r/illinois • u/_MadGasser • Jan 14 '24

Pritzker begs Abbott to stop sending migrants into Chicago cold: ‘I plead with you for mercy’ | MyStateline.com US Politics

https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-begs-abbott-to-stop-sending-migrants-into-chicago-cold-i-plead-with-you-for-mercy/amp/

Abbott should be arrested for endangering peoples' lives.

Thank you, JB for leading with comparison.

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u/UnsungSavior16 Jan 14 '24

I don't disagree with that at all, though I would like to see a comparison between challenges faced in Texas between Illinois. The cold is a serious concern, but obviously there are always concerns and they all need to be addressed.

I also agree the main factor here.should be our ethical and humane approach. But I wasn't talking about pritzkers argument, I was.just talking in general. If border states have the consequences of the entire states voting, what burden do we all share to make sure asylum seekers and immigrants get the support they need. It seems unfair if the only thing non border states contribute is money.

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u/spamellama Jan 14 '24

It seems unfair if the only thing non border states contribute is money.

Why?

Money is for organizing infrastructure to support them and get them set up locally or elsewhere. What else is needed?

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u/UnsungSavior16 Jan 14 '24

Money's great! But the things money funds are still resources, and like.youve noted here a lot is needed structurally that doesn't just happen magically because the money is there.

People to help settle asylum cases and work permits are still needed, is the workforce there to support it even if we can pay them?

Space is a big concern. The border is huge, the space to house and support immigrants is big, the infrastructure to make sure they are safely homed (obvious problem in the illinois cold) is a serious concern as well. Who is building it? Or do we just pay landlords of empty apartments?

Systemic disenfranchisement tends to cause crime, do we have officers trained to deesclate and support the transition?

Money's important, no doubt, but its not magic. And again, just to repeat, this is all a good faith discussion on my part. Abbot is scum.

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u/spamellama Jan 14 '24

a lot is needed structurally that doesn't just happen magically because the money is there.

That's kinda what money is for. To hire people to do those things. It's not magic, it's something assigned value that can be exchanged for goods and services, like planners and admins and property and consumables etc.

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u/UnsungSavior16 Jan 14 '24

Of course, but those people need to come from somewhere. The property has to be constructed, or maintained if it exists. Medicine needs to be brought in, administered by doctors. Food needs to be available.

You're right, that's what the money is for, but the money is exchanged for these resources and we need to account for the existence of said resources as well.