GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES OF JOHN MADDEN ON THIS ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

>> HE'S NOW IMPACTING THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO IN A VERY DRAMATIC WAY.

>> THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS IN CHICAGO SURPASSES 17,000.

A LOOK AT WHAT'S BEING DONE TO HELP THEM AND WHAT IMPACT IT'S HAVING ON THE CITY.

PLUS, WE EXPLORE WHAT'S DRIVING MILLIONS OF VENEZUELANS TO FLEE THEIR HOME COUNTRY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO HOW DO YOU SAY CAKE?

YOU MIGHT KNOW THE WORD ALL THAT WHICH MEANS HIGH IN SPANISH.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER SPANISH WORDS THAT CHANGED DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE FROM.

>> AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

A WBTW NEWS INVESTIGATION IS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS INTENDED.

THIS AFTER WBTW NEWS FINDS AT LEAST 2 CPS SECURITY GUARDS WERE SUSPENDED LAST MONTH.

BOTH WERE FORMER CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN FIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND ARE ON THE CHACON.

THE CITY'S DO NOT HIRE LIST.

RECORDS SHOW ONE SECURITY GUARD WHO HAS BEEN WORKING AT LANE TECH SINCE 2021.

WAS TERMINATED BY CPD FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT INVOLVING A MINOR.

THE OTHER IS A KENWOOD ACADEMY SECURITY GUARD WHO WAS OUSTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE BECAUSE OF A STRING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT, ACCORDING TO CPD DISCIPLINARY FILES, A SENIOR CPS OFFICIALS SAYS THERE ARE NO MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING STUDENTS CONNECTED TO EITHER OF THESE 2 INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR CURRENT ROLES.

IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS, CPS SAYS AS PART OF THE HIRING PROCESS, ALL CPS APPLICANTS, INCLUDING SECURITY GUARDS UNDERGO ROBUST CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

THERE'S MUCH MORE ON THIS INVESTIGATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

OUSTED NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL COACH PAT FITZGERALD IS FIRING BACK WITH THE LAWSUIT OF HIS OWN.

FOR STILLS ATTORNEY FILED A LAWSUIT TODAY AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS PRESIDENT CLAIMING FOR GERALD WAS WRONGFULLY TERMINATED FOR GERALD WAS FIRED NEARLY 3 MONTHS AGO AFTER ALLEGATIONS THAT HAZING IN THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM TO PLACE UNDER HIS WATCH.

>> AND YES, WE'RE CLAIMING ADDITIONAL DAMAGES.

WELL, BEYOND 130 MILLION DOLLARS.

MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.

WE DON'T MAKE ANY APOLOGY ABOUT THAT.

HE AND HIS FAMILY ARE ENTITLED LIKE ANYONE ELSE.

UNDER ILLINOIS LAW.

IF THEY ACTUALLY HAVE EXPERIENCE THE UNIVERSITY INTENTIONALLY INFLICTED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.

ON HIS FAMILY.

AND THAT'S THAT IS ACTUALLY UP A CLAIM IN THE LAWSUIT THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO.

WE'RE GOING TO LET A JURY DECIDE THAT.

>> FOR ISRAEL HAS MAINTAINED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ANY HAZING IN RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT IN NORTHWESTERN SPOKESPERSON SAYS FRITZ TOLD, QUOTE, HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW THAT HAZING WAS OCCURRING AND TO STOP IT.

HE FAIL TO DO SO REMAIN CONFIDENT THAT UNIVERSITY ACTED APPROPRIATELY IN TERMINATING FOR US.

JERROLD.

AND WE WILL VIGOROUSLY DEFEND OUR POSITION IN COURT.

UP NEXT, THE UNITED STATES ROLE IN VENICE.

WELL, AS ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT'S DRIVING MILLIONS TO FLEE TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS RESUMING DEPORTATION.

FLIGHTS FOR VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS.

THIS COMES AS MORE THAN 7 BILLION 1 MILLION VENEZUELANS HAVE FLED THEIR COUNTRY IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL.

