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Originally Posted by ChiMIchael
I honestly think weather hang-ups is a U.S. thing. Migrant are more likely to prioritize opportunity.
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Spot on. Ever since DeSantis passed some of the cruelest laws targeting undocumented people, many of them have rapidly left Florida. Most seem to have moved to Georgia, but a sizeable number have moved to Chicago. Forumer Chisouthside mentioned their Venezuelan Uber driver recently moved from Miami, which is wild to think since Miami has the country's largest Venezuelan population. NYC has been paying tickets for migrants who want to leave and
Illinois has been their top choice, followed by upstate NY, Texas, and then Florida
Yesterday's Sun-Times:
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Available legal representation not only facilitates the integration of immigrants into Chicago but also draws them to the city. I sat down with a 25-year-old Venezuelan named Arbert, who came to Miami a year ago, lived there for five months then decided to come to Chicago in March.
Why change cities?
“I could be legal here,” he said, in Spanish. “The immigration process would go quicker. There was no legal help in Miami.”
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/columni...nter-attorneys