Some migrants going home instead of staying in Chicago: ‘The American Dream doesn’t exist anymore. There’s nothing here for us’

Migrants-in-Chicago Since August last year, 20,700 migrants have arrived in Chicago from Texas . The Lone Star State's Governor Greg Abbott sent migrants to Chicago and other Democrat-run cities because of their proud status as 'sanctuary cities'

Important Takeaways:

  • Chicago is so unpleasant migrants are fleeing BACK to Venezuela after being dumped in shelters and refused jobs, with 20,700 border crossers so-far bussed to Dem-run ‘sanctuary city’
  • Since August last year, 20,700 migrants have arrived in Chicago from Texas. The Lone Star State’s Governor Greg Abbott sent migrants to Chicago and other Democrat-run cities because of their proud status as ‘sanctuary cities.’ They offer enhanced protection against detention or deportation for undocumented migrants.
  • Now, Illinois’ harsh winters, lack of migrant infrastructure, and ambivalent support from locals has made many people, who undertook the harsh US-Mexico border journey, actually turn around and go back home.
  • Michael Castejon, 39, told the Chicago Tribune: ‘The American Dream doesn’t exist anymore. There’s nothing here for us.’
  • ‘We didn’t know things would be this hard. I thought the process was faster,’ he said about the job permit situation in Chicago.
  • The city is also notorious for violent crime, with migrants forced to sleep in public more vulnerable to attack than most.
  • At least 40 people in the last month have left Chicago’s 1st District station to either move back home or elsewhere in the States, with the help of Catholic Charities of Chicago.
  • While most hail from Venezuela, they come from all over the world, including Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
  • The city has allocated $4 million to help migrants find temporary housing, and the state has contributed another $38 million.

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