On Thursday's broadcast of Bloomberg's “Balance of Power,” Rep. Sean Kasten (D-Ill.) responded to a question about what would happen to immigrants in Chicago by saying, “The average illegal “The residents have been here for 12 years.” And, again, most of them are visa overstays, and these people who contribute to America, pay taxes, and in many cases may be married or living with American citizens, This is to let them know that we are coming. You couldn't get more anti-family than tearing families apart. ”
asked co-host Joe Mathews.[W]when you go chicago governmentYour Town, it says, “The city is responsible for caring for more than 49,000 immigrants, new arrivals, and asylum seekers, many of whom have flown into Chicago from states such as Texas.” . What will happen to them if Donald Trump becomes president? ”
Mr. Kasten replied: “Well, it’s important to understand where these people are coming from. [was] When Greg Abbott was busing people in from Texas, there was a surge in immigration. But nationally, and Chicago is no exception, the overwhelming majority of our illegal aliens are not people who sneak across the border. No matter how many of them there are, no matter how much we want to fall into that lazy stereotype, these are not people who sneaked across the border. People who came here legally and overstayed their visas, maybe they were students who studied here, maybe they fell in love and had children while studying here. Some people had temporary work visas but they were not renewed. In many cases…maybe not so much in Chicago, but certainly in lower Illinois, they are farm workers and we rely on them to grow our food, but our program is We are not providing support to these people. So what I want to tell these people is, the average illegal alien in this country has been here 12 years, and again, most of them are visa overstays. We want to tell people who are contributing to America, paying taxes, and staying in this country. In many cases, no one would be more against a family than someone who is married or living with an American citizen and threatens to break up the family. And it's causing a lot of tension, not just in Chicago, but across the country. ”
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