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On
Saturday, about 90 non-citizen migrants were dropped off in
suburban Elmhurst. The Chicago Sun-Times reports some of them
then boarded a train for Chicago. Meanwhile, reports indicate
signs along Interstate 55 say “no migrant buses welcome” at
certain exits.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced taxpayer-funded grants for
local communities willing to take in non-citizen migrant new
arrivals, but some communities are rejecting that.
Last month in Homer Township, southwest of Chicago near Joliet,
board member Mike Bonomo read a measure that passed resolving to
not accept such activity.
“Homer Township has limited taxpayer resources we are obligated
to use in service to those individuals, our lawful
constituents,” Bonomo read at November’s township meeting.
“Homer Township will not accept nor provide taxpayer-funded
services to migrants and we shall return any individuals sent
our way by elected officials from sanctuary cities or states to
them.”
In Effingham County, board Vice Chairman David Campbell said
while they have open arms for legal migration, they’re preparing
a measure similar to Homer Township for their central Illinois
community.
“We just don’t want to see our taxpayers have to burden any of
the medical or any of the other expenses that goes along with
housing or anything else,” Campbell told The Center Square
Wednesday.
He said northern communities should weigh whether to follow
suit.
“It’s already started and they didn’t get on top of it soon
enough but I don’t think it’s too late to address it,” Campbell
said.
Pritzker’s office said the total amount of state taxpayer funds
spent on the influx of non-citizen migrants is at about $478
million.
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