Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is one of those sanctuary city mayors who joined together to call on the Biden administration to do something about the border, as their cities were being overrun with illegal immigrants who required food and shelter well beyond what the city was able to provide. Johnson melted down at a presser in December and accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of "attacking our country" by busing migrants to Chicago.
There's a bright side to the story, though. Local news reports that a $17 million program to feed illegal immigrants will go to minority-owned businesses.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is paying non-White businesses to provide food for illegals
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 12, 2024
$17 million of tax dollars have already gone towards this race-based program to feed Chicago's illegals in the past 8 months pic.twitter.com/bsegS3OazR
Sounds kinda racist and anti-American
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) February 12, 2024
How is it legal to give businesses tax dollars based on race?
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 12, 2024
I’m pretty sure it’s not.
Hey @pnjaban, can you please chime in here with your legal expertise?
Doesn’t the law require that any aid, funded by the taxpayer, for businesses be dolled out w/o consideration of race?
Giving money to businesses based on race to feed illegals. Can’t make this up!
— God JB Pricker (Parody) (@GodPricker) February 12, 2024
@America1stLegal How is it legal for the Mayor of Chicago to discriminate against white business owners and other races when he’s using tax dollars? You’ve got your hands full with all these racists.
— Savannah (@BasedSavannah) February 12, 2024
I have a hard time feeling sorry for people who vote for this.
— Kentucky Whig Party (@KYWhig) February 12, 2024
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We should be looking at every sanctuary city to see how they are misappropriating tax payer dollars to deal with the migrant crisis. These cities are required by law to look at bids from multiple vendors when setting up new programs and they can not discriminate based on race.
— Jill Todd (@Jill_Todd_USA) February 12, 2024
That’s ridiculous
— Steven (@stevenxlml) February 12, 2024
So paying to feed illegals is an "investment" in black and brown-owned small businesses? What's the return on that investment?
"It really captures what I call the soul of Chicago," he says.
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