Chicago city leaders handling migrant arrivals watched President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump’s border visits closely Thursday.
CHICAGO As President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, Chicago leaders watched and listened closely.
They’re still waiting for their turn to talk to President Biden.
« We are seeing a city that is trying to do the job of the federal government, but we’ve yet to meet with the president to discuss these issues at home, » said 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez.
Ald. Sigcho-Lopez traveled to the border with a Chicago delegation in October, trying to mitigate the flow of migrants and learn strategies from southern counterparts.
« Unfortunately we’ve seen the president able to resettle Ukrainian refugees, but yet to find solutions for a new neighbors, refugees who are entering our country fleeing violence, » he said.
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