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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
CST Editorial Board

Migrant resettlement deserves more support

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin shakes hands with The Salvation Army Captain Corey Hughes as William Colmenares, one of the migrants who was bussed from Texas, stands behind them on Sept. 9. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Since the first 79 migrants arrived on a bus the night of Aug. 31 at Union Station, Chicago and Illinois immediately responded by welcoming them with food, fresh clothes and a place to take a hot shower.

A Pilsen social impact nonprofit, however, helped with that and more, by providing them with something anyone more than 1,000 miles from home would appreciate — a sense of familiarity, comfort and hope.

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