Lawful Assembly

Episode 3: Chicago Welcomes New Arrivals: Challenge or Opportunity?

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We talk about the influx of asylum seekers sent to Chicago via bus from red states. Articles referenced:

Chicago struggles to house migrants as winter weather slams the city
Illinois warned to prepare for up to 25 buses of migrants a day as state pleads for federal help
REVEALED: Texas has bused almost 52,000 migrants to Dem-run cities, including 18,500 to NYC and 13,500 to Chicago - as Gov. Greg Abbott says many more will follow | Daily Mail Online
In Chicago, a Neighborhood of Immigrants Is Conflicted About More Arrivals - The New York Times
As Winter Looms, Venezuelan Migrant Surge Overwhelms Chicago - The New York Times
Where Republicans, Democrats differ on immigration policy priorities | Pew Research Center

Opening music, "Don't Fade Away" from the Voices CD Dare the Untried written by Matt Yanny-Tillar and Chris Inserra and arranged and performed by Voices: https://open.spotify.com/track/1wc0BD0aPLT2jbeYpKYSim

Closing music: "Green Leaf Rain" arranged and performed by Matt Yanny-Tillar from the Voices CD "Tearing Down Walls": https://soundcloud.com/mbyannytillar/09-green-leaf-rain

Dare the Untried CD is fully on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6lDgRpKrOoCCBW1sQprNlw