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Pritzker provided the committee with a five-page opening statement, in which he’ll highlight the state’s response to the migrant crisis and tout that crime is down in Illinois, in an effort to tackle the unproven rhetoric that immigrants who lack legal status are a major source of violence.
House Oversight Chair James Comer requested in April that these Democratic governors testify, claiming that the "Trump administration is taking decisive action to deport criminal illegal aliens from our nation, but reckless sanctuary states like Illinois, Minnesota, and New York are actively seeking to obstruct federal immigration enforcement."
EXCLUSIVE: The Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have written a letter to President Donald Trump asking that the Justice Department pull back from its investigation into Mayor Brandon Johnson ’s hiring practices in City Hall.
Gov. JB Pritzker will tell a congressional committee Thursday that America’s immigration problems are a result of a bipartisan failure to reform the country’s immigration system and secure the country’s borders.
In testimony before Congress, Gov. JB Pritzker will defend Illinois' handling of the migrant crisis and slams federal immigration failures.
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PEORIA Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC)
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MyStateline.com on MSNPritzker signs bill to end step therapy for Alzheimer’s patients in IllinoisAlzheimer's patients in Illinois with state insurance will have access to new FDA-approved treatment and medicine.
A controversial tent city for migrants that never opened will cost state taxpayers $1.3M despite not being used and Gov. JB Pritzker's pledge that the state wouldn't be on the hook.