The an ongoing crisis collides with the city's biggest political event in decades.
Immigrants from Venezuela rest in the lobby of a police station where they have been staying with other migrant families since their arrival to the city on May 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. The city has seen fluctuating numbers of busloads of migrants, adding to the difficulty of planning for arrivals.
Officials are also incorporating concerns over migrants into their security planning for the convention. And the governor’s office has begun a public pleading and shaming campaign with the Biden administration to do more to stem migrant flows to the border and open up resources for states and municipalities to deal with migrant buses being sent to them.
Pritzker recently told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that “someone needs to work in Texas with these border politicians to have them stop sending people only to blue cities and blue states.” “Optically you certainly want to show Chicago in its best light,” said Guidice. “As part of the process, you identify all things that potentially could happen in any large scale event.”
The confluence of incoming migrants just as the convention is revving up could also be “a major security issue” as well, added Lee. Extra bodies around creates a headache for security officials who need clear pathways for high-profile individuals. The party has sought to position itself as welcoming of immigrants. And Chicago, run by Democratic officials, also wants to be a welcoming city — inside a welcoming state.But Republicans have argued that such posturing is largely bluster and that, presented with the migrant numbers they face on a daily basis, blue states would change their tune. Chicago has seen more than 18,000 asylum seekers since Texas Gov.
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