LOCAL SPECIALIST SAYS HE BELIEVES THE U.S. HAS HAD A KEY ROLE IN THAT CRISIS, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN OVER 17,000 NEW ARRIVALS AT CHICAGO'S DOORSTEP.

JOINING US NOW WITH VENICE.

WELL, AS CRISIS IS JUAN GONZALEZ, A SENIOR FELLOW AT THE GREAT CITIES INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

NOW, THE FIRST QUESTION, THE TOP STORY, BIDEN IS RESUMING DEPORTATION FLIGHTS FOR VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS.

SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T SEEN THIS YEAR.

WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS?

>> WELL, I THINK THE NEW PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO FIND ANY WAY TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE THE CRISIS.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE UNITED STATES AND VENEZUELA HAVE HAD VERY POOR RELATIONS NOW FOR YEARS.

AND THE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS HAVE BEEN FRAYED.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO SEND PEOPLE BACK TO A COUNTRY WHERE YOU HAVEN'T GOT THE PERMISSION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THAT COUNTRY TO BRING PEOPLE BACK.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THOSE FLIGHTS.

>> YOU SAID THE U.S. HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN THAT AS WELL AS ECONOMIC CRISIS LEAVING MILLIONS TO FLEE.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT AND HOW DEEP DOES THIS GO?

>> I SEE PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND A FEW YEARS AGO WE WERE TALKING LAST LARGELY ABOUT A MIGRANT CRISIS OF HONDURANS, GUATEMALANS AND SALVADORANS.

BEFORE THAT LARGELY OF MEXICANS.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SURGE RIGHT NOW, THE THE THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN RECORDS SHOW THAT THIS YEAR, 400,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR ASYLUM AND THEY COME UP.

HALF OF THEM COME FROM JUST 3 COUNTRIES.

VENEZUELA IS NUMBER ONE.

CUBA IS NUMBER 2 IN NICARAGUA IS NUMBER 4.

WHAT DO THESE COME FROM COUNTRIES HAVE IN COMMON?

THEY'VE ALL BEEN TARGETED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR SANCTIONS NOW FOR YEARS AND THE OUR OWN GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ECONOMY OF THESE COUNTRIES.

AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE CAN'T FIND JOBS AND WHEN THEY CAN'T EAT, THEY TRY TO GO WITH SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE THEY CAN SURVIVE AND PEOPLE DON'T RISK GOING THOUSANDS OF MILES WITH THEIR CHILDREN, RISKING THEIR LIVES.

IF THERE'S NOT A GOOD REASON FOR IT.

SO I THINK WE'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR POLICIES ARE FUELING THE MIGRATION CRISIS, ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO THESE 3 COUNTRIES, VENEZUELA, CUBA AND NICARAGUA.

LET'S MENTION A VERY DANGEROUS JUNGLE THAT THEY HAVE TO CROSS.

>> AND I WANT TO GO BACK TO SANCTIONS.

HOW THE SANCTIONS WORK FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW AND HOW HAS THAT IMPACT VENEZUELANS DAY-TO-DAY LIFE WHO HAVE BEEN SENT.

VENEZUELA HAS THE LARGEST OIL RESERVES IN THE WORLD.

>> IT WAS FOR MANY YEARS, THE COUNTRY WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING IN A IN SOUTH AMERICA.

THE DECLINE OF OF THE OF FAIRNESS WHEN THIS ECONOMY IS NOT JUST A RESULT OF MISMANAGEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

BUT AGAIN, THE EU, U.S. POLICIES BACK IN 2015, PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER CLAIMING THAT THE THAT THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA WITH AN QUOTING AN EXTRAORDINARY THREAT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.

HOW EXACTLY A COUNTRY HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY IN SOUTH AMERICA WITH A VERY SMALL ARMY IS A THREAT TO UNITED STATES IS BEYOND ME.

