Governor J.B. Pritzker

And I love, by the way, that Ruben Gallego, I think, says it best. You know, you don't have a country if you don't have a secure border. So let's have a secure border. But let's also have like robust immigration and immigration that isn't just about people who are willing to pay five million or have five million dollars to pay for a gold card or

And I love, by the way, that Ruben Gallego, I think, says it best. You know, you don't have a country if you don't have a secure border. So let's have a secure border. But let's also have like robust immigration and immigration that isn't just about people who are willing to pay five million or have five million dollars to pay for a gold card or

to get into the country and take advantage of whatever tax breaks they might be given. But also immigration that allows people like my family, who came here three generations ago and had nothing. We were refugees from Ukraine, would have been killed had they stayed, as many Jews were, and were allowed to come into this country and had nothing. But

to get into the country and take advantage of whatever tax breaks they might be given. But also immigration that allows people like my family, who came here three generations ago and had nothing. We were refugees from Ukraine, would have been killed had they stayed, as many Jews were, and were allowed to come into this country and had nothing. But

to get into the country and take advantage of whatever tax breaks they might be given. But also immigration that allows people like my family, who came here three generations ago and had nothing. We were refugees from Ukraine, would have been killed had they stayed, as many Jews were, and were allowed to come into this country and had nothing. But

The most driven people, you know, that are in our country are often the people who show up from somewhere else escaping something, wanting to make a better life for themselves and their families. And so that's the, you know, it's a challenge. There's no doubt. But it doesn't seem, frankly, all that complicated if you secure the border, which we can do. It seems like it's happening now. Right.

The most driven people, you know, that are in our country are often the people who show up from somewhere else escaping something, wanting to make a better life for themselves and their families. And so that's the, you know, it's a challenge. There's no doubt. But it doesn't seem, frankly, all that complicated if you secure the border, which we can do. It seems like it's happening now. Right.

The most driven people, you know, that are in our country are often the people who show up from somewhere else escaping something, wanting to make a better life for themselves and their families. And so that's the, you know, it's a challenge. There's no doubt. But it doesn't seem, frankly, all that complicated if you secure the border, which we can do. It seems like it's happening now. Right.

But you can secure the border, but also think about the economic future of the country is dependent upon having more immigration, not less.

But you can secure the border, but also think about the economic future of the country is dependent upon having more immigration, not less.

But you can secure the border, but also think about the economic future of the country is dependent upon having more immigration, not less.

Yeah, invest in it. Let's begin with that. But also, I'd like to just challenge at least couple of notions you put forward. The NAEP scores, which are the English, the reading and math scores that are done nationally, these are the tests that are given all across the nation, just came out. And our eighth graders in Illinois came in second in the nation. Number one was Massachusetts.

Yeah, invest in it. Let's begin with that. But also, I'd like to just challenge at least couple of notions you put forward. The NAEP scores, which are the English, the reading and math scores that are done nationally, these are the tests that are given all across the nation, just came out. And our eighth graders in Illinois came in second in the nation. Number one was Massachusetts.

Yeah, invest in it. Let's begin with that. But also, I'd like to just challenge at least couple of notions you put forward. The NAEP scores, which are the English, the reading and math scores that are done nationally, these are the tests that are given all across the nation, just came out. And our eighth graders in Illinois came in second in the nation. Number one was Massachusetts.

Number two was Illinois. Our eighth graders in math came in fifth in the nation and So we're actually doing pretty well. I'm talking about, you know, the state of Illinois is doing reasonably well. There are always challenges in big cities versus other places like suburbs, for example. But that doesn't mean we got to give up on those kids or give up on investing in those schools.

Number two was Illinois. Our eighth graders in math came in fifth in the nation and So we're actually doing pretty well. I'm talking about, you know, the state of Illinois is doing reasonably well. There are always challenges in big cities versus other places like suburbs, for example. But that doesn't mean we got to give up on those kids or give up on investing in those schools.

Number two was Illinois. Our eighth graders in math came in fifth in the nation and So we're actually doing pretty well. I'm talking about, you know, the state of Illinois is doing reasonably well. There are always challenges in big cities versus other places like suburbs, for example. But that doesn't mean we got to give up on those kids or give up on investing in those schools.

But they do need to be managed well. And we do need to attract teachers. We don't have enough teachers and we're going to need more. And we have put in programs. I have to attract teachers, to provide signing bonuses, to help them get housing and so on.

But they do need to be managed well. And we do need to attract teachers. We don't have enough teachers and we're going to need more. And we have put in programs. I have to attract teachers, to provide signing bonuses, to help them get housing and so on.

But they do need to be managed well. And we do need to attract teachers. We don't have enough teachers and we're going to need more. And we have put in programs. I have to attract teachers, to provide signing bonuses, to help them get housing and so on.