Video: From the Border to Chicago: 25% of new arrivals are children – WGNTV (Chicago)

A reported 24 schools have enrolled more than 20 migrant students so far; At least two schools have enrolled more than 100 students. One Wheeling superintendent recalled received three days notice that 40 new migrant students would be enrolling - and because many of these schools are outside of Chicago, they have received no additional funding to support these students with limited knowledge of English.
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Bill also
2 years ago

Refugee camps are needed.

Pat S.
2 years ago

Let’s pack ‘em on planes, trains, buses and boats back to where they came from.

THEY CROSSED OUR BORDER ILLEGALLY- stop treating them like honored guests providing benefits citizens don’t enjoy and DEPORT, DEPORT, DEPORT!!!

Fullbladder
2 years ago

25% children, 25% women, 50% military aged men.

Old Joe
2 years ago

It’s for the chillen, just not American chillen…

Freddy
2 years ago

Don’t forget that most of the women are pregnant or will be soon. That will increase the numbers of jumpers soon.

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