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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere Will Be No ICE In Illinois.
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/pritzker-says-new-laws-make-illinois-firewall-against-trump-on-immigrationPritzker signed three bills. One prohibits state and local police from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to remove people who are undocumented.
Another bans private immigrant detention centers from being built in Illinois officials in the town of Dwight were moving to allow such a facility earlier this year.
We will not allow private entities to profit off of the intolerance of this president, Pritzker said Friday.
Citing the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the governors office says that could open up Illinois college grants to an additional 3,500 people.
The legislation is House Bill 1637 (barring ICE cooperation), House Bill 2040 (banning private detention centers), and House Bill 2691 (financial aid, known as the RISE Act).
Beakybird
(3,333 posts)He's putting his $$ where his mouth is.
Thekaspervote
(32,793 posts)ancianita
(36,133 posts)They've made Wrigleyville an adult disneyworld, and then donate their wealth to Republicans in Indiana and Wisconsin, Trump.
They're also a mixed bag family:
Pete Ricketts is governor of Nebraska.
Laura is a gay rights activiist.
Tom runs the Cubs, and
Todd runs the Finance Committee of the RNC, raised over $50 million secretly under the NeverTrump groups for megadonors who didn't want their names associated with Trump.
They used to run DNAinfo but shut it and its affiliates down after employees wanted to unionize.
Their EndingSpending group tries to shut down earmarks in Congress.
That they're not consistent in their money use makes them weirdly dangerous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ricketts#Philanthropy
Gore1FL
(21,151 posts)I hated his guts when I got to "95% owner of the Cubs."
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He's really committed to liberal causes.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Most billionaires are selfish Rightwingers, however.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)I thought I was responding to another example of that bashing.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Beringia
(4,316 posts)DarthDem
(5,256 posts)I assume that's her, right? Getting sworn in?
And, stars, is it something to have Democratic governors in key states again. Thank you, Gov. Pritzker!!
ancianita
(36,133 posts)I can't identify the rest, offhand.
Next in line to Rahm is Lori's wife and child.
murielm99
(30,761 posts)Ram's wife is there. Lori Lightfoot's partner and their daughter are on the other end.
DarthDem
(5,256 posts)In fact, you're way ahead of me. I recognized both senators and Emanuel (oof, not my fave) right away but didn't know what Pritzker looked like. Thanks!
Vegas Roller
(704 posts)Show the way how true Americans should govern and enact legislation.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)the states we live in will decide our fate.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)It takes a spine, and Democrats need to keep showing one.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)onetexan
(13,058 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)We'll allow ICE when Hell freezes over!
ancianita
(36,133 posts)ladym55
(2,577 posts)Miigwech
(3,741 posts)aka known as 'Brown Shirts'
ancianita
(36,133 posts)murielm99
(30,761 posts)Let's see what that orange thing will do to retaliate against us. You know he will.
And let's not have any railing against billionaires. This is the action of a REAL billionaire, trumpy!
blm
(113,091 posts)He does NOT want to have that fight.
ancianita
(36,133 posts)I can't imagine under what pretext he'd fight Pritzker. He's backed off for two weeks, which gives other governors and sanctuary cities (blue) time to pass laws and put similar state level resistance in place.
All this would have been unnecessary if ICE were run by professionals and not cult ideology.