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Measles Outbreak Renews Health Concerns at Pilsen Shelter
Clip: 3/14/2024 | 9m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Aid groups and alderpeople urge Mayor Brandon Johnson to cancel the shelter stay limit.
Evictions from Chicago’s migrant shelters have been postponed three times due to extreme weather. Now, with a measles outbreak at the city’s Pilsen shelter, response teams say evicting people will only create a bigger problem.
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Measles Outbreak Renews Health Concerns at Pilsen Shelter
Clip: 3/14/2024 | 9m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Evictions from Chicago’s migrant shelters have been postponed three times due to extreme weather. Now, with a measles outbreak at the city’s Pilsen shelter, response teams say evicting people will only create a bigger problem.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTHOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS REMAIN IN LIMBO AS MUTUAL AID GROUPS AND OLDER PEOPLE URGED MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON TO CANCEL THE 60 DAY MIGRANT SHELTER.
STAY LIMIT.
THE EVICTIONS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED 3 TIMES DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER NOW WITH THE MEASLES OUTBREAK AT THE CITY'S PILSEN SHELTER.
RESPONSE TEAM SAY EVICTING PEOPLE WOULD ONLY CREATE A BIGGER PROBLEM.
PROBLEM HERE TO TELL US MORE ARE IMMEDIATE LOCAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR ON WORD HOUSE ALDERMAN BYRON SIGCHO LOPEZ OF THE 25TH WARD AND MIMI, GOT SHOW A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE AND MUTUAL AID VOLUNTEER.
WE ALSO INVITED THE CITY IN THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
CDPH DECLINED A REQUEST AND WE DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WILL.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US.
ALDERMAN REGARDING THE 60 DAY LIMIT.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE MEASLES CASES PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS, THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING HOUSING AND WORK PERMITS.
SHOULD THIS STILL BE HAPPENING?
>> SAID TODAY DURING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, IT THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TO APPLY THIS AS 60 DAY NOTICES AND WITH A SHORT SHOW NOTICE COMING IN, ASKING PEOPLE TO BE 21 DAYS DOING SHUTTING PLACE.
I THINK THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS START TALKING ABOUT HOUSING POLICIES FOR ALL CHICAGOANS IS CLEAR THAT HE IS AN ATTEMPT TO DESTABILIZE THE CITY.
THAT IS VERY CLEAR WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS TAKE TAKING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT.
I MEAN, WHERE PARENTS WE DO NOT WANT CHILDREN IN THE STREETS.
WE'VE GOT 20,000 CPS, HOUSE.
WE ARE AWARE OF THOSE CHALLENGES.
WE SEE THEM ON THE STREETS WITH THEIR MOTHERS.
I MEAN, SOME I'VE SEEN SOME OF THEM EVEN SELLING CANDY, WATER BOTTLES WITH THEIR MOMS.
ABSOLUTELY BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS TO THE MAN OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAS EXPECTED POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ISSUE AND WORK PERMITS IMMEDIATELY, THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN DO.
WE RELOCATE OR RESELL 29,000 UKRAINE, HE'S RIGHTLY SO.
THEY'VE DEFINITELY VIOLENCE.
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.
THAT'S WHAT WE CENTURY CITY FOR ALL.
>> NOW SITE WILL BE CLEAR.
CUT IS WHITE SUPREMACY IS GROUPS THAT COME TO PITCH COMMITTEES AGAINST EACH OTHER TO TALK ABOUT AUSTERITY.
THE CITY OF CHICAGO VOTED TO RATIFY THE CENTER CITY.
WE TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME.
HE WILL RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS.
SO WHAT WE SUSPECT AND IF THE NEXT FEW DAYS AGAIN TALK TO THE DOG AND DUCK TO UT OF TALK SEE THE FSS ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS JUST WHERE WEEKEND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS VACCINATED.
I WANT TO TALK TO THE CEO CPS TUESDAY.
MAKE SURE THAT WE VACCINATION EVERY SINGLE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
WHAT WE TO MAKE SURE WE TREAT AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M THAT'S MY EXPECTATION BECAUSE THE WE'VE GOT TO TREAT THIS JUST AS WE DID DURING THE PANDEMIC AS A OUT, THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO CRIMINALIZE TO LET YOU KNOW, COME THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.
WE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
HE MENTIONED ONE CASE TO CALL US ON LEGAL END.
CRIMINALS.
I WANT TO HAVE A MEASURE THAT WOULD HAVE PUBLICLY.
THERE'S NO ONE SINGLE STUDY IN THE COUNTRY THAT INDICATE THAT THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIOLENCE AND IMMIGRATION.
