Governor J.B. Pritzker

There are a lot of undocumented people who live in Illinois and all across the country who are law-abiding citizens or residents, rather, who hold down jobs. They pay taxes. They're actually pillars of their community. They're our neighbors and our friends often. And these are the very people that if you had a good immigration policy— you'd want to come into the country.

There are a lot of undocumented people who live in Illinois and all across the country who are law-abiding citizens or residents, rather, who hold down jobs. They pay taxes. They're actually pillars of their community. They're our neighbors and our friends often. And these are the very people that if you had a good immigration policy— you'd want to come into the country.

There are a lot of undocumented people who live in Illinois and all across the country who are law-abiding citizens or residents, rather, who hold down jobs. They pay taxes. They're actually pillars of their community. They're our neighbors and our friends often. And these are the very people that if you had a good immigration policy— you'd want to come into the country.

So if they're already here, how about we give them a path to staying here? Again, these are people law abiding, good people. Some of them own businesses or, you know, they've been they've started businesses in this country. So and the last point I'll make is, you know, because, again, I'm a business person.

So if they're already here, how about we give them a path to staying here? Again, these are people law abiding, good people. Some of them own businesses or, you know, they've been they've started businesses in this country. So and the last point I'll make is, you know, because, again, I'm a business person.

So if they're already here, how about we give them a path to staying here? Again, these are people law abiding, good people. Some of them own businesses or, you know, they've been they've started businesses in this country. So and the last point I'll make is, you know, because, again, I'm a business person.

You look at the Fortune 500, 46 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or or their children, their first generation children. We want immigration in this country. It's good for our economy. It's good for the future of the country. And with birth rates going down, we're the one country in the world that is founded in many ways on immigration.

You look at the Fortune 500, 46 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or or their children, their first generation children. We want immigration in this country. It's good for our economy. It's good for the future of the country. And with birth rates going down, we're the one country in the world that is founded in many ways on immigration.

You look at the Fortune 500, 46 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or or their children, their first generation children. We want immigration in this country. It's good for our economy. It's good for the future of the country. And with birth rates going down, we're the one country in the world that is founded in many ways on immigration.

And so we ought to take advantage of that when you look at all the other wealthy countries in the world. We're the one that really has the opportunity to take advantage of our history and our belief in immigration to help ourselves in the world economy.

And so we ought to take advantage of that when you look at all the other wealthy countries in the world. We're the one that really has the opportunity to take advantage of our history and our belief in immigration to help ourselves in the world economy.

And so we ought to take advantage of that when you look at all the other wealthy countries in the world. We're the one that really has the opportunity to take advantage of our history and our belief in immigration to help ourselves in the world economy.

Well, I was a critic of the Biden administration's policy. In fact, I reluctantly I wrote a public letter. I sent it to the president and made it public about the mistakes that I think were being made at the border and the ways in which the federal government needed to step up and do a better job there. on immigration, particularly around the migrants.

Well, I was a critic of the Biden administration's policy. In fact, I reluctantly I wrote a public letter. I sent it to the president and made it public about the mistakes that I think were being made at the border and the ways in which the federal government needed to step up and do a better job there. on immigration, particularly around the migrants.

Well, I was a critic of the Biden administration's policy. In fact, I reluctantly I wrote a public letter. I sent it to the president and made it public about the mistakes that I think were being made at the border and the ways in which the federal government needed to step up and do a better job there. on immigration, particularly around the migrants.

You know, meanwhile, just to be clear, and I know there were a lot of people not just in Chicago, but around the country who were upset about migrants showing up in their communities, you know, and it cost our state quite a lot of money and our city of Chicago. But let me be clear. This was a humanitarian crisis from my perspective. I didn't create the crisis.

You know, meanwhile, just to be clear, and I know there were a lot of people not just in Chicago, but around the country who were upset about migrants showing up in their communities, you know, and it cost our state quite a lot of money and our city of Chicago. But let me be clear. This was a humanitarian crisis from my perspective. I didn't create the crisis.

You know, meanwhile, just to be clear, and I know there were a lot of people not just in Chicago, but around the country who were upset about migrants showing up in their communities, you know, and it cost our state quite a lot of money and our city of Chicago. But let me be clear. This was a humanitarian crisis from my perspective. I didn't create the crisis.

But all of a sudden, as you're pointing out, you know, buses showed up and they were aimed at Chicago. It wasn't like people just naturally decided in the middle of winter they're going to get on a bus from Texas and go to Chicago, you know. And indeed, people showed up here with T-shirts and sandals on when they arrived. So, yeah. It was an enormous challenge. The policy wasn't right.

But all of a sudden, as you're pointing out, you know, buses showed up and they were aimed at Chicago. It wasn't like people just naturally decided in the middle of winter they're going to get on a bus from Texas and go to Chicago, you know. And indeed, people showed up here with T-shirts and sandals on when they arrived. So, yeah. It was an enormous challenge. The policy wasn't right.