Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he’s eager to cooperate with federal immigration officials to “get rid” of criminals but questioned the basis for targeting “law-abiding” residents integrated into communities.
“Let me start by being clear that when we’re talking about violent criminals who’ve been convicted and who are undocumented, we don’t want them in our state. We want them out of the country. We hope they do get deported, and if that’s who they’re picking up, we’re all for it,” Pritzker said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“They show up with a warrant, and we’re going to hand over people who are in our prisons, who are in our jails, who fit that description,” he added…