Illinois leaders decry Texas governor as D.C. mayor declares emergency over migrant buses – Dallas Morning News

“I’d love to have a conversation with Gov. Abbott, I have a long list of things on my agenda, but I’ve been speaking, obviously, to him publicly about let’s just treat each other with respect,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “There’s a way to do it. It’s real simple: Pick up the phone, send me an email, work through third parties. I’d love to see that. Because that to me would show that he’s importantly, that he’s regarding these folks as human beings who are deserving of respect and dignity and not treating them just like freight to be shipped across the country.”