Naperville City Council members have proposed a registration sheet for families in the city who are willing to take in immigrants.
Naperville City Councilman Josh McBroom proposed Tuesday that the city create a registration sheet for residents who are ready to voluntarily open their homes to illegal immigrants. according to To the Chicago Tribune. A Naperville city spokesperson told the magazine that six buses transporting migrants have arrived at the Naperville Metra station since Dec. 21.
“Let's see who can help,” McBroom said, according to the newspaper.
McBroom said Naperville is a “very affluent” city with “a lot of big houses.”
“What I would like to do is instruct staff to create a registration sheet for individuals who wish to house immigrant families,” he added. “And if anyone does that, God bless you.”
Naperville City Councilman Josh McBroom wants a registration list for residents to welcome undocumented immigrants into their homes.
“We have a very affluent community. We have a lot of big houses.”
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The city councilman said Naperville is a “caring community” made up of “many caring people,” according to the Chicago Tribune. He said it was important for residents to “raise awareness” about the surge in illegal immigrants entering the city. (Related: CNN host criticizes Chicago mayor for shifting blame for child deaths in illegal immigrant shelter)
The nearby sanctuary city of Chicago has been hit by an onslaught of illegal immigrants bussed into Illinois from the southern border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican. Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker earlier this month slammed Mr. Abbott and Mr. Biden for sending illegal immigrants to Democratic cities, saying, “The president needs to do more.”
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden ended the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico” program. paused The former president's border wall construction. Since then, record numbers of illegal immigrants have illegally entered the United States across the southern border. In 2023, the Biden administration will admit more than 3.3 million illegal immigrants into the country on parole or with expired visas.