WHY THE COUNTRY?
216 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS IMMIGRANTS HAVE BROUGHT COUNTRY TO SEE THAT.
YOU WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TALKED TO PRESIDENT BIDEN.
I REMIND THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY, WE CANNOT BE THE HUMAN EYES FLAWLESS ARGUMENTS THAT CONTINUE TO PRAY HIM IS LIKE OURS.
WHAT WE NEED IS INVESTMENT HOUSING.
WE NEED INVESTMENT PROTOCOLS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE I WANT TO GO TO YOU.
WHAT HAVE YOU?
>> YOU WERE DOWN THE BLOCK FROM THE PILSEN SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN ON THE GROUND EARLY ON.
WHAT HAVE YOU THE CONVICTION OF CONDITIONS?
WOULD YOU SAY THE OUTBREAK LIKE THE MEASLES WERE?
>> PREVENTABLE.
>> THAT'S A GREAT SO, YES, WE AS A TRADE REPRESENTATIVES AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THE SHELTERS BEFORE THAT WE ALSO AT THE POLICE STATION.
I JUST WANT TAKE A STEP BACK AND SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN SINCE THEY WON.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
I ALONGSIDE WITH A LOT OF YOU A VOLUNTEERS HAVE ACTUALLY MENTIONED THIS TO DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN CHARGE AN OFFICIAL SAYING THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC OFFICER.
IT'S NOT LIKE THIS WEEKEND.
NOW, WHEN WE WANT TO SHOP SURGERY NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN MEASLES OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, SAT DOWN AND THE CHILD, YOU GET FOR THE STATION LORDS, RIGHT?
EXACTLY TO SAY THAT THIS WHOLE SITUATION THAT, YOU KNOW, ISN'T AS IT WAS RESULT OF.
PIECEMEAL SOLUTIONS, WHICH I UNDERSTAND EMERGENCY SITUATION, IS BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN MORE INTO THIS NOW.
WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM RESPONDING AND ACTUALLY PROACTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE AND OUR WORK.
>> REALLY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
YOU ALSO HAVE THEIR ON WHAT HAS A WELCOMING CENTER.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO GET HELP OR UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.
AFTER THE 60 DAY LIMIT.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THE SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE NEW IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING CHICAGO DIDN'T GO UP THROUGH THIS TRAUMATIC DANGEROUS JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO STAY IN THE SHELTERS, RIGHT?
THEY WANT TO WORK.
THEY WANT TO PAY TAXES.
THEY WANT TO FREQUENT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THEY WANT TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE FABRIC OF CHICAGO.
AND SO BY PROVIDING RESOURCES LIKE THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES LIKE FOOD, FURTHER DOWN.
WHEN PEOPLE GET THOSE BASIC NEEDS MET AND ARE ABLE TO GO TO ADULT EDUCATION CLASS HAVE EDUCATION AVAILABLE TO THEIR CHILDREN.
ALL OF THAT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE THAT SELF SUFFICIENCY THAT CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CITY STRONGER.
SO ONWARD HOUSE IS REALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT NEW IMMIGRANTS GET TO BUILD THAT FOUNDATION SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND MAKE OUR CITY BETTER.
WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE BARRIERS THAT ARE HAPPENING?
DEFINITELY WORK PERMITS AND ASYLUM PERMITS ARE VERY WENT WITH THAT.
WE'VE SEEN IT COULD BE AS LONG AS A TWO-YEAR WAIT FOR SOMEONE WHO PAYING TO LAKE.
AND THE COST WORK PERMIT IS $410.
RIGHT?
AND IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO WORK, HOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT?
HOW CAN YOU WAIT FOR IN MOVING IN AND OUT OF SHELTERS IF THEY'RE NOW GOING TO BE REMOVED FROM THOSE SHELTERS, IF YOU HAVE ALL THESE CHALLENGES YOUR WAIST AND IT SAID IT WOULD CREATE A BIGGER CRISIS.
>> ALDERMAN WE HEARD MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON SAY THERE COULD BE EXPECTS EXCEPTIONS TO THE LIMITS.
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
>> WHAT I THINK THAT WE HAVE HELP ALL CHICAGOANS.
I THINK THAT WE NEED A HOUSING JUSTICE AGENDA.
I DO THINK THAT WE THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE CHICAGO WORRY ABOUT EVICTIONS THAT WAY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING SHELTER AGAIN.
THERE'S OVER 80,000 PEOPLE AROUND HOUSE.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND WHAT WE HAVE 80,000 UNITS THAT ARE EMPTY.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAXED THOSE VACANCIES.
