Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is telling President Joe Biden the numbers of migrants arriving to Chicago from the southern U.S. border are accelerating.
In a letter Pritzker sent the White House Monday, the governor says "The humanitarian crisis is overwhelming our ability to provide aid to the refugee population." More than 15,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago in the past 13 months.
With the letter, Pritzker joined a growing list of Democrats calling on the White House to do more.
"Most critically, the federal government's lack of intervention and coordination at the border has created an untenable situation for Illinois." Illinois taxpayers have covered more than $330 million on services for the migrants, a number Pritzker said is growing each day.
"That's a massive amount of money for a state still overcoming the health and economic effects of COVID-19," Pritzker said.
"A single office with an identified leader must be assigned to work for the cities and states across the silos of government to manage the challenges we all face," Pritzker said.
"We've made clear that attempting to cross the border unlawfully will result in prompt removal, a five year ban on reentry and potential criminal prosecution." TCS - White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a press briefing Monday White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a press briefing Monday YouTube / The White House Among other recommendations Pritzker offered Biden include waiving fees for temporary protected status applications, increase the logistical coordination and data collection, provide financial support to state, local government and non government organizations for housing, food and social services and approve Illinois' requests for Medicaid waivers, housing vouchers and federal coordination and support.
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