The mayor of the sanctuary metropolis of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is on the helm of a disaster confronted by communities all through the nation introduced on by Joe Biden’s damaged border.
Whereas the town hemorrhages money, Johnson has signaled that the town is at a breaking level as a result of inflow of unlawful aliens within the metropolis.
In a current look on CNN, Johnson was decreased to begging Biden for assist, “We’ve got reached a vital level on this mission that absent actual, important intervention instantly, our native economies will not be designed and constructed to answer the sort of disaster.”
Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says “it’s the complete nation that’s now at stake” if Congress doesn’t move a “pathway to citizenship” for the thousands and thousands of unlawful immigrants pouring throughout the open southern border pic.twitter.com/v12GGsFkl3
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However when pressed about how Chicago can pay for Biden’s failures and if taxes will probably be raised on Chicagoans to pay for the disaster, Johnson refused to reply the query regardless of being requested about thrice throughout an interview with CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza on Thursday.
CBS Chicago investigators uncovered information displaying Chicago has paid out at least $138 million from October 2022 to the current to deal with the wants of illegals, and $95 million in Covid relief funds have been shifted to cowl housing.
In discussing what has already been spent and the clear want for extra funding, Franza requested, “Will you be including a tax to assist pay for this?”
Johnson gave a non-answer, “Properly, I believe persons are clearly conversant in what my imaginative and prescient is for income on this metropolis, and my income, after all, is dedicated to creating certain that we’re doing the whole lot we will to deal with the unhoused disaster on this metropolis. 70,000 people who find themselves unhoused on this metropolis are black households, and that’s why I invested 1 / 4 of a billion {dollars} in my finances to do exactly that.”
The response appeared to confuse Franza, and she or he requested the query once more, “Will you add a tax to assist pay for the migrant disaster?”
A seemingly annoyed Johnson answered, “Right here’s what I’ve stated repeatedly. That is a world disaster that requires…”
Franza interrupted, “We’ve heard you say that.”
“Okay, then you recognize the reply then,” Johnson stated peevishly whereas nonetheless not answering Franza’s query.
Franza continued, “Properly, no – the query I requested is, ‘Are you including a tax?’”
“The reply is, the federal authorities has to do its job,” Johnson answered, to which Franza pressed Johnson once more, “What in the event that they don’t?”
Johnson then went on a meandering dialogue of Ukraine somewhat than addressing the direct query…will Chicago taxpayers must pay for Biden’s failures and Chicago’s embrace of sanctuary metropolis standing?
Franza responded, “Proper, however that isn’t the query that the individuals of Chicago are asking. The individuals of Chicago need to know, will you elevate a tax, whether or not it’s property tax or implement one thing else.”
‘Properly, it’s fascinating,” Johnson stated earlier than once more not answering the direct query. “Nobody has ever requested me if I’m going to boost a tax.”
Because it was clear Johnson wouldn’t reply the query, Franza moved on to different subjects.
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