USUALLY BYCATCH FROM MANAGERS THAT PREY ON PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE THIS IN YOUR COMMUNITIES HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME HAS BECOME PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
SO NEED TO BE PROACTIVE.
WE KNOW HAVE TO RESETTLE PEEPING OF CENTER CITY.
YOU'RE 29,000.
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES RECEIVE WORK PERMITS AS THEY ENTER JUMPING.
EVERYBODY'S LIFE IS OK BECAUSE WE KNOW THEIR EMERGENCY.
NOW WE PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME INDIVIDUALS THAT IS WE HEARD YOU COMPARE THIS BEFORE BEFORE YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT IS A FACT.
YOU KNOW, THESE CATHOLICS ACTS OF IMMIGRATION IS THAT IS WHAT WHAT IS DIFFERENT IS THIS CAN COVER.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL IT OUT PUBLICLY.
AND I THINK THAT THAT THEIR RESETTLEMENT PROCESS HAS TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE STATE.
THE STATE DID THE SAME THING FOR CONGRESS, HE'S GOT ALMOST NUMBER OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT NEEDED SOME FURTHERMORE, WE NEED TO POINT.
FRANK PRACTICE HOUSING LEGISLATION.
JUST CAUSE FOR EVICTION.
WE NEED FIGHT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CREATES PUBLIC HOUSING OR BLACK RESIDENTS ARE WIDELY TO BE UPSET IN THE WEST SIDE, 15,000 HOMEOWNERS WOULD HAVE THINK WHITE.
NOT BECAUSE OF WHY?
BECAUSE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THOSE CORPORATIONS THAT WANT TO TAKE OVER THOSE HOMES, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO FALL FOR THE SMALL.
WE WANT IS A HOUSE IN JUST HIS PLAN.
WE WANT TO OR AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE CDPH WILLIAM C C H A AND IT GOT THE HOUSE AND I WANT TO BRING INTO THIS.
I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
YOU ATTENDED AND SPOKE AT THE MARCH LAST WEEK SUPPORTING THE NEW RIVALS.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
ARE THE ROADBLOCKS AT THIS POINT?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY?
>> I JUST WANT TO THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE UPCOMING EVICTION DEADLINE FOR CALLING ON THE CITY OF CHICAGO TO STOP EVICTIONS ALONGSIDE, YOU KNOW, SOME THE 22 ALDERMEN AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE THAT THAT THAT FIRST BIG SHOT IS AND WHERE IT AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR WHEN WE ARE TELLING PEOPLE THEY HAVE TO MOVE OUT AND THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE WORK PERMITS YET.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUST SET THEM UP FOR FAILURE, MEANING STRAP, WHICH IS ALREADY LIMITED.
AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, TOO.
BUT THAT AGAIN, IS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO GIVE PEOPLE 6 YOU KNOW, NOW THAT 3 MONTH, IT'S A LOT HARDER TO GET INTO THAT PROGRAM.
AND SO WE'RE GETTING 3 MONTHS NOW WITH NO WORK PERMIT TO SOMEHOW THEN GO AND ACTUALLY SURVIVES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO FACE IS AFFECTING PRIVATE EVICTION FROM THOSE LANDLORDS AND THEY'RE GOING END UP ON THE STREETS AND HOUSE.
AND SO THAT'S THE THING IS WE CANNOT JUST SAY PUSHING AND THE MAYOR SOMETHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN DECIDE TO MOVE WELL, ONE OF THE MOVING ON TO THEY'RE MOVING ON TO BE HOUSE IN 3 MONTHS AND THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THAT RENT.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE'RE CALLING ON YOU KNOW, FOR FOR THEIR INVESTMENT AND A STRAP AND OTHER WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR THESE FOLKS BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY WHAT THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU FROM SEEING WHAT YOU'RE ALL SAYING PROBABLY AROUND CITY OF CHICAGO, PEOPLE ARE ASKING PEOPLE ARE SELLING THINGS FOR MONEY BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS OF THE LIVING SHELTERS AREN'T THERE.
JUST NOT THEY WANT TO LIVE.
THERE HAS BEEN NO, AS MY COLLEAGUE HERE MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
THEY DON'T WANT TO STAY IN THE SHELTERS.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS OUT.
UNFORTUNATELY WHAT THAT MEANS THAT SOMETIMES THEY END UP WITH JOBS THAT, YOU KNOW, SADLY, WHENEVER THEY DO FIND A JOB, THEY EXPERIENCE FREQUENT LAY STAFF EXPLOITATION.
AND SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT WORKING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND LEAVING THEM UP TO FAIL.
AND UNFORTUNATELY BECOME FOR THE UNHOUSED POPULATION, CHICAGO
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