This chapter explores the challenges faced by South Side residents in Chicago amid recent migrations, highlighting their frustrations over resource disparities. Personal stories illustrate the struggle between locals and newcomers in accessing vital support against a backdrop of economic hardship and immigration policies.
Around 50,000 migrants have poured into Chicago in the last two years. Some Chicagoans are furious. We talk to residents, clergy, and migrants on Chicago's South Side about an issue that may be Kamala Harris's biggest liability.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Avishay Artsy, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King. Photo by Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images.
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