BUT AT THAT POINT, OBAMA BEGAN TO INSTITUTE SANCTIONS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR U.S. COMPANIES TO WORK EVEN ON VENEZUELA FOR FOREIGN BANKS TO LEND MONEY TO VENEZUELA.

THEN DONALD TRUMP COMES IN MAKES THINGS EVEN WORSE.

HE HE SEES THE ASSETS, FROZE THE ASSETS OF CITGO PETROLEUM.

EVERYONE WILL SEE IT GO.

WE SEE GAS STATIONS.

CITGO PRODUCES 24 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE.

IT'S A VENEZUELAN OWN COMPANY.

IT'S NOT 3 BILLION DOLLARS IN PROFITS.

NONE OF THAT MONEY CAN GO TO VENEZUELA BECAUSE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS FROZEN.

THEY FROZE THE GOLD RESERVES OF OF OF VENEZUELA TOGETHER WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THEY BASICALLY MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VENEZUELA TO DO BUSINESS.

AND ONE REPORT SAYS THAT THAT 17 TO 31 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUES HAVE BEEN LOST BY VENEZUELA IN JUST THE 3 YEARS THAT THE SANCTIONS WERE IN EFFECT AS A RESULT OF U.S. POLICY.

SO IT IS NO SURPRISE THE THOUSANDS OF VENEZUELANS ARE FLEEING.

>> UNITED SAYING, OH, IT'S IT'S NOT BOTH PRESIDENT.

THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO LOPEZ OBRADOR AND THE PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA, GUSTAVO, PETRO, BOTH SAID THE BASIS FOR THIS SURGE IS A RESULT OF THE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS THAT THE UNITED STATES IS CREATE ON CUBA AND VENEZUELA BECAUSE UNDERSTAND.

>> I WAS FOCUSING ON VENEZUELANS.

MORE CUBANS HAVE COME TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND KATE AND NEVER BEFORE IN HISTORY AND CAME TO IN THE MARIEL BOATLIFT OF 1980, AND CAME DURING THE BOUT SANDALS OF 1994.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST MIGRATION OF CUBANS.

THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE NOT SEEING IT ACROSS UNITED STATES IS BECAUSE MOST OF THE CUBANS ARE GOING TO FLORIDA.

THEY'RE NOT GOING ALL OVER THE ALL OVER TO OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

NOW WANT TO BRING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

WE KNOW UKRAINIANS ARE ALSO FLEEING TO CHICAGO RIGHT NOW DUE TO THE RUSSIAN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR.

HOW IS THE GOVERNMENT HANDLING CARE FOR THEM VERSUS LATIN AMERICAN MIGRANTS?

MOST A VERY DISTINCT DIFFERENCE.

>> YOU KNOW, IN THAT WE'VE HAD UP 31,000 APPLICATIONS FOR UKRAINIANS TO COME TO CHICAGO TO THE CHICAGO AREA MORE THAN 21,000 OF ALREADY COMMON.

THE REST ON THE WAY WE'RE NOT HEARING ANYTHING ABOUT UKRAINIANS BEING STEEPING IN POLICE STATIONS OR I'M OUT IN THE STREETS OR HAVING TO BEG UP BECAUSE ALL THEIR PURVIEW PROVIDED ALL KINDS OF ASSISTANCE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> MEDICAID ASSISTANCE, A RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, IMMEDIATE WORK PERMITS.

I THINK THE BIG PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED CONGRESSMAN CHUY GARCIA AND ALL THE LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS SAID IN A LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN OF A GHOST ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM CHICAGO SENT TO PRESIDENT BIDEN YESTERDAY.

GIVE WORK PERMITS NOT ONLY TO THOSE VENEZUELANS AND CUBANS, BUT TO MANY OF THE OTHER UNDOCUMENTED THAT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BECAUSE HERE'S A LITTLE SECRET THAT JULIE GARCIA PUT IN THIS LETTER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.

THERE ARE 10 MILLION UNFILLED JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORKERS FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTRY.

