A migrant shelter in the Pilsen neighborhood is scheduled to open Tuesday.
The vacant warehouse near Cermak Road and Halsted Street will initially house 400 migrant families with children.
Some Pilsen residents said they were given no warning and they met Monday night to voice their concerns. Some argue their property taxes have gone up more than any other part of the city, while others believe the migrants must be welcomed there. "I think a lot of people have anger about a lot of things. Raise property taxes, very unfair," one speaker said."We are a welcoming city. We're a sanctuary city. And, I think we should stay that, because what is the alternative? Be a not-welcoming city? How embarrassing would that be?" said Lincoln United Methodist Church Pastor Emma Lozano."We didn't ask for public aid, food stamps or anything," Lerma said. "They come, they get everything for free.
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