Chicago activist Theo Hardiman, executive director of Violence Interrupters, asks Mayor Brandon Johnson to issue a moratorium on immigrants in the city, citing the needs of Chicagoans.
Chicago has spent nearly $2 billion on the influx of illegal immigrants entering the city thanks to Joe Biden's abject failure to secure the border.
More than $1 billion was spent on health care costs, at least $120 million in fiscal year 2024 for English as a second language (ESL) needs in public schools, and nearly $900 million was spent on housing, food, and legal resources.
Chicago Alderman Anthony Bell recently criticized the city for giving undocumented immigrants a free $9,000 each month, between housing, meal vouchers, and so on.
In an interview with Fox News, Hardiman emphasized that thousands of Chicago citizens remain poor and homeless and have become an “afterthought.”
“The truth is that for all the poor people who lived in Chicago, there wasn't that kind of effort to try to find resources. I'm not talking about black, white, Latino. People who already live here as legal citizens. Imagine a young man who just got his first apartment, his first car.” “And how long does it take a young person to actually achieve that ambition? Now you're giving $9,000 worth of rent vouchers to people who aren't even legal citizens. Think about that for a minute. It's not right. That's not right at all,” Hardiman told Fox News Digital. “I'm not saying people need to get a handout too. I want that to be clear. But if you're going to give charity, give it to people who are already here and suffering. That should make sense to anyone.”
Although Johnson tried to blame Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the chaos created by Joe Biden, Hardiman suggested the solution is simple.
“It's all about abiding by the laws of the country right now. At the federal level, we need to abide by the laws of the United States. People should come to the United States the legal way, not the illegal way. We should not be making concessions to people who came here illegally.” “Illegal. If the federal government sticks to the law on the books, we'll be fine.”
Not surprisingly, there are those who believe 2024 is the time for Republicans and Trump to turn Chicago red.
The Gateway Pundit shared Mark Carter appeared on African Diaspora News Channel (ADNC) imploring Republican leaders to visit inner-city Chicago and witness the burgeoning migrant crisis draining resources away from Chicago natives suffering under Joe Biden's policies.
