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10-27-2017, 12:49 AM #1
Illinois Business Group Advocates for "Dreamers"
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sw...-dreamers/amp/
SWEET: Illinois business group steps up fight for ‘Dreamers’
- Lynn Sweet
Among those who met with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at the northwest suburban Chicago Executive Airport to discuss immigration were the co-chairs of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition: Republicans John Rowe, the chairman emeritus of the Exelon Corporation, and Bill Kunkler, the executive vice president of CC Industries. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
WASHINGTON — A few weeks ago, at a private airport hangar in Wheeling, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., met the top Illinois Republican business executives who have been pressing for immigration reform — and now urgently want Congress to approve protections for “Dreamers,” brought to the U.S. illegally as youths — and threatened by President Donald Trump.
Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, created by former President Barack Obama in 2012 and nicknamed DACA, tossing the fate of 42,000 DACA recipients in Illinois — about 790,000 nationally in all — to Congress, with only a few months of a grace period left to act.
Among those Ryan met with at the northwest suburban Chicago Executive Airport to discussion immigration — I still call it by its old name, Pal-Waukee — were the co-chairs of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition: Republicans John Rowe, the chairman emeritus of the Exelon Corporation, and Bill Kunkler, the executive vice president of CC Industries.
The IBIC sent a letter Wednesday to the Illinois Congressional Delegation signed by a who’s who of corporate Illinois — both Democrats and Republicans, plus university presidents, smaller business and trade groups, and immigration related nonprofits — more than 100 signers in all — urging Congress to pass a “legislative solution.”
“Your leadership is needed more than ever and we are ready to work with you,” the letter said.
This latest outreach is really to the Republican members of the Illinois delegation, since all the Illinois Democrats are a solid yes on when it comes to DACA. The only GOP House member from Illinois who has stuck his neck out on immigration issues is Rep. Adam Kinzinger.
What’s worth paying attention for House Republicans, the names in particular of two CEO’s who have newly signed on to the cause:
• David MacNeil, the founder and CEO of WeatherTech, headquartered in Bolingbrook, a major south suburban employer. MacNeil, through his MacNeil Automotive, donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee. MacNeil also donated $260,000 to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign in 2014, and lent him the use of his aircraft.
• Martin Slark, the CEO and vice chairman of Molex, based in Lisle, a company affiliated with the Koch brothers, Republican mega-donors, who have been very open to working to find immigration solutions, despite their hard-line reputations on other issues. Slark is a member of the Koch Industries Inc. board.
The IBIC is still taking names.
On Wednesday morning, at a “newsmaker” event hosted by Reuters, Ryan was asked about DACA.
With Obama’s DACA program set to end in March, there is urgency to act.
Ryan was asked if Congress would consider DACA-related legislation this year.
“I don’t know when we’re going to do it. We’re having lots of discussions on how to do it, and the timing is something that’s just open to debate.”
“I want to do it,” Ryan said. “The goal is we want to fix this and we’re working on it, and we want to make sure that we do it in such a way that we don’t have the same problem down the road — that means border security and interior enforcement.”
Now Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., have a stand-alone DACA bill, but it’s a very, very long shot GOP leaders who control the House and Senate would allow a vote on a stand-alone measure.
On Wednesday, Trump, who signed the order ending DACA, was looking at keeping it, with the Dreamers a bargaining chit.
Said Trump: “We’re looking at DACA. We have to get something for it, but we are looking at DACA. And we’ll see what happens. I would love to do a DACA deal, but we have to get something very substantial for it.”
"Men of low degree are vanity, Men of high degree are a lie. " David
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10-27-2017, 04:26 AM #2
These "Republican" executives are as much a scourge as the illegal aliens they seek to harbor. Stand up for American Workers, you sicko lice. Yes, you're lice, a disgusting and nasty scourge on our nation. How you can call yourselves Republicans is beyond me, obviously you want the benefits of illegal immigration like a bunch of DemoQuacks, while being Republicans to get the tax cuts we need. Fixing our country is not fixing your business hypocrisy.
