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By Dave Dahl
SPRINGFIELD – A New Year’s Eve airlift of more than 300 migrants, landing at the airport in Rockford, is cause for concern to four Republicans who represent that area.
State Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) said decision-makers need to work something out to fix this. “Our job as elected officials is to protect those taxpayers that pay our salaries – that pay for everything under this dome,” Cabello said.
“We want to eliminate free health care for illegal immigrants,” said State Sen. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport). “The best health care in the state of Illinois that (Gov.) JB Pritzker delivers is for illegal immigrants.”
Chesney said all the state money devoted to this problem amounts to $32,000 per migrant.
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