The Republican mayor of a suburban Chicago town is calling out Lori Lightfoot for her 'hypocrisy' after 64 migrants were bused to a Hampton Inn in his town.
. Sixty-four of those migrants were then taken to a Hampton Inn hotel in Burr Ridge, which is outside of Chicago, where they will be for at least the next 27 days.
"As is my understanding, this hotel, about a year ago, when refugees came in from Afghanistan, apparently accepted several either through faith-based or charitable organizations, but now the state assumes they can just send migrants… this isn’t about them, the migrants is fine, they’re being used as political pawns by the governor and mayor," Grasso said.
He said that just because the specific Hampton Inn was used to previously house refugees from Afghanistan"does not give carte blanche to the governor or the mayor to send a couple of bus loads of migrants to our village without telling us.""The border situation on the southern border is a totally different situation than Afghan refugees. It’s total arrogance for the state to assume they can send migrants to the suburbs around Chicago," Grasso said.
"We will continue taking action to ensure everyone in Illinois has access to shelter, food, healthcare, and other basic, essential supports," reads the statement. "We anticipate that the State of Texas will continue to bus migrants to Illinois, and we remain committed to helping welcome new arrivals in a responsible, orderly and compassionate way."
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