Furious South Shore Chicago residents who overwhelmingly voted for President Biden during the last election have angrily spoken out against the hundreds of migrants being brought to the area.
Around 3,100 migrants are in temporary shelters, relying on donated clothes and food as Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson inherits the crisis. “We don’t have beds. Children are sleeping on the floor," one man said.
“We shouldn’t have to come to this point, but here we are,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “Even in my final days as mayor it is important that we step up and respond to this burgeoning crisis.”
Hundreds of migrants seeking asylum have arrived in Chicago in recent weeks, adding to the thousands who are already here after they began arriving last fall. City officials say the most recent influx has exhausted resources and filled shelters to capacity.