“There is a sacrifice that is going to be required in this moment. … The sacrifices that we are prepared to make in order to ensure that this city is not chaotic and it is not riddled with desperate people,” the mayor added. “And I’m confident that we can do both. That we can make sure that we invest in people who have been marginalized in this city under previous administrations while also staying true to our values.”

City Council members have decried what they described as criminal activity that included drinking, sex trafficking, drug-dealing, narcotics use and gang recruitment outside Chicago’s migrant shelters.

“I’m glad you raised that,” Johnson told the Sun-Times. “You’re making my point. … Anything absent the type of investments that I am prepared to make and the sacrifices that I am gonna ask the city of Chicago to stand alongside me — anything short of that is going to cause and create that much more damage and chaos.”

Senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee was even more pointed in his warning about the risks to Chicagoans if bold solutions aren’t undertaken.

“This population is very vulnerable. They don’t necessarily speak the language. They don’t know all the ins-and-outs, and they can be subject to exploitation. They can be recruited into criminal enterprise,” Lee said.

“They can be doing whatever they have to do to survive, which would be understandable,” Lee added, “but also could lead to significant consequences for the people of the city.”

https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2023/9/7/23863501/migrant-crisis-immigration-chicago-police-stations-shelters-tents-camps-brandon-johnson

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