month, the Bring Chicago Home plan failed because 52% of voters did not want higher taxes on homes that sell for more than $1 million. He said that the $100 million raised would have been used to help people who are homeless. Some business groups were against the move.
Hardiman also said that he had heard that the migrant problem was something that the Johnson administration took over and is now just trying to make the best of a bad situation. He has a different view.
He said, "The mayor definitely took over this problem, but the truth is that he has the power to end sanctuary city." "Okay, take care of the migrants who are already here, but then just say "no more" and sign off." A lot of people would support him if he did that.
He said that he does not think that will happen because the problem has become so political.
He said, "I do not think it is going to happen because no one wants it to." "There is a political plan..." It is not political with the poor people who are already here, since many of them might not vote or get involved. They think that if they bring in illegal aliens, they can get them to work and vote. They become citizens after two years because they already have a way to become citizens.
In the same way, the head of Violence Interrupters is very clear about what he wants to happen. "They found money for illegal immigrants in the same way they found money for the illegal immigrants," he said. "Now they need to dig deep into the state, county, and city pockets to find the money to house them." They should give the poor people the same level of attention.
