Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board: Biden’s order limiting asylum seekers at the border is working for Chicago
“The decrease is tied to a temporary ban on asylum seekers at the southern border, part of an executive order President Joe Biden issued in early June to bring more order to the then-overwhelmed border. And it’s helping border states like Texas — and by extension, Chicago.”
WBEZ Chicago: What another six years of a Maduro presidency in Venezuela means for migrants and Chicago
“We’ve lost the hope of going back to our country,” Edwin Leal said this week in Spanish outside a city-run shelter on the Near West Side where he has been staying since arriving from Venezuela. “With the same president, the situation in Venezuela will most likely stay the same or get worse.”
Chicago Tribune/Post-Tribune: East Chicago repeals welcoming city ordinance; attorney general drops lawsuit (share link)
National News
Associated Press: US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency
Bloomberg: Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes
Politico: Harris tries to get out early on immigration