The number of Latinos living with HIV or AIDS in Chicago grew nearly 17% from 2020 to 2024 while it dropped among the white and Black population during that period. That’s according to a Tuesday story by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, which are jointly owned.
Whose to blame? The story, written by Elvia Malagón, pins it on Texas Governor Greg Abbott. “During that time [2020 to 20240], ” the article says, “more than 51,000 newly arrived immigrants, many who identify as Latino, resettled in Chicago. They were bused here and other Democrat-led cities by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a political ploy to critique former President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.”
In truth, the first buses from Texas to Chicago did not come until August 31, 2022.
Moreover, the claimed 51,000 bused to Chicago is trivial compared to the total number of illegal migrants in the area. According to Pew Research, there are 550,000 illegal migrants in Illinois, a number which surged by over 75,000, and they are overwhelmingly Latino.
Not mentioned in the WBEZ/Sun-Times story is the obvious: The 2020 to 2024 period during which the surge occurred was Joe Biden’s term as president when the border was essentially open.
In related news, we learned last week that Jose Medina, the illegal Venezuelan migrant charged with murdering Loyola student Sheridan Gorman in Chicago on March 19, has tuberculosis.
-Mark Glennon
UPDATE AND CORRECTION: The date of first bus arrivals was in 2022, not 2023 as this story first said.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
They Blame Abbott for sending Illegals here, then they try and Prevent ICE from removing them.
You simply can’t win with these people. :-/
Yep and Abbott increased COVID deaths in Chicago too.
This is exactly the reason no one believes what they read in the mainstream media anymore.
To be a Democrat, you have to suffer from some form of illiteracy.
Agree completely! Illiteracy is the goal of CPS and CTU. All of the dismal enrollment figures and achievement scores published here in Wirepoints demonstrate the success they’re having creating future democrats.
One of the many liabilities of being a Sanctuary City in addition to criminals, child and adult traffickers and narcotics dealers.
IL Democrats welcomed them with open arms for the congressional seats and voter that illegals provide them.
Gee…I guess the Biden administration forgot to check the health status of the people coming into the US. Why am I not surprised!
Funny how “ journalists “ these days always seem to have a slant in a story reflective of injustice against their specific segments of the population.
This was a gift from Biden, Harris, Mayorkas and the 3rd term puppet president. An influx of 10K a day over the border with absolutely no health screenings, no vetting at all. In fact, they were financially gifted a phone, spending card, lodging and food. The problem wasn’t just busing them all over as much as the app Biden provided them to fly em right into the city of their choice. Chicago and the NGO’s welcomed them with open arms…just not us average citizen tax payers 🙁
Chicago got only a fraction of the illegals and our uber-liberalists applauded as they poured in the country. They came to IL for all the “free” stuff provided by the taxpayers. The total of grifters getting free health care, food and free education is significantly higher than a few buses from TX.
I thought Chicago and Cook County welcomed illegal immigrants. Shouldn’t they be thanking Governnor Abbot for sending more people for Illinois to welcome?