Maricela Garcia of the Gads Hill Center said some immigrant families, especially those with undocumented members, are reluctant to provide personal information over the phone or sign up for a program they might incorrectly perceive as a form of public assistance. “Some families have responded they have to think about it. And some have said, ‘No, I don’t believe this is free. What’s the catch?’”
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.