AND YET HERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING JUST GIVE US WORK AUTHORIZATION, JUST ALLOW US TO SURVIVE PENDING THE RESULT RESOLUTION OF OUR OF OUR SIDE OF THE QUESTION GIVEN GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY, WHICH GIVE US A CHANCE TO FEND FOR OURSELVES.

THAT SURGERY WILL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATIVE CONVERSATION.

FUN GONZALES.

>> UP NEXT.

>> THE LATEST ON THE CITY'S HANDLING OF MIGRANTS.

WELL, CALLS FOR FEDERAL HELP GROW LONGER.

STAY WITH US.

>> NEARLY >> A MONTH AFTER MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON ANNOUNCED PLANS TO MOVE THE MORE THAN 3,000 MIGRANTS LIVING IN POLICE STATIONS AND AIRPORTS INTO WORCESTER WINTERIZED TENTS.

CHICAGO OFFICIALS HAVE YET TO IDENTIFY A LOCATION FOR WHERE THEY WILL GO.

OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THESE BASE CAMPS COULD SHELTER FEED AND CARE FOR AS MANY AS 1000 MIGRANTS IN A SINGLE LOCATION.

>> WE ARE NOT JUST SIMPLY LOOKING FOR BRICK AND MORTAR, BUT WE HAVE THESE BASE CAMPS THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO DRIVE STAKES IN THE GROUND TO BE ABLE TO MEET THIS MOMENT.

IT'S A TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO THAT SOLELY RECOGNIZE HOW HARD IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO.

>> THIS PLAN COMES AMID RISING CRITICISM FROM PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER.

JOINING US NOW FOR A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE IMPACT IN LONGER-TERM SOLUTIONS ARE.

BUT THE SIDE OF THE GETS PRESIDENT, A LITTLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL.

CHRISTINA, THOSE THE EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AIRY NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.

ANY GRAHAM AND BERG LEAD ORGANIZER FOR DISTRICT 15 AT THE POLICE STATION RESPONSE TEAM AND ALDERMEN GOGGLES.

I MEAN, ISRAEL, SOME OF THE 30TH WARD.

WE ALSO INVITED MAYOR JOHNSON'S ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNOR PRITZKER'S ADMINISTRATION BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

WE THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, THOUGH.

NOW THERE'S A LOT TO DISCUSS.

NOW, LET'S START WITH GUARDS.

WORLD'S 29 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT TO SET UP TENT CAMPS FOR MIGRANTS.

THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN CRITICIZED.

I WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU.

>> ALDERMAN A COMMUNITY ALSO WANT TO START WITH YOU.

YOU RECENTLY SAID THERE'S NO EASY DECISION WITH THE CRISIS.

COULD THIS BE THE RIGHT MOVE?

AND HOW SOON COULD THESE TENTS GO UP?

>> SO THIS ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE INTEGRATING AND PROTECTING NEW ARRIVALS TO OUR CITY.

AND WE'VE DONE THIS WITH VERY LITTLE SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT.

29,000 UKRAINIAN REFUGEES HAVE RESETTLED IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

ALL OF THOSE REFUGEES RECEIVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR APARTMENTS, FOR HOUSING, FOR HOTELS.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT SAME LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE FOR VENEZUELAN REFUGEES ARE CENTRAL AMERICAN REFUGEES.

AND SO THE CITY HAS STOOD UP.

23, BRICK AND MORTAR SHELTERS.

THAT'S ONE EVERY 6 DAYS SINCE THE START OF THIS TERM ON MAY 15TH.

THAT'S A RECORD PACE.

IF YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO OPENING UP A SHELTER, DESPITE THAT RECORD PACE, UNFORTUNATELY, THE NUMBER OF BUSES INCREASE WHEN A RECORD YESTERDAY WE HAVE OVER 3,000 PEOPLE RIGHT NOW SLEEPING ON POLICE STATION FLOORS.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THE ADMINISTRATION HAD TO MAKE THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION OF GOING WITH A ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S A PREFABRICATED SHELTER, UNFORTUNATE.

