“Most Americans are workers. They’re not afraid of hard work. And they believe in being fair…And now, even those who haven’t studied the Constitution or criminal law, there is basic fairness in the idea that all Americans when charged with crime, have the right to bail. I don’t know who doesn’t support this. I support it. I don’t want to live in a country where people are charged and hauled off without a chance for bail.”

Unions tried this gambit in Michigan in 2012 and lost 57% to 42%. But if Amendment 1 succeeds in Illinois, expect to see it on the ballot in many states—especially California, Washington, Oregon and New York.

“This has happened in other parts of the country and the sky hasn’t fallen down,” said Insha Rahman, vice president of advocacy and partnerships for the New York-based Vera Institute of Justice. “People grossly overestimate how likely they are to be a victim of crime.”

There has yet to be a specific budget announced for how the state will use the money allocated from the federal government.

“It’s certainly fair to acknowledge that, from Pritzker’s point of view, this is a bad time to put himself squarely in the middle of the raging controversy over the law. He’s running for a second term in office, and any specifics he provides are certain to alienate either the legislation’s proponents or opponents. But Pritzker wasn’t forced to run for governor; he asked for the job and all that goes with it.”

The climate message is backfiring among voters in Illinois’ 17^th Congressional District, which is split between rural and urban areas and is home to thousands of farms, including 157 dairy farms. Dairy farms are a frequent target of environmentalists, who argue that the cows and their manure produce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

Vertol Systems Company, Inc., the transportation company contracted for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ so-called relocation program, is looking to send 50 migrants to Delaware and 50 more to Illinois.