Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called on President Biden Thursday to grant work permits for nearly 500,000 illegal aliens residing in the state. Johnson also asserted that the city, home to about 2.7 million residents, could “conservatively” welcome another 400,000 to 700,000 illegal migrants.
“We need the president to extend the same economic opportunities long term for our undocumented brothers and sisters, so they can build a better life here in the city of Chicago or wherever else they decide to live,” Johnson said during a roundtable with urban business leaders on Thursday.
“I want to make this emphatically clear: Chicago will never turn its back on people who wish to call the city of Chicago their home,” Johnson said.
Johnson, marking his one-year milestone as mayor on Thursday, revealed that he had sent a letter to the Biden administration advocating for more work permits. The initiative garnered support from numerous city mayors, such as those from Denver, New York, Seattle, and San Francisco.
“I remain standing in my belief that a more inclusive and equitable future for all residents is truly possible, whether they arrived here yesterday or have been here for an extended period of time,” he said.
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