Leftists: It's No Fun When Conservatives Use Leftist Tactics Against Us

• Rules for Radicals, No. 4: "Rule 4: Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. 'You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.'"
• Cloward-Piven Strategy: "The two stated that many Americans who were eligible for welfare were not receiving benefits, and that a welfare enrollment drive would strain local budgets, precipitating a crisis at the state and local levels that would be a wake-up call for the federal government, particularly the Democratic Party."

The Daily Beast has run an article by Ameshia Cross entitled "Chicago’s Black Community Feels Left Behind During the Migrant Crisis." Cross bemoans that "Liberal, humanitarian values—including providing safe harbor for those in need, and supporting children and families regardless of their nation of origin—are running into direct conflict with the scarcity of funds available."

    Some of this conflict is by design, as it was when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) started busing migrants to Chicago as part of a conservative strategy to overwhelm Democratic run cities, especially those with sanctuary status. Encouraging Democratic infighting with regards to addressing the migrant crisis is part of a larger conservative agenda, migrants are the pawns.

    But it didn’t make Democratic leaders balk, at least at first.

    Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2022 called the strategy “racist and xenophobic.” Meanwhile, the city and the state pledged support for new arrivals. Gov. Pritzker said, “My great grandfather came to this country as an immigrant fleeing Ukraine in 1881. Immigrants, just like my family, seeking freedom and opportunity built this country. Illinois is and has always been a welcoming state.”

    But that was then and this is now.

    Maze Jackson, principal of the Intelligence Group, a consulting agency based in Chicago focused on elevating “What’s In It For the Black People” says, “The city and state are in conflict because of those same economic realities. The state passed a budget that did not account for all the costs associated with migrants, and shifted the responsibility to the city when the administration changed. It’s an in-state battle for resources that should be provided by the federal government.”

    According to Monday’s edition of Capitol Fax, an online publication focused on Illinois state-level politics, a Pritzker administration official bemoaned, “The growing asylum seeker crisis is like COVID without the money.”

    That’s a pretty stark reality and considering the thousands of migrants Chicago is absorbing, neither the city nor the state can go it alone. With an additional 200-270 migrants per day, the shelter costs alone are draining the city’s coffers. 

Of course, she doesn't mention that Chicago is receiving only a tiny fraction of the illegal aliens inflicted on Texas due to Democrat policies. Nor does she explain why the rest of American should have to subsidize Chicago's commitment to being a sanctuary city. 

    But this is Democrats' real fear:

    But city and state leaders are facing backlash from Chicago’s Black community—which includes many people who feel their needs are being pushed to the backburner in favor of concerns on how to handle the migrant influx.

    According to CBS News Chicago, at a recent community forum on the West Side held by Alderman Chris Taliaferro, one concerned resident said, “We’re not anti-migrants, but it should not be on our backs.” There were calls to vote out the elected officials who are seen as treating the migrant crisis with more urgency and support than the issues facing Chicago’s longtime Black residents.

Meanwhile, as Hot Air reports, "New York City Mayor Eric Adams took a four-day trip to Latin America. The trip ended on Saturday with the mayor calling for a 'right to work' for illegal aliens in the United States." They just can't learn. I think New York and Chicago need more illegal aliens.