The gathering comes a day after the Chicago City Council approved $51 million in emergency funding for the migrant crisis.
A community meeting will discuss housing Chicago migrants at Richard J. Daley College one day after the city council approved $51M for the crisis.On Thursday night, neighbors on the Southwest Side will weigh in on plans to use Richard J. Daley College to alleviate the crush of migrants currently sleeping at police stations.
Those structures have room for sleeping and gathering. There are offices, updated bathrooms, heating, air conditioning and even a basketball court.Wright College meeting to discuss housing for up to 400 migrants on Dunning campus gets heated "You're not treating our own with any dignity and respect, but you're treating the immigrants with a lot of dignity and respect. I have a problem with that," said Juanita Eason, who lives on the Southwest Side.approved $51 million in emergency funding
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