What to know about Chicago’s migrant crisis – Chicago Tribune/MSN

Migrants pitch their tents outside the 2nd District Chicago Police station at on Wentworth Avenue on Oct. 17, 2023, in Chicago.The city estimates that costs associated with migrants since August 2022 could reach above $360 million by the end of 2023. Faith-based groups are pooling their resources. But no volunteers are currently allowed inside city-run shelters, and questions remain about what will happen as winter approaches and thousands of migrants with no place to go are now sleeping outside.
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Frank James
2 years ago

When will this tired crap stop, ugh. ” ” emphasis, mine

“Migrants” are people who have left their countries of origin by choice in search of a better opportunity, while immigrants are people who leave a country with the intention of taking up permanent residence. Most migrants arriving in Chicago are asylum-seekers, or people in search of protection due to dangers in their home country.

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