Chicago has spent over $100M to care for the illegals arriving in the city thanks to Joe Biden’s broken border. But officials won’t provide transparency on how the money is being spent.
And yet, despite pouring millions of taxpayer dollars into the crisis, Chicago residents remain concerned about the decisions city officials are making on how to allocate those resources. Residents of the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago are not happy with what is happening in their community and claim they are harassed by illegals crime is rising in the area.
The city of is so overwhelmed, migrants have been housed in police stations.
CBS 2 reports:
At an April City Council hearing, Adl. Ariel Reboyras (30th) testified, “One of the estimates I’m seeing is we average about $7,000 a month for each migrant seeking asylum.”
CBS 2 has been trying to get what should be public spending records from the city to see what companies and organizations are being paid and how much they are getting paid for various services. Is each new arrival really getting $7,000 worth of care every month?
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In February, CBS 2 filed a request for records under FOIA with the city’s Office of Budget & Management. FOIA requires the city to turn over public records. After months of delay, the city denied the request saying there were no records.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-wont-disclose-120-million-spending/