promote the reunification of families, meet the economic, business and employment
needs of the U.S. and be responsive to those facing political persecution/humanitaria
crisis. Ms. Lackman read various studies about immigration issues and social policy.
She hopes Illinois will continue to support migrants with state and federal funding.
Llona Steel, a Geneva resident, and former first vice president of The League of
Women Voters for Central Kane County, thanked the board for supporting the good of
Kane County and for its support to assist the asylum-seekers to Chicago. She urged
the board to read an article on the first page of this past Sunday's Tribune newspaper
regarding immigration. She read the position of the Illinois and National League of
Women Voters on this matter and stated the county should apply for all necessary
funding to assist the asylum-seekers.
Brian Anderson, from Sugar Grove, encouraged the League of Women Voters to read
the U.S Constitution, specifically Article 4, Section 4 as it pertains to the county's laws.
He also referenced the chairwoman's comments at the last Executive Committee
meeting regarding the (school) buses being used by a certain Kane County school
district to transport the illegal immigrants to Chicago without that school board aware of
the matter. He stated he, as a tax payer, would like to know if 75% of his taxes that go
to his school district will be used to transport illegal immigrants. Also, he spoke to the
numbers of asylum-seekers reported by Homeland Security and how those numbers
have significantly increased yearly. He stated the process was not being followed.
Michelle Bettag, a St. Charles resident, voiced her concern that this matter was going
to get worse. She reminded the board there are low income/minority individuals
already living in Chicago facing difficult times who feel they are being replaced by the
illegal migrants. She stated the migrants and the U.S. President are breaking the law
currently, the Chairwoman was more concerned about what Governor Prtizker wants,
and was not concerned about the citizens of Kane County. She voiced concern about
10 million people showing up in 2024 with no vaccines as well as concern for the
overall health and safety of Kane County residents whose school buses were being
used to transport illegal immigrants. She wanted a statement from Kane County
relaying its stance on this matter.
Denise Gorlack spoke to a web site survey from 2022 that compares illegal immigrants
and U.S. born families regarding the amount of welfare they collect. The survey notes
that 59% of households headed by illegal immigrants access welfare as compared to
52% of households headed by legal immigrants. Illegal immigrants receive more
welfare than all U.S. citizens combined.
Steve Brezwitz (phonetic) a St. Charles resident, corrected some comments that were
voiced above. Chicago Sanctuary City law meant that the police department and the
resources of the City of Chicago were not going to be used to seek and deport illegal
immigrants. The meaning had been distorted. He described how migrants are
desperate to get to the U.S. for a better life, whether from fleeing from persecution,
economics, wars, etc. He asked Kane County to treat those arriving here with dignity
and respect.
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