{"id":2229850,"date":"2024-04-25T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-gaslighting-illinoisans-he-says-engage-in-migrant-hysteria-state-senator\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T08:37:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:37:47","slug":"pritzker-gaslighting-illinoisans-he-says-engage-in-migrant-hysteria-state-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-gaslighting-illinoisans-he-says-engage-in-migrant-hysteria-state-senator\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker accused of &#8216;gaslighting&#8217; Illinois residents over migrant &#8216;hysteria&#8217;. &#8211; State senator"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fpritzker-gaslighting-illinoisans-he-says-engage-in-migrant-hysteria-state-senator%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=2229850&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--><p>The\u200d summary discusses Gov. J.B. Pritzker&#8217;s views\u200c on southern \u200cstates sending migrants to Illinois,\u2063 alleging chaos. Pritzker blames Texas leaders for the migrant crisis, noting\u2064 their intention \u200dto instigate\u2062 chaos. State Senator \u200cJason Plummer criticizes Illinois policies for not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-attorney-general-mark-brnovich-facebook-admits-to-aiding-human-smuggling\/\" title=\"Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich: Facebook Admits to Aiding Human Smuggling\">enforcing federal immigration laws<\/a> and providing taxpayer-funded benefits. \u2062The situation highlights the\u2064 debate on immigration and state\u200b policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 While Gov. J.B. Pritzker contends southern states are creating chaos by sending non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-some-push-for-more-migrant-resources-many-chicago-residents-are-fed-up\/\" title=\"As demands for increased migrant resources grow, frustration mounts among Chicago locals\">-citizen migrants<\/a> to Illinois, a Republican state senator says Pritzker is \u201cgaslighting\u201d taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker was asked Monday about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reacting-to-furious-leftist-backlash-psaki-blames-reaction-to-bidens-refugee-policy-on-confusion\/\" title=\"Reacting To Furious Leftist Backlash, Psaki Blames Reaction To Biden\u2019s Refugee Policy On \u2018Confusion\u2019\">ongoing migrant crisis<\/a>. He said the problem is leaders in Texas sending migrants to the state unannounced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy do they do that? Because they want to cause chaos,\u201d Pritzker said at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-georgia-election-trial-will-not-commence-in-october-judge\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Georgia Election Trial Will Not Commence in October: Judge\">unrelated news conference<\/a>. \u201cWe have managed to reign it in so that it\u2019s not chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, responded Wednesday, saying the state\u2019s policies of not enforcing federal immigration law, offering taxpayer subsidized \u201cCadillac\u201d health care and other services make Illinois the largest magnet for non-citizen migrants in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are they in places like this? Because we\u2019ve invited them,\u201d Plummer told The Center Square. \u201cTo pretend that there\u2019s any rhyme or reason or structure or organization is the governor just once again gaslighting the people of Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, discuss the ongoing non-citizen migrant issues impacting the state\u00a0Illinois.gov, Greg Bishop \/ The Center Square<\/p>\n<p>Plummer said some estimates are taxpayers are on the hook for upwards of $2 billion in costs for migrant services. He also raised concerns about the humanitarian impact from people being trafficked, raped and abused and the continued flood of fentanyl into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker said there\u2019s \u201chysteria\u201d on social media and that moving non-citizens from Chicago to other parts of the state \u201cisn\u2019t happening, hasn\u2019t happened and is not going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal here is to help people get to their hearings, to get determined whether they actually can have legal asylum and stay in the United States or be deported by that hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such hearings could be scheduled up to seven years in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Plummer said Illinois\u2019 policies are not always attracting people to Illinois \u201cto do good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we see gangs from Venezuela and these other places that are organized criminal groups that are taking advantage of this governor\u2019s soft on crime policies to victimize Illinoisans,\u201d Plummer said.<\/p>\n<p>The human tragedy stemming from the \u201cpolitical calculation\u201d of Democrats across the country, Plummer said, is \u201cevil and disgusting\u201d and there needs to be leadership to better address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to not being able to afford it, we\u2019re raising taxes on Illinoisans and we\u2019re taking services away from Illinoisans to support folks that this governor invited to this state,\u201d Plummer said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. J.B. Pritzker claims southern states cause chaos by sending non-citizen migrants to Illinois. A Republican senator accuses Pritzker of gaslighting taxpayers. 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