Governor J.B. Pritzker

And they just didn't, like none of us, walk around with our citizenship papers, right? That sounds an awful lot like Germany in the 1930s. And that's not something that, you know, so people got rounded up and taken to Guantanamo, and you've read some of the stories about that. Yeah. I so it's been it's been a, you know, a, you know, a terrible, you know, show for everybody.

And they just didn't, like none of us, walk around with our citizenship papers, right? That sounds an awful lot like Germany in the 1930s. And that's not something that, you know, so people got rounded up and taken to Guantanamo, and you've read some of the stories about that. Yeah. I so it's been it's been a, you know, a, you know, a terrible, you know, show for everybody.

And they just didn't, like none of us, walk around with our citizenship papers, right? That sounds an awful lot like Germany in the 1930s. And that's not something that, you know, so people got rounded up and taken to Guantanamo, and you've read some of the stories about that. Yeah. I so it's been it's been a, you know, a, you know, a terrible, you know, show for everybody.

First of all, and second of all, you know, you have to have a coherent policy. You can't just say we're going after all the undocumented immigrants. Let's start with the most violent, the people who've been convicted of a crime.

First of all, and second of all, you know, you have to have a coherent policy. You can't just say we're going after all the undocumented immigrants. Let's start with the most violent, the people who've been convicted of a crime.

First of all, and second of all, you know, you have to have a coherent policy. You can't just say we're going after all the undocumented immigrants. Let's start with the most violent, the people who've been convicted of a crime.

I think none of us out here, governors, you know, anybody believes that someone who's been convicted of a violent crime who's undocumented deserves to stay in this country. So fine, come get them. That's great. We've always wanted help trying to arrest people who are violent criminals. But, you know, they're not showing up at our prisons and our jails with guns.

I think none of us out here, governors, you know, anybody believes that someone who's been convicted of a violent crime who's undocumented deserves to stay in this country. So fine, come get them. That's great. We've always wanted help trying to arrest people who are violent criminals. But, you know, they're not showing up at our prisons and our jails with guns.

I think none of us out here, governors, you know, anybody believes that someone who's been convicted of a violent crime who's undocumented deserves to stay in this country. So fine, come get them. That's great. We've always wanted help trying to arrest people who are violent criminals. But, you know, they're not showing up at our prisons and our jails with guns.

from a court, which is all you need, right? And it would be easy to get to say, this person's undocumented, we should deport them. Why aren't they doing it? It's one of two things. Either they're smart enough to recognize that if you take people who are undocumented out of prison and then deport them and let them free, that they might end up coming back to the United States.

from a court, which is all you need, right? And it would be easy to get to say, this person's undocumented, we should deport them. Why aren't they doing it? It's one of two things. Either they're smart enough to recognize that if you take people who are undocumented out of prison and then deport them and let them free, that they might end up coming back to the United States.

from a court, which is all you need, right? And it would be easy to get to say, this person's undocumented, we should deport them. Why aren't they doing it? It's one of two things. Either they're smart enough to recognize that if you take people who are undocumented out of prison and then deport them and let them free, that they might end up coming back to the United States.

These are violent criminals. We caught them. We convicted them. We put them in prison. so you don't really want to let them go. Uh, that's, you know, perhaps they understand that perhaps there, but they're not showing up at our prisons and our jails to, with warrants to, to, to take them away. Uh, uh, the second thing I think just to point out is that, uh,

These are violent criminals. We caught them. We convicted them. We put them in prison. so you don't really want to let them go. Uh, that's, you know, perhaps they understand that perhaps there, but they're not showing up at our prisons and our jails to, with warrants to, to, to take them away. Uh, uh, the second thing I think just to point out is that, uh,

These are violent criminals. We caught them. We convicted them. We put them in prison. so you don't really want to let them go. Uh, that's, you know, perhaps they understand that perhaps there, but they're not showing up at our prisons and our jails to, with warrants to, to, to take them away. Uh, uh, the second thing I think just to point out is that, uh,

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.