Pritzker’s New Emergency Disaster Proclamation For Immigrants: Compassion Or Peak Hypocrisy? – Wirepoints

By: Mark Glennon*

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday issued an emergency proclamation declaring a disaster in every Illinois county “to ensure all state resources are available to support asylum seekers arriving nearly daily to Chicago from the State of Texas,” as stated in his press release.

“The proclamation,” as the press release says, “enables the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and other state agencies, in close coordination with the City of Chicago, Cook County, and other local governments, to ensure the individuals and families receive the assistance they need. This includes transport, emergency shelter and housing, food, health screenings, medical assessments, treatments, and other necessary care and services.”

The disaster was triggered by Texas, Pritzker and Lightfoot say, because Texas bussed about 500 undocumented immigrants to Chicago. The first three paragraphs of the proclamation likewise blame Texas, which it says bussed the immigrants to Chicago “with little or no notice.” That’s a claim frequently made by Pritzker as well as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who joined Pritzker at his press conference announcing the order.

How anybody could make that claim with a straight face is beyond imagination.

Some 77,000 undocumented immigrants, not 500, already should be expected to have arrived in Illinois from last year alone. That’s the state’s share, based on population, of the two million known to have crossed the Mexican border last year. Chicago’s share alone would be 17,000 for the year. 

Over 400,000 undocumented migrants were already in Illinois in 2019 – before the current surge under the Biden Administration, under which nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants have arrived, setting records.

Pritzker and Lightfoot never objected to a thing about how Biden handles the border. Instead, they’ve proudly made Illinois and Chicago sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants.

But Illinois is surprised and angered by the arrival of 500?

They are blaming Texas for a crisis of their own making.

Adding to the hypocrisy, President Biden just recently asked Congress for another $1.8 billion to shuttle undocumented immigrants around the country and assist them. Somehow, however, we are supposed to be shocked that Texas sent 500. Lightfoot said Chicago was experiencing a “manufactured crisis by ambush.” Pritzker says the buses were a “heartless display of politics over people” and that Illinois “will not stoop to [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s] level.”

The irony in that 500 number is what’s most disturbing.

Just this week, Chicago recorded its 500th homicide for the year. The victim, who had a 5-year-old daughter and an 11-month-old son, was shot at least nine times as he left his mother’s home.

Yet there is no emergency attitude toward crime in Illinois. Nor has any legislation or any measure of any significance come out of Springfield to address crime.

Pritzker is calling up 75 members of the Illinois National Guard as part of his emergency measures.

Where was that call in 2020 when riots consumed Chicago? Where is that call now to help suppress unchecked violent crime that’s destroying the city?

Where is the emergency mentality needed to address failed schools in Chicago and much of the rest of Illinois? When has Pritzker or the General Assembly even acknowledged that failure?

It’s not that Illinois is wrong to assist asylum seekers. The immigrants have the compassion of most Illinoisans, as they should, and assistance no doubt has support, as it should. Most of the subject immigrants were apprehended in Texas and requested asylum, leaving them legally free to stay in the country until their case is heard. Like it or not, that’s the system we have.

But Pritzker and Lightfoot apparently think you won’t remember that three years ago they expressed pride that Chicago was already named the “most immigrant-friendly” city in America.

That wasn’t enough so more assistance followed. Subsequently, Pritzker authorized $30 million of immigrant welcoming centers around the state. Last year he signed three bills in a single day to further assist immigrants.

Lightfoot also long ago made assistance to undocumented immigrants a priority. The long list of those measures is here.

Pritzker at Wednesday’s press conference to announce the emergency disaster proclamation.

How, despite those measures, can there now be a disaster requiring emergency rule?

Pritzker has once again invoked the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act which he used for Covid and his emergency rules for that remain in place today.

We warned earlier about Pritzker’s probable motive for litigating so tenaciously to defend his emergency Covid orders, even after the science supporting them had been discredited. He was anxious to set a legal and political precedent for broad emergency rule. He had already used it again, declaring Monkeypox a statewide health emergency last month.

