Chicago Asylum Seeker Clips – July 30, 2024

Capitol Fax: About that prediction of 25,000 migrants by convention time…

Chicago Tribune: Chicago migrants disheartened over presidential election results in Venezuela; ‘We want our country to be free’ (share link)


Chicago Tribune: Oak Park moving to be a ‘certified’ welcoming town for immigrants, residents (share link)

Borderless: ‘I Have To Find Work’: Day Laborers Face Steep Competition, Slim Job Prospects

National News

New York Times: Trump’s First Major Ad Attacking Harris Hits Her on Immigration

“The spot, running on television in six battleground states, reflects an effort by the former president to center immigration that predates Kamala Harris’s rise to the top of the Democratic ticket.”

New York Times: The Right-Wing Dream of ‘Self-Deportation’

“Some conservatives have a grim proposal to make undocumented immigrants leave: Exclude their children from schools.”