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And of course, that came with a very hefty price tag. So some of these residents were clearly upset with how Mayor Johnson has handled the influx. Here's what one Chicago resident had to say to the mayor at a recent city hall meeting.

Another Chicago resident, a woman who had immigrated to the United States, also criticized the mayor's handling of the migrant influx, saying, quote, These people came with a wide door open, and they feel entitled to many things that nobody has. There are U.S. citizens suffering from poverty. There are U.S. citizens on public aid.

Another Chicago resident, a woman who had immigrated to the United States, also criticized the mayor's handling of the migrant influx, saying, quote, These people came with a wide door open, and they feel entitled to many things that nobody has. There are U.S. citizens suffering from poverty. There are U.S. citizens on public aid.

And these people are here just enjoying the benefits, becoming delinquents, and they have no consequences.

And these people are here just enjoying the benefits, becoming delinquents, and they have no consequences.

Well, it's a lot. It comes with more than a half a billion dollar price tag, in fact. So in August of 2022, Chicago started a program called the New Arrivals Mission, and it provides shelter and services for migrants. Altogether, that program supplied food, temporary emergency shelter, urgent medical care, education, vaccines, and case management and resettlement support to those migrants.

Well, it's a lot. It comes with more than a half a billion dollar price tag, in fact. So in August of 2022, Chicago started a program called the New Arrivals Mission, and it provides shelter and services for migrants. Altogether, that program supplied food, temporary emergency shelter, urgent medical care, education, vaccines, and case management and resettlement support to those migrants.

That program has gone on to cost about $575 million since 2022. That system is now being phased out in part because of that strain that it's put on the city's budget. Johnson said in October that the move is, quote, in line with the sharp decline in migration to Chicago and our current budget realities.

That program has gone on to cost about $575 million since 2022. That system is now being phased out in part because of that strain that it's put on the city's budget. Johnson said in October that the move is, quote, in line with the sharp decline in migration to Chicago and our current budget realities.

But he also added that the city is, quote, shifting to a more cost-effective, equitable, and strategic approach that addresses homelessness for all who need support in the city of Chicago. So we'll have to see if those moves actually help the city's bottom line.

But he also added that the city is, quote, shifting to a more cost-effective, equitable, and strategic approach that addresses homelessness for all who need support in the city of Chicago. So we'll have to see if those moves actually help the city's bottom line.

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