Illinois Governor JB Pritzker calls on Biden to direct migrants AWAY from his state - despite boasting it was the 'most welcoming in the nation'

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has become the latest Democrat to beg President Joe Biden to divert migrants away from his state.

It comes just two years after declaring his state the 'Most Welcoming State in the Nation' and expanding immigrant protections.

Pritzker joins New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy among liberals who have professed pro-migrant policies but asked that they not be housed in their jurisdiction.

Chicago alone has seen 13,000 migrants arrive in the city since August 2022, and the surge is expected to cost taxpayers $302 million by the end of the year.

In the letter, Pritzker calls the crisis in his state 'untenable' with 'lack of intervention and coordination at the border,' demanding he stop laying the crisis on the hands of leaders from the Democrat Party.

'Allowing just one state to lay the burden upon a certain few states run by Democrats is untenable,' Pritzker wrote.

We are a nation that has welcomed immigrants and refugees since our founding, and we have done so in a bipartisan manner. It cannot be that just a few cities and states should now bear the cost of this effort alone.'

The second-term governor, who has been fantasized by some as a potential replacement for the 80-year-old Biden, made several demands to stop the crisis.

'Unfortunately, the welcome and aid Illinois has been providing to these asylum seekers has not been matched with support by the federal government,' Pritzker wrote.

He recommended the White House name a point-person as a go-between to cut down on red tape and asked the federal government to further manage where migrants are relocated.

Pritzker's other suggestions included providing financial support to state and local governments for various services, accelerating employment authorization and approving the state's requests for federal services.

Just two years ago, however, Pritzker bragged about how welcoming the state was toward migrants in a press release naming Illinois the 'Most Welcoming State in the Country.'

'Throughout my governorship I've directed my administration to adopt policies that make Illinois a welcoming state for immigrants, and I'm proud to sign these accountability measures into law to advance our cause,' Pritzker said at the time.

'Every family, every child, every human being deserves to feel safe and secure in the place they call home. I am committed to making sure that value defines what it means to live in Illinois.'

The announcement included a new 'Welcoming Illinois Office' and expanded services for migrant families.

It comes as Chicago residents are becoming increasingly concerned about a surge of asylum seekers arriving on buses from southern states. Many of the migrants have been transported north from Republican border states in a bid to prove the Democrats' open arms policies are a disaster.

The number of migrants who need shelter in Chicago has continued to increase in recent months, and city leaders have stated they will follow New York's lead in turning different locations around the city into shelters for migrants.

'We've identified multiple locations around the city that can be suitable to treat the family and individuals who are here by law, seeking asylum constitutionally and legally, to have a place that recognizes their dignity,' Mayor Brandon Johnson said.

Chicago officials have yet to specify which locations they are looking at, but they will reportedly be climate-controlled military-grade tents, according to alderwoman Maria Hadden.

The former Halsted Indoor Mall parking lot at 115th and Halsted Streets could be one of the locations for a planned tent camp, CBS Chicago reported. The space was supposed to be redeveloped into affordable housing but is currently sitting vacant

Last week, Chicago Democratic lawmakers traveled to New York City to 'bring back' lessons on how to deal with a migrant surge in the Windy City.

Furious New Yorkers heckled Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was leading their visit, outside the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, which has become the center of the migrant scandal in the Big Apple.

The lawmakers were forced to cut the press conference short as the crowd kept drowning out Ocasio-Cortez.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12586555/pritzker-biden-migrant-hypocrisy.html

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