THERE'S NOT THAT MANY COMPANIES THAT DO THAT AND UNFORTUNATE IN THIS CASE WE CAN'T WAIT 6 MONTHS OR A YEAR TO GO THROUGH A FEW FOR PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

AND THAT'S WHY THE CITY'S PIGGYBACK OFF OF THE STATE'S CONTRACT TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET PEOPLE OFF POLICE TO FORCE ANYONE TO GO TO YOUR PART OF A LOCAL GROUP HELPING MIGRANTS OUTSIDE OF POLICE STATIONS.

WHAT WERE YOUR CONCERNS WHEN YOU READ THE CONTRACT?

>> YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS 151 PAGE CONTRACT THAT QUITE SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS TO THE CONTRACTS TO TO THE PIOS RELATED TO THE FAVORITE HEALTHCARE STAFFING CONTRACT.

>> I THINK THIS WHERE WE'RE BUYING FIX THIS PROBLEM SOLUTION WHERE WE HAVE THERE'S REALLY ONLY SO MANY COMPANIES THAT CAN DO WITH A COMPANY LIKE GARDAWORLD IS DOING.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PUSHBACK WITHIN THE VOLUNTEER NETWORK BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THAT A COMPANY LIKE GARDAWORLD IS GOING TO BRING IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THIS.

THE CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING EXISTING IN SHELTERS RIGHT NOW, I DON'T SEE WITHIN THIS CONTRACT A LOT OF PROTECTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF INTERNAL REPORTING AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE OVERSIGHT COMES FROM COMPANY FROM FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT FROM D TO T F S S TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING THERE GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

THERE IS SOME IN WITHIN THIS COUNTRY.

THERE ARE SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT SUB CONTRACTING.

I KNOW THAT THE CARROT, IF IT WERE AS YOU WORK FOR THE BRANDON ADMINISTRATION OF THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION HAS REALLY BEEN THAT PERHAPS WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING OTHERS INTO CARING FOR AND PROVIDING SOME OF THE SERVICES.

THE LANGUAGE AROUND SUB CONTRACTING IS IS THERE.

BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROM.

I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLESHED OUT.

I DON'T SEE THAT AS PART OF WHAT WE'RE SIGNING ON FOR WITH THIS CARD WILL CONTRACT AGAIN.

THERE'S A LOT OF EXPERTS IN URBAN REFUGEES THAT THEY THE CITY'S CONSULTANT WORK.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE CITY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR AN EYE FOR AN URBAN CENTER LIKE CHICAGO FOR DEALING WITH A MIGRANT POPULATION THAT SAID I'M COMPLETELY SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT THE ALDERMAN WAS SAYING THAT THIS PRESIDENT.

WE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND I TO TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO ABLE TO WORK WITH IN THE NUMBER OF WEEKS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE.

AS WE ALL KNOW, LIVING IN CHICAGO, THE WEATHER IS GOING TO TURN INTO A VERY COLD AND THE WINDS WERE LIVING AT THE STICK AT THE 15TH ARE COLD WHEN IT'S 70 DEGREES OUT.

SO AND I I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE TO.

WE ONLY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A COUPLE HUNDREDS NOW MISSING MILLIONS.

>> BUT THIS THAT I WANT TO GO TO YOU.

YOU HAVE WHAT DO YOU WHAT WERE YOUR FIRST THOUGHTS WHEN YOU READ THE CONTRACT WHEN YOU HEARD YOU'VE BEEN HELPING PEOPLE FROM THE START.

>> THIS IS A YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS.

BUT SOMETIMES THE SOLUTIONS IS JUST NOT TO PUT A BAND-AID.

AND BRINGING THIS TENSE IS NOT A SOLUTION.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BORDER AND THE THERE IN THE HOT.

>> BRINGING THEM TO COLD AREA.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF HEAT.

