Alds. Sigcho-Lopez, Gardiner, Villegas, Sposato, Reilly and Vasquez from the Chicago City Council have now formally passed an ordinance known as FAM or Federal Aid to Migrants emphasizing the importance of housing for migrants to Chicago and suggesting community involvement and support.
Previously, there have been debates on what topic should be discussed during committee and after consideration and voting, topic 3 municipal marketing has been chosen. In the passed ordinance, they deeply described how pushing for migrant work visas in sanctuary cities, citizen involvement, federal intervention and access to safe temporary housing is important.
“The FAM plan is mainly for pushing the youth to have a more supporting environment in Chicago and especially making sure the next generation doesn’t have the same struggles as the ones that just migrated. We’re putting a heavy focus on real estate and abandoned buildings,” Ald. Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, stated in an interview regarding the FAM paper.