Tens of millions of Americans have the skills and educations you need to run your businesses very successfully. It's time you complied with our laws both by the rule and spirit and replace all of your illegal alien workers with Americans and do so pronto.A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation - Ronald Reagan
Save America, Deport Congress! - Judy
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10-27-2017, 09:21 AM #3
Can one of our activists please procure us a list of every company and CEO by name that is a member of this treasonous Illinois Business Immigration Coalition and post it here for our activists and posterity?
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10-27-2017, 11:48 AM #4
OPEN LETTER FROM ILLINOIS BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS
Dear Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation,
As business and civic leaders in Illinois, we are writing to urge you to co-sponsor the DREAM, the RAC or both immediately. And if you have, we thank you.
In less than five months, DACA will end and some 800,000 DACA recipients will lose their work permits - unless Congress passes a legislative solution to DACA. Illinois is home to over 42,000 DACA recipients, and losing them as consumers and workforce members will cost our state $2.3 billion in the next decade.
DACA recipients came out of the shadows in good faith, submitting to rigorous background checks and demonstrating their commitment to bettering our country’s future by earning college degrees, working hard in a variety of industries, and investing in our economy by purchasing homes and cars.
In less than five months, DACA will end and 800,000 DACA recipients will lose their work permits unless Congress passes a legislative solution. Your leadership is needed now more than ever, and we are ready to work with you. We ask that you co-sponsor the DREAM, RAC, or both in order to keep 800,000 DACA recipients working, paying taxes, growing our economy and creating more jobs for all of us.
Sincerely,
CURRENT SIGNATORIES
John Rowe
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
Chairman Emeritus, Exelon Corporation
Martin P. Slark
CEO and Vice Chairman, Molex
David MacNeil
Founder & CEO, WeatherTech
Siddharth N. "Bobby" Mehta
Former CEO, TransUnion LLC
Don Thompson
Former CEO, McDonald’s
Mellody Hobson
President, Ariel Investments, LLC
Kermit Crawford
President & COO, Rite Aid Corporation
Craig Duchossois
Chairman and CEO, The Duchossois Group
Ron Gidwitz
Co-Founder, GCG Partners
Glenn Tilton
Retired Chairman and CEO, United Airlines
Chairman, Chicago Council On Global Affairs
Sam Yagan
CEO, ShopRunner, Inc.
Vice-Chairman, Match Group
Co-Founder: SparkNotes, eDonkey, OkCupid, Techstars Chicago, Firestarter Fund, Corazon Capital
Bill Kunkler
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
Executive Vice President, CC Industries
Carole & Gordon Segal
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
Co-founders, Crate and Barrel
William A. Von Hoene, Jr.
Senior Executive Vice President & CEO, Exelon Corporation
Tom Cross
Former Republican Leader, Illinois House
Governor Jim Edgar
JB Pritzker
Co-founder and Managing Director, The Pritzker Group
Michael Sacks
Chairman & CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management
Jose Luis Prado
CEO, Evans Food
Samuel C. Scott III,
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
Former Chief Executive Officer, Ingredion Incorporated
Chairman, Chicago Sister Cities International Program
Todd Maisch
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
President & CEO, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Susan Crown
Chairman & Founder of Susan Crown Exchange Inc.
John Atkinson
Managing Partner, Willis Group Holdings
Scott C. Swanson
Regional President, PNC Bank
Edward J. Wehmer
President & CEO of Wintrust Financial Corporation
John Bucksbaum
CEO, Bucksbaum Retail Properties, LLC
Martin R. Castro
President, Castro Synergies, LLC
Karen Teitlebaum
President & CEO, Sinai Health System
Sarah Pang
Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, CNA Financial Corporation
Craig Freedman
President and CEO, Freedman Seating Company
Marisela Rosales Lawson
Founding Partner, Sagence, Inc
Tom Hurvis
Founder and Chairman, Old World Industries, LLC
Michael Polsky
Founder & CEO, Invenergy
Dan Costello
CEO, Home Run Inn Restaurant Group
Ezequiel Flores
CEO, Flying Food Retail LLC
Juan Gaytan
CEO, Monterrey Security
Christopher Gladwin
CEO & Founder, Cleversafe
Norman R. Bobins
Norman Bobins Consulting LLC
Terry Howerton,
Founder, TechNexus
Christopher G. Kennedy
Chairman, Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc.
Senator Billy Lawless
Owner, The Gage and Henri
Ken Lehman
Managing Partner