A LOT EVERYTHING.

SO IT'S VERY COSTLY.

AND WE'VE BEEN THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION THIS ADMINISTRATION, LET'S LET'S LET'S INVOLVE THE NOT JUST OUR FRIENDS, OUR ALLIES, TO HELP THOSE ON OUR CAMPAIGN.

SO, YOU KNOW, THEY ALREADY SPEND 51 MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF THE 51 MILLION DOLLARS.

47 WAS SPENT IN STAFFING.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

SHOULD NOT BE LIKE THAT.

AND THERE'S REALLY NOT TRICKLING DOWN TO THE TO THE ASYLUM SEEKERS BECAUSE WE STILL AND POLICE STATIONS, THEY'RE STILL ON THE STREET.

THEY'RE NOT BEING HELPED THROUGH IT THE RIGHT WAY.

WE COULD.

SAY WE'RE DOING THIS.

THE RIGHT WAY.

BUT IN REALITY, THE FACTS ARE THERE AND PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING ON A STAIN ON THE STREET AND WE NEED TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION BY INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY.

LET US HELP USE HOPE.

THERE'S HELP THEM BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY A SENSE OF EVERYTHING AND THERE'S A DIVISION THIS HAPPENING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AS AN ORGANIZATION TRYING TO MAKE SURE THE NO.

LET ME TELL YOU THE TRUTH IS NOT THE WAY THEY'RE PAINTED.

THEY'RE NOT GETTING EVERYTHING.

IT'S NOT THAT EASY.

IT'S BEEN HARD FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION TO GET HELP AND GET THE ATTENTION OF OF THE LOCAL LEADERS BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO WORK WITH YOU.

IF YOU'RE NOT ONE OTHER ALLIES OR FRIENDS AND CHRISTINE OTHERS, MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

WILL YOU KEEP AN EYE ON IF THE TENSE, IF THE TENT CITY PLAN DOES GO INTO EFFECT?

>> I THINK IT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING LIKE.

AN UNDERLYING CONCERN IS THE CONTINUITY OF CARE.

A LOT OF THERE ARE SOME ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY DOING CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDING SOME COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES.

AND SO I'M REALLY KEEPING THAT AT THE FOREFRONT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STILL ARE IN CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY BUILT TRUST WITH.

I THINK THAT THAT WOULD I HOPE.

>> IN THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP IN MIND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEN, BUT ALSO LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL FAMILIAR FACES THERE TO HELP THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS DIFFICULT AS IT MAY BE, OF COURSE, NOT SPOKE WITH SEVERAL GROUPS ARE ALREADY HELPING PEOPLE LIKE, BUT THAT'S ABOUT THE SIDE.

>> AND THEY ALL ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.

WHY IS THE CITY NOT GIVING MONEY TO SUPPORT ENDEAVORS FROM LOCAL GROUPS OF THEM?

AND I MEAN, IT ALSO CAN YOU GIVE US FOR PERSPECTIVE ON THIS?

WHY DO WANT TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID HERE?

>> I DON'T USE THE WORD 10 CITIES BECAUSE I THINK IT THIS REPRESENTS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PREFABRICATED SHELTERS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BATHROOM FACILITIES.

THIS IS NOT LIKE A SHANTY TOWN CAMP ARE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CAFETERIA.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RECREATIONAL SPACE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CASE WORKS.

ENTER, YOU KNOW, I WISH THAT WE COULD BUILD A BUNCH OF NEW BUILDINGS OVERNIGHT.

WHAT CAN THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS OPENED?

ONE BRICK AND MORTAR SHELTER, PEACE ONE EVERY 6 DAYS.

AND DESPITE THAT, WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE BUSES ARE COMING.

SO WE HAD TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT A DECISION OF MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION.

AND ONE THING THAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT MILITARIZE FACILITIES, RIGHT?

IT'S NOT AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOCKED IN THERE.

