Illinois
Pritzker welcomes immigrants bused to Illinois from Texas
CHICAGO (Coronary heart of Illinois ABC and CNN) – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is welcoming busloads of immigrants despatched to Chicago from Texas.
On orders from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas state authorities is busing immigrants out of the state to ease the stress on border communities.
Illinois’ Democratic chief govt took the weird step of releasing a late-night assertion pledging asylum seekers and migrants arriving Wednesday night in Chicago shall be handled safely and with respect.
“Illinois welcomes refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants and we’re working with federal and metropolis officers to make sure that these people are handled with respect and security as they appear to attach with their household and buddies,” mentioned Pritzker.
“My great-grandfather got here to this nation as an immigrant fleeing Ukraine in 1881. Immigrants similar to my household searching for freedom and alternative constructed this nation,” Pritzker mentioned.
“Illinois is and has all the time been a welcoming state,” he added.
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