Face the Nation: Gov. JB Pritzker
Interview
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Well, thanks and good morning, Margaret.
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Well, let me also say that the White House has been told, you know, we need resources. And you talk about the Congress being in chaos. The House of Representatives is opposed to any kind of comprehensive immigration reform. It seems like now is the moment to talk about border security and immigration reform. We want immigrants in the United States. We also want border security. It seems like there's a compromise there that can occur.
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But look, there are lots of places in the country where there are NGOs that can be of assistance to these folks who have arrived. They're here legally. They have refuge in the United States for a moment. My family were refugees to this country too. We ought to welcome them, put them through a process. And if they don't meet the requirements, they should be sent back. And that's what the president is beginning to do now.
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Well, they -- they heard me. You know, there are so many departments that are responsible for helping to care for these asylum seekers, as well as managing them as they cross the border. I hope that they will put one office together. I know the White House, right now, is coordinating it. But they need one office and, in my opinion, one person at the head of that office that we can call, that we can work with to coordinate because, look, we're providing shelter as best we can and providing for the needs of these folks arriving in Chicago. And, as I say, we're a welcoming state and -- and we understand the humanitarian crisis that we're addressing. But we can't address this all by ourselves. And we need help from the White House.
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I am confident that we can handle it. But, again, it will require help from the federal government and someone needs to work in Texas with these border politicians to have them stop sending people only to blue cities and blue states. And the president of the United States and the White House has the ability to help disperse folks across the country. That will help a lot.
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It needs to be a federal, national problem that gets handled at the national level.
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Thanks, Margaret.
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