Illinois governor urges Biden to address "untenable" migrant situation
Rebecca Falconer
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker (D) in a letter to President Biden on Monday said "the federal government's lack of intervention and coordination" over migrants at the border "has created an untenable situation" for the state.
Driving the news: Pritzker wrote that governors and mayors from border states had in the past 13 months transported 15,000 people to Illinois "like cargo in a dehumanizing attempt to score political points."
"Unfortunately, the welcome and aid Illinois has been providing to these asylum seekers has not been matched with support by the federal government," the governor said.
"We ask that the White House and the Administration continue to look for ways to 'cut the red tape' and speed up the work authorization process by all means necessary, including instituting a mass blanket fee waiver."
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/03/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-biden-migrants-letter