It was about power hoarding, in other words. He got away with it so now he has a green light to do as he feels by proclaiming a disaster for whatever issue he chooses to elevate and personally dominate. Global warming might well be next. Why wouldn’t it be, given that mass extinction is at hand if we don’t cool the planet, as Illinois’ ruling class claims?

Most Americans know full well what’s at the center of the illegal immigration crisis: The Mexican border is not enforced. A majority characterize it an “invasion.” Two-thirds disapprove of Biden’s handling of immigration, according to his own pollster.

Latino’s voters agree. Latinos who want the border closed exceed those who don’t by well over two-to-one.

Yet there’s never a word about Biden’s border policy from Pritzker, Lightfoot, Preckwinkle and their allies.

Part of Pritzker’s motive may be getting more cash from the federal government. Illinois Congressman “Chuy” Garcia (D-Chicago) is already on that. “Playing politics with the lives of these immigrants is dehumanizing and cruel, but not unexpected from the xenophobic, fearmongering politics of Gov. Abbot,” Garcia said in a statement requesting federal money. “While Chicago remains committed to welcoming these new arrivals, we must ensure their food, shelter and other basic needs are covered.”

But this stinks of Pritzker’s presidential ambitions, which is probably his greatest motive. He has staked out the position as the progressives’ “flamethrower,” as described in a recent, glowing column in Vanity Fair. His presidential teaser speech in Miami was more hateful and divisive than even President Biden’s recent national address. It’s all designed to appeal to the far left that dominates Democratic primaries.

Kicking Abbott around helps with that as well, earning gratitude from Democrats nationally who are doing the same, hopeful Abbott will lose the competitive race he’s in for reelection.

Exploit compassion for undocumented migrants, blame Texas for a crisis created at the border by his own party, apply maximum hypocrisy and use emergency powers for political grandstanding. That’s what this is about, and it probably will work with Pritzker’s intended audience, his base on the left.

*Mark Glennon is founder of Wirepoints.

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Stewie the Roof Baby
1 year ago

How can the fat man declare a state of emergency over illegal immigrants when Harris says the border is secure? Does the fat man undercut all African American women?

Dorf
1 year ago

Round boy will do anything to keep a state of emergency going. How else can he play dictator?

Mary Juana
1 year ago

Sanctuary city, sanctuary state unless actual sanctuary seekers show up then it’s NIMBY (not in my back yard).

Silverfox
1 year ago

Actually, you can regard Lori’s sending the illegals to various suburbs as a kindness.   Suburbs are generally much safer than Chicago.  It wouldn’t look good to have an illegal assaulted, robbed, raped or murdered would it?  Not like the citizens of Chicago are every day.  Word might get back home and the illegals would stay home.  Hmmm…maybe that’s the solution! 

ProzacPlease
1 year ago

Gavin Newsom just out-progressive’d Pritzker. He sent a letter to Merrick Garland asking DOJ to look into possible federal kidnapping charges against GOP governors.

I’ll see your disaster proclamation, and raise you siccing DOJ on governors.

SUE
1 year ago

what about helping the CITIZENS of ill……..instead of taxing the HELL out of them!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jerry
1 year ago
Reply to  SUE

When the “no bail” thing goes into effect in January most decent people of Illinois will leave.

Dorf
1 year ago
Reply to  Jerry

I am not leaving but I will carry everywhere!

ger42
1 year ago

Compassion or Hypocrisy? Were the CTA busses used for transport to suburb from Chicago cleaned of fecal matter, urine and trash? Were gang bangers on board to rob, molest and beat the migrants? These are needed answers to make the determination.

Freddy
1 year ago

DeSantis just flew 50 migrants from Florida to upscale Martha’s Vineyard where they will be welcomed with open arms and quitely shipped to Chicago where Lori will send them to some suburb in the middle of the night. When these migrants cash in their miles from all the flights they can travel anywhere in first class.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-marthas-vineyard-desantis-flights-illegal-immigrants-sanctuary-destinations/

nixit
1 year ago

I’ve never seen anyone so flummoxed by a busload of people.

