2ND DAY Mayors from Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York Visted the White House and Asked for $5 Billion Dollars Total

thecentersquare.com The mayors of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Denver – all either known as or explicitly declaring themselves as "sanctuary cities" that minimize cooperation with federal immigration officials ? issued a letter requesting to meet with President Joe Biden to ask for $5 billion to fund "overwhelming" migrant inflows. ::: Biden has already requested $1.4 billion in emergency supplemental funding, but the mayors claim without additional funding they will need to "cut essential city services."

dailysignal.com Five Democratic mayors have asked President Joe Biden for a meeting to discuss the illegal alien crisis their cities are facing. ::: The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York City sent a letter to Biden on Saturday "requesting an urgent meeting with you to directly discuss ways we can work with your administration to avoid large numbers of additional asylum seekers being brought to our cities with little to no coordination, support, or resources." :::The mayors, all of whom lead sanctuary cities with the exception of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, told the president they need four things. First, they are asking for additional federal funding.

NOTE dailysignal.com links direct to the letter sent by the mayors.

NOTE justthenews.com has a link to the letter as well. Here is a link to that letter.

Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits (#AssociatedPress)

wmtw.com As the first blast of wintry weather hit Chicago, dozens of migrant families without a place to live were moved off snowy city streets and into the basement of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in a nearby suburb. ::: The last-minute, temporary solution around 1 a.m. Wednesday, coordinated by volunteers and suburban officials, came as Chicago and other cities have struggled to house the growing population of asylum-seekers ahead of the deep winter months. Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed winterized tents, like in New York, and more shelters to house migrants who are sleeping in police stations, airports and the streets. But volunteers, churches and some aldermen say the response is too slow and inefficient.

Harris County warns border bill could raise local taxes, overcrowd jails (#Nexstar)

kxan.com/#Nexstar As the state's largest county deals with already-overcrowded jails, some county leaders are concerned the legislature?s latest proposal to prosecute illegal immigration could incarcerate even more nonviolent residents and increase the cost of housing inmates. ::: House Bill 4 would create a new state crime for illegally entering Texas from a foreign nation, punishable by a Class B misdemeanor or state jail felony for repeat offenders. In a county of immigrants like Harris County, Commissioner Adrian Garcia worries the bill could target nonviolent immigrants and further burden local jails.

Texas Legislative Leaders (Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan clash) Squabbel of Details of Border Security

texastribune.org The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker generally agree on building more border barriers and making illegal border crossings a state crime. But disagreements over strategy and personal animosity mean those measures face long odds this special legislative session.