Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
CST Editorial Board

City can’t dawdle to help migrants with money and resources readily available

Construction workers start loading beds on pallet jacks at McCormick Place’s Hall A, Friday, April 10, 2020. The space was being transformed into a alternative care facility to combat the coronavirus pandemic but it was never used. (Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Most of our city leaders have their hearts in the right place when it comes to helping the thousands of migrants, asylum seekers and other Latin Americans who’ve been sent here by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Goodwill and support from local elected leaders is vital, especially when too many are unsympathetic or even hostile, including politicians like Abbott and citizens who seem to have forgotten that our country has always been a nation of immigrants. 

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.