Dorf
1 year ago
Reply to  nixit

Leftists are very easily flummoxed!

NiteCat
1 year ago

Loved how Lori Lightsneakers complained there just weren’t enough hotel rooms in Chicago to accommodate the “asylum” seekers. Like there are more in Burr Ridge & Elk Grove. She is an embarrassment and a joke. And then like the hypocrite she and her partner in crime Putzker are, they complain they didn’t get any notice of the arrivals, but do the same to the villages she shipped them all to. You made our state & Chicago a “sanctuary” environment, now deal with it. Can’t wait to see them camped out in the Gold Coast after their processing & release.

anna
1 year ago
Reply to  NiteCat

the SAFE-T Act will allow all those camped out on anyone’s property to stay there.
they will be issued a ticket but not removed by police.
that will be up to you, if you want to clear them off.
and then be hit with felony charges for doing so.

JackBolly
1 year ago

When the suburban Karens gleefully lined up to offer their infants to Moloch, why is anyone still surprised about Democrats? This is what they are. Normal people cannot coexist with extremists like Pritzker and Lightfoot.

debtsor
1 year ago
Reply to  JackBolly

What’s even more insidious is that it’s not the suburban Karens offering their children to Moloch – they demand OTHER people, mostly poor BIPOC women, to sacrifice their own children instead. IL tracks the races of the Moloch worshipers who sacrifice their children but refuses to release the data. Because they know the data is super racist.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/5/30/23147465/illinois-abortion-data-collection-race-ethnicity-roe-wade-supreme-court-health-care-disparities-wbez

Illinois collects data about who gets abortions but keeps race, ethnicity hidden

Last edited 1 year ago by debtsor
Goodgulf Greyteeth
1 year ago

This, the COVID never-ending state of emergency, crime, the state’s bankruptcy of finances and overabundance of fraud-n-waste.

And yet, he’s still going to get reelected. Likely Lori too.

What a mess we’re in……

Stewie’s Return Pad
1 year ago

Not only re-elected, but re-elected by a large margin and one of the Democrats leading candidates for president in 2024!

Ex Illini
1 year ago

He should consider himself on notice from here on out. More are coming Jay Bob, and soon they’ll be able to camp on anyone’s front lawn due to your incompetence. This is what happens when you put billionaire trust fund babies in charge.

Kani
1 year ago
Reply to  Ex Illini

Due to his new “laws” come January 1, 2023 they can camp out at his Gold Coast mansions and he can’t do anything about it, right?

The doctor
1 year ago
Reply to  Kani

Should we all agree to a New Years Day party at Fatboy’s?

Wally
1 year ago

How stupid are the people of IL to swallow this stuff coming out of Pritzker and Lightfoot’s mouth? Will this have any election consequences?

Joey Zamboni
1 year ago
Reply to  Wally

Wally,

The elitist, narcissistic, progressive leftist’s WANT to be lied to…

They desire to be told *everything is ok*, despite what they certainly must see happening around them…

They want to go on happily living their lives of lattes, dinners & drinks & shaming conservatives for our values…

As long as they *get theirs* from the government, they couldn’t care less about anything or anyone else…

Joey Zamboni
1 year ago
Reply to  Mark Glennon

Mark, it pains me to see my fellow citizens giving up rights & liberties, which were fought for at great cost to our veterans & their families…

I’m saddened to see such sheeplike behavior from so many…

They have no problem questioning *conservative authority*, but when it comes to the *leftist authority* they buy their lies hook-line-sinker…

Keep up the good work sir…

P.T, Bombast
1 year ago
Reply to  Joey Zamboni

With everything everywhere getting worse, who can blame the elite for wanting to keep “their” things the way they are? Preserving yesterday and yesteryear simply costs more. That includes paying-off politicians.

Distraction and mis-direction are what magicians use. Mainstream media keeps recycling the big lie and Biden is the scripted ring-master in the circus. We are dealing with clowns, so we need a few more red-state pranksters and jesters to remind us of the banality in the center ring.

ProzacPlease
1 year ago

Count me in the Peak Hypocrisy vote column.

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