A top aide to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday defended the decision to budget just $150 million for the migrant crisis in 2024, insisting there is “no appetite” among Chicago taxpayers or their alderpersons to shoulder the other half of the cost alone.
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), Johnson’s City Council floor leader, acknowledged last week that $150 million will only cover six months of migrant spending, possibly requiring a midyear appropriation and a “difficult conversation” about how to pay for it.
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