THIS IS A FACILITY WHERE YOU CAN BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND TO MAKE SURE TO YOUR POINT THAT WE ARE PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE.

WE STARTED THE CONVERSATION WITH IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY GROUPS INCLUDING BUILDING A CLOSE FROM THE REFUGE, WRITES THE RESURRECTION PROJECT WE'VE BROUGHT IN MUTUAL A TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT IN INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS, GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

WE'VE HAD A WHOLE SERIES OF BRIEFINGS THIS ENTIRE WEEK AND STARTING IN LAST WEEK TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO COLLECTIVELY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED?

SO WE'RE GOING MAKE SURE THAT THE IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY GROUPS, THE PRESIDENT, WE'RE GOING MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS PRESENCE THERE.

I MYSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE LATINO CAUCUS AND AS A PROGRESSIVE LEADER, I'M GOING TO BE THERE.

BUT I WANT TO SAY IN TERMS OF GETTING MONEY TO THE SMALLER GROUPS THAT'S BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION.

SOME OF THESE MUTUAL AID DO NOT HAVE A 5, 1, C 3 STATUS.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT PHILANTHROPY HAS NOT REALLY WANTED TO FIND MUTUAL AID.

WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO THEM AS A CITY AND SAYING, HEY, CAN YOU HELP US GET SOME FUNDS TO THESE MUTUAL AID GROUPS?

AND WHAT THEY'VE SAID IS THAT'S NOT IN OUR PORTFOLIO.

I'M SURE ISIS TO YOUR HOUSE IS FAMILIAR WITH THAT LANGUAGE.

SO THIS IS AN ONGOING EFFORT AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, I JUST WANT TO THANK FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND OUR OTHER MUTUAL AID VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH AND THEY REALLY EXEMPLIFY THE BEST OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

AND I THINK THAT THEY SPEAK TO WHAT OUR VALUES ARE AS A COMPASSIONATE AND WELCOMING CITY.

AND I HOPE THAT WE BOTH AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL STATE LEVEL CITY LEVEL AND IN THE PHILANTHROPIC PRIVATE SECTOR CAN REALLY MATCH THEIR SEEMING THROUGH Z AND THEY'RE SEEING COMMITMENT TO THIS CAUSE.

ANYONE OVER TO YOU.

HAVE YOU ASKED THE CITY FOR HELP?

SO WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE CITY WEEKLY SINCE JUNE 8TH WHEN WE WROTE A LETTER TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN MANY NEWS OUTLETS THAT WAS REALLY >> MAKING SPECIFIC CALLS TO SAY THESE ARE THESE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE GROUND.

THIS IS THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED.

THIS IS NOT THE JOB OF PRIVATE CITIZENS.

I SHOULD NOT BE THE REASON I SHOULD COPY THE PERSON WHO WAS MAKING SURE THAT LITERALLY 70 PEOPLE HAVE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER AND AND CHILDREN ARE GOING TO SCHOOL.

THIS IS NOT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING AS MUCH AS GREAT AS MUTUAL AID AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO.

I'M AN ORGANIZER MORE THAN I'M A VOLUNTEER AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS BEN.

THIS WAS IN SOME WAYS.

THIS IS BOTH AN OPPORTUNITY AND KIND OF A LOST OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND THIS WAS ALSO SOMETHING WE BROUGHT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO SAY INCORPORATE US INTO YOUR PLANS IN A DIRECT AND SUBSTANTIVE WAY PARTNERSHIP IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE CITY MEANS.

AND PARTNERSHIP MEANS SUPPORT IN REAL MATERIAL WAYS THAT WE'VE JUST NOT SEEN.

AND AT THE AT THE CITY LEVEL.

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU.

ALL THE MEN.

WE NEED INVESTMENT ON THE PART OF THE STATE ON THE PART OF THE FED.

ANYBODY AND WE KNOW THAT WE JUST HAD RECENT CONVERSATIONS CHICAGO, PHILANTHROPY, WHICH HAS BEEN MULLING THIS OVER FOR A WHILE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND.

