Sanctuary City Chicago Mayor Johnson Won't Say How Much Is Being Spent on Illegal Immigrant Shelters

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sent approximately 34,000 immigrants claiming to be seeking asylum to Chicago in the past 18 months. So far, the price tag for Windy City taxpayers is upwards of $300 million, and they are in a tug-of-war with the state of Illinois about where more shelters could be located.

The state has at least attempted transparency about the illegal immigrants coming into the state in general by adding a tracking page to the state comptroller's website, but Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodges questions from the media about where all of the money is going. Here is just a sample of what is being spent on some of the city's immigrant shelters — the ones that the city is being transparent about.

The Ogden shelter houses around 1,000 immigrants and receives $150,000 per week. The Pilsen shelter houses 2,000 immigrants and receives $280,000 per week. As an extra added bonus, an outbreak of measles has occurred at the Pilsen location, and currently, there are 14 cases.

The city appears to be hiring private companies to staff the shelters as a way of being less than honest about where the money is going.

Chicago is not the only place where the true nature of the illegal immigrant crisis is being disguised. My colleague Nick Arama recently reported that Border Patrol Union President Brandon Judd said he believes that President Joe Biden is cooking the numbers of illegal immigrants coming into the country by flying them in instead of them being counted at the southern border.

Meanwhile in Chicago, angry residents are reminded every day of something one of the city's most famous sons once said: "Elections have consequences."

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Creative Elder Statesman Louis Gossett Jr., Dead at 87

Some entertainers are simply a part of our consciousness, like a long-lived relative. Actor Louis Gossett Jr. was just that. A favorite uncle, and an elder statesman who brought a dignity to life merely by his presence. Someone who always elevated the playing field, exhibited a grand demeanor, and whom you looked up to and admired.

Gossett's career spanned 70 years, from his first acting role on Broadway in 1953's “Take a Giant Step,” to 1977's "Roots," all the way to the 2023 remake of "The Color Purple," Gossett infused the culture as often as he filled the screen. Of his 70 years in show business, Gossett told CBS News This Morning, "It's a miracle. It's a blessing."

Gossett took his final bow in this life on Friday. He was 87 years old. "It is with our heartfelt regret to confirm our beloved father passed away this morning," the actor's family said in a statement.

"We would like to thank everyone for their condolences at this time. Please respect the family’s privacy during this difficult time."

Louis Gossett Jr., who won a supporting actor Oscar for playing the hard-as-nails drill instructor in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” a few years after winning an Emmy for his role as the cunning Fiddler in “Roots,” has died, the AP reports. He was 87.

In Taylor Hackford’s “An Officer and a Gentleman,” Gossett’s Sgt. Emil Foley memorably drove Richard Gere’s character to the point of near collapse at a Navy flight school. Gossett was the first Black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar for that role.

Gossett not only received audience and critical acclaim for the role, but he made history as only the second Black actor to win an Academy Award, and the first to win for Best Supporting Actor. Gossett said when his name was called on that night, his agent jabbed him in the chest, exclaiming, “They said your name!”

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