What, you may ask, is “The Governor’s Office of New Americans”?
We never heard of it either, but last year $1.2 million was quietly transferred into it by Gov. JB Pritzker unilaterally. That’s according to a Wednesday Center Square report.
It came up during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet), according to Center Square, pointed out that last fiscal year the money went to the new agency. “It’s $1.2 million, which certainly isn’t a billion but we all know it adds up. It’s $1.2 million that we don’t know where it’s being spent,” said Rose. “People deserve to know where it’s going … and this 8% discretionary authority, it makes it very hard to track where all this is going.”
Deputy Governor Andy Manar confirmed the transfer of money to The Governor’s Office of New Americans. “This [$1.2 million] is in the process of being implemented both this current fiscal year and next, working with DHS,” said Manar.
Rose’s questions about the money apparently focused on whether they were within normal guidelines for transfer powers governors traditionally exercise between various funds. However, it would be interesting to know what else was transferred pursuant to the chain of Pritzker’s emergency orders for migrants. As we wrote earlier, those orders authorized Pritzker alone to do pretty much all he wants for immigrants. Among the powers assumed by Pritzker under the most recent order:
- It authorized Pritzker to “transfer the direction, personnel, or functions of State departments and agencies” as necessary to implement emergency measures.
- It suspended ordinary purchasing rules — the Illinois Procurement Code and the Illinois Governmental Joint Purchasing Act – insofar as they would get in the way.
- For grant-making, it suspended the Grant Accountability, Transparency Act and the Illinois Administrative Code, which require the state to conduct merit-based applications and review, insofar as they would get in the way.
- It covered the entire state, proclaiming all counties as disaster areas.
- Most importantly, it kept active the State Emergency Operations Plan. That plan consists of hundreds of pages allowing for displacement of seemingly all normal state operations – everything from public safety, communications, transportation, housing and healthcare to household pets.
With a little digging, I found that a “Governor’s Office of New Americans” was authorized ten years ago under Gov. Rod Blagojevich. It presumably went dormant, but apparently is alive again.
-Mark Glennon
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Maybe it’s his Twinkie fund? Okay, that was unkind… But reasonable… For any who are not brainwashed by the MSM, what is happening in the US is happening in plain-sight. It is a willful desire to change the makeup of this nation… Not by the injection of folks of different ethnicity, but by folks who did not journey here to assimilate and become part of this great experiment. Folks who understand the pluralistic nature of our populace… A populace that, other than the weak and perpetual self-victims, refers to itself as “AMERICANS” first and then something else after. We’re doomed… Read more »
Hmm, I’ll bet that $1.2 million came from taxpaying old American citizens.
1.2 million is just enough seed money to hire 2 to 4 woke lawyers that will begin to codify how to legally steer the woke immigrant ship. Their output will resurrect this department, and probably write the next bill to go in front of Springfield. It’s a “skunk works”, that’s when a company wants to circumvent a small group of talented employees from all red tape in order to innovate the next killer product for the company. I’ve been on many skunk work projects in electronic engineering, they are fun to work on, all creativity without the hassle of company… Read more »
I see you’re a glass half full guy.
Some people see the glass half full, others see it half empty. I see a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be. “George Carlin”
Can you imagine how much material Carlin would have today if he was still alive?
“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” – George Bernard Shaw
This is treason against all US Citizens…the Government’s office of ILLEGALS is more like it. I can’t wait for the day, when ILLINOIS gets rid of the traitorous demonrats and grifters like chubby !
The Governor’s Office of new Americans
Is also known as El Gordo’s meat locker of
Prime and aged beef.
The plump one can’t wait to get his rat
Paws on some of that meat, Yum!!!!.
Democrats are evil people. They’re importing a new class of people to be dependent on government. Vote Trump, and get them all deported to save our country.
I am definitely going to vote Trump ! I will NEVER vote Demonrats ever ever !
You should listen to what this guy has to say. Skip to 23 minute mark. It’s quite enlightening, and he sounds amazingly conservative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lZijWYpW60
Fat boy wants to be president! “New Americans” more like MORE NEW ILLEGALS!
Slush fund!
What else is King Pritzker hiding that we don’t we know about?
He’s not a king. Quit giving him more credit than he deserves. Your true colors are showing.
He unilaterally makes decisions and rules through executive orders. Now, when are you going to run for office so you can fix everything?
It sounds more like despotism to me. Nothing is going to change if AM radio guys keep calling Pritzker a king. I can do more outside of office, and you’ve come to the same conclusion. LOL