I HOPE THAT THAT CALVARY WILL ARRIVE SOON AND THERE'S THERE SO WE COULD WE COULD TALK ABOUT HE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE SECONDS.

CHRISTINA, WANT TO GO TO YOU.

>> WHAT HAS THE JOURNEY BEEN LIKE FOR PERMANENT HOUSING NOW?

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CASE MANAGING A LOT OF THE FAMILIES WORKING FROM IDENTIFYING THEIR NEEDS.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SOME FUNDS TO HELP RAPIDLY HOW SOME OF THE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOUSE.

ALMOST 75 FAMILIES THROUGH SOME EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE.

>> WE'RE ALSO COLLABORATING WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES WHO HELP INITIATE THE PROCESS AND THEN WE MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO FILL OUT THEIR APPLICATION.

SO IT'S WORKING AND IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS ARE PRIVATE, THE PRIVATE CITIZENS RATE.

THEY WANT TO ALSO CONSIDER THERE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO THEIR PAYMENTS.

AND SO IT'S A LOT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THAT ALSO MAKES A LOT OF TIME.

BUT OTHER SO MUCH EVEN MORE TO TALK ABOUT.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ARE THINKS ABOUT THE SIDE OF THE WEEK IS CHRISTINE O'DONNELL SAID ANY GOMBERG AND ALDERMAN GOT ARMY GENERAL SAID.

UP NEXT PATIENTS, A SPANISH WORDS.

WE EXPLAIN RIGHT AFTER A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>> YOU HAVE PROBABLY HAD THESE DEBATES BEFORE.

IS A POP OR SODA FIREFLIES OR LIGHTNING BOOKS.

SNEAKERS ARE 10 ISSUES OR EVEN GYM SHOES.

WELL, JUST LIKE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SPANISH, THERE ARE DIFFERENT WORDS.

PEOPLE USE TO DESCRIBE THE SAME THING DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE FROM.

SO WE HEADED OUT AS PEOPLE GO MOST OF THE SET UP.

I LOVE THAT.

HOW DO YOU SAY THAT WORD?

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

>> WELL, I MAKE A CALL FROM, I GUESS WHEN YOU LIVE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE.

SO AS WE KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT WORD FOR WORD THAT PEOPLE SAY DIFFERENTLY FROM WHATEVER COUNTRY THEY'RE FROM.

I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU SOME WORDS.

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME HOW YOU SAY IT.

OKAY AND SPANISH ARE.

HOW DO YOU SAY MY CAR?

>> CATTLE.

OKAY.

I KNOW I HAD TO USE A BEER.

SO THE BASIN, HOW DO YOU SAY CAKE PLUS THAN THE NEXT WORD WOULD BE CAKE.

GET BACK TO BACK IT.

GET INTO MAYBE A MUST IN A CASE MAY BE A MUSLIM.

GET GET.

HOW DO YOU SAY CAKE?

REALLY?

BECAUSE WE SAY BUST IS THE MOST AND I WAS ASSIGNED TO THOSE WHO THE GUY AND I THINK PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THAT.

>> I OWE THEM THAT THAT A CAKE IN THE LAST ONE I HAVE HERE IS THE BUS GOT ME ON CAMILLE AND THEN THE BURN.

I WOULD SAY.

>> THAT COULD MEAN JUST LIKE THE ROUTE.

PLUS.

>> OUR POLLS PASSION, FRUIT.

YEAH, BUT WE DON'T WANT THAT 1, 0, FOR THE MOST PART, I DO NOT KNOW.

>> WE'RE GONNA I LEARN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO EVEN STATES THAT IS.

BUT WELL THAT ALL FOR THAT BUS, YOU ARE PEOPLE SAY MY.

>> MIKE, WE HAD.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT IS RIGHT TO VOTE.

>> EVERYONE HAD A HARD TIME SAYING PASSIONFRUIT AND THAT'S OUR SHOW TONIGHT.

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