{"id":2185299,"date":"2024-02-23T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T23:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-dem-gov-says-he-didnt-ask-for-crisis-of-immigrants-look-what-he-stated-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T18:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T23:38:03","slug":"illinois-dem-gov-says-he-didnt-ask-for-crisis-of-immigrants-look-what-he-stated-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-dem-gov-says-he-didnt-ask-for-crisis-of-immigrants-look-what-he-stated-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Dem Gov denies seeking immigrant &#8216;crisis&#8217;. Read his 2021 statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-dem-gov-says-he-didnt-ask-for-crisis-of-immigrants-look-what-he-stated-in-2021%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2185299&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>In his 2024 State of the State address,\u200c Illinois Democrat governor JB Pritzger criticized Texas GOP governor Greg Abbott for \u2064sending \u2064illegal immigrants to\u2063 blue states.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pritzger declared that Illinois did not &#8220;ask for this manufactured crisis&#8221; of the huge influx of\u2063 illegal immigrants. He passionately expressed his frustration, stating, &#8220;Over\u200c the last 18 months, more than \u206435,000 have arrived in \u2063Illinois, \u200dmost of them landed here in buses sent by Governor Abbott\u200c of Texas. Abbott \u200cwillfully planned the arrival of these individuals in locations and at times\u2062 that \u2062would engender the \u200dmaximum chaos for\u2064 the\u2064 city of Chicago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pritzger continued to address those who \u2063may think Illinois should turn a blind\u2062 eye to the\u2064 situation, saying, &#8220;Maybe some of \u2063you think we should just say &#8216;This is \u200bnot our problem&#8217; and we should\u2064 just let the\u2063 migrant families starve or freeze to\u200b death. But that&#8217;s\u200c not what decent \u2064Midwesterners do.\u2062 That&#8217;s \u2063not what\u2062 leaders do.\u2063 We didn&#8217;t ask for this manufactured crisis \u2064but \u200dwe must deal with it all the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, it is worth noting that despite Pritzger&#8217;s claim that Illinois didn&#8217;t ask for this crisis, he issued \u2062an executive\u2063 order on August 2, 2021, &#8220;expanding protections\u200d for immigrant \u2062and refugee communities and further establishing Illinois as the most welcoming \u200cstate in the nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The executive\u2064 order included strengthening \u200cthe\u200d TRUST Act, requiring local officials to end partnerships \u2064with ICE, addressing hate crimes against immigrant communities, expanding workplace protections for\u200d DACA recipients, and creating the\u2064 Illinois Immigration Impact Task Force. Pritzger also established the Welcoming Illinois Office \u200dto\u2064 coordinate\u2063 policies and practices that make Illinois a more welcoming and equitable state for immigrants and refugees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pritzger emphasized his commitment to making Illinois a safe and \u200csecure place for all residents, stating, &#8220;Every family, every child, every human being deserves to feel safe and secure in \u2063the place they call home.\u200b I\u2062 am committed to \u200cmaking sure that value defines \u2063what it means to live in Illinois.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">During \u2062his State of the State address, Pritzger acknowledged that states and cities in the country&#8217;s interior are not\u200c equipped \u2064to handle the rapid influx of \u2062new arrivals. He called on the White House and the federal\u2063 government \u2063to step up and\u200c coordinate the management of these asylum \u2063seekers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, Pritzger promised to alleviate the burden on Chicago&#8217;s shelter system by sending immigrants to other places in the state, \u2064clarifying, &#8220;This plan includes our efforts to divert as many people as possible away from temporary shelter\u200b to more permanent settlement, wherever\u200c that\u2063 may be. Not because we are unwelcoming of\u200b immigrants,\u200c but\u2063 because Chicago&#8217;s shelter system is near capacity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2062 challenges \u2062has the influx\u2062 of illegal immigrants posed to Illinois, according to Governor Pritzger?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dS crisis, but we will\u2063 step up and do what is necessary to help these families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Governor\u200d Pritzger \u200balso criticized \u200dGovernor Abbott \u200dfor his alleged political motivations behind sending \u2064illegal immigrants to \u200dblue states. He accused\u2063 Abbott of using\u200d these families \u200bas pawns in\u2062 a political game rather than genuinely addressing\u2063 the immigration issue. Pritzger stated, &#8220;Governor Abbott&#8217;s actions are\u200d nothing more than a desperate\u2064 attempt to shift\u200d the blame and\u2064 distract from his own failures in handling immigration in his own state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, Governor Pritzger emphasized the strain that this influx of illegal immigrants has put on the resources and infrastructure of Illinois. He highlighted the challenges faced by local communities, schools, and healthcare systems in accommodating and supporting these migrant families. Pritzger\u2063 urged the federal government to provide\u200b necessary financial aid to alleviate the burden on states like Illinois\u2064 that are already facing \u200dtheir own challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In\u200b contrast to Governor Abbott, Pritzger expressed his commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-calls-for-biden-to-reverse-course-on-border-wall-construction-it-is-a-cruel-policy\/\" title=\"AOC urges Biden to halt border wall construction, deeming it cruel.\">finding \u2062long-term solutions<\/a> to the immigration issue. He advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-america-foreign-born-population-zoomed-to-record-high-46-million-census-report-shows\/\" title=\"Record high: 46 million foreign-born people in America, according to Census report.\">comprehensive immigration \u200dreform<\/a> that \u2063addresses the root causes\u200c of migration and promotes a fair and humane system. Pritzger underlined the need for collaboration\u2063 and cooperation between states, rather than partisan actions that exacerbate the problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, Governor Pritzger concluded his address by calling \u200don the residents of Illinois to embrace compassion\u2062 and empathy towards the migrant families in their \u200bstate. He urged them to reject divisive rhetoric and\u200d instead recognize the shared humanity of all individuals, regardless of their \u200cimmigration status. Pritzger emphasized the strength and\u2062 resilience of Illinois, stating, &#8220;We have faced challenges before, and we\u2064 will overcome\u200c this one together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his\u2062 2024 State of the State address, Governor JB Pritzger passionately condemned Governor Abbott for his alleged actions\u2064 in sending illegal immigrants\u200b to\u200b Illinois.\u200d He called\u2064 for unity, compassion, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-promises-comprehensive-immigration-reform-sowell-warned-against-this-buzzword-years-ago\/\" title=\"Biden vows 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform' despite Sowell's earlier warning.\">comprehensive \u2063immigration reform<\/a>, highlighting the strain that \u2062these actions have put on the state. Governor Pritzger&#8217;s address serves as a reminder of the importance of addressing immigration\u200b issues with\u2064 humanity, collaboration, and effective policy-making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his 2024 State of the State speech, Illinois Governor JB Pritzger criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott for sending illegal immigrants to blue states. Pritzger stated that Illinois did not seek this crisis, as over 35,000 illegal immigrants have arrived in the past 18 months<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2185300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1986215472.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2185299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1986215472.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2185299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2185300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2185299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2185299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2185299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}