...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
Mayor Brandon Johnson
...Hizzonner da Mare of Chicago. He was elected in April 2023 to replace the disastrous Lori Lightfoot and immediately set about out-Richtering her. A member of the Democratic Party (naturally), Johnson previously worked as a social studies teacher in the city's stellar public schools system. He helped organize the 2012 teachers strike. Prior to becoming Da Mare, he served on the Cook County Board of Boodlng Commissioners from 2018 to 2023...pleaded Wednesday for the federal government to take a bigger role in tackling the migrant crisis, warning that the Windy City and other parts of the US are being overwhelmed by new arrivals.
"BJ", or "Blowie" per Second City Cop Blog
"Without real, significant investment from our federal government, it won’t just be the city of Chicago that won’t be able to maintain this mission," Johnson told CNN
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"It’s the entire country that is now at stake."
Johnson, 47, explained that he’s asked the Biden administration to set aside $15 billion worth of resources to address the issue.
Biden requested $13.6 billion for border security as part of a $106 billion supplemental aid package he unveiled in October that also included assistance for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Negotiations over that legislation are currently stalled in the Senate, with no vote in prospect until after the new year, if ever.
Related:
Brandon Johnson: 2023-12-21 HUNDREDS of migrants march toward processing center after crossing through US-Mexico border wall in Lukeville, Arizona, where border agents are under siege as record number cross into the country
Brandon Johnson: 2023-12-11 Illinois governor shutters $65 million migrant camp in Chicago
Brandon Johnson: 2023-12-02 Jussie Smollett headed back to jail after conviction for hoax attack upheld on appeal
Brandon Johnson: 2023-12-21 HUNDREDS of migrants march toward processing center after crossing through US-Mexico border wall in Lukeville, Arizona, where border agents are under siege as record number cross into the country
Brandon Johnson: 2023-12-11 Illinois governor shutters $65 million migrant camp in Chicago
Brandon Johnson: 2023-12-02 Jussie Smollett headed back to jail after conviction for hoax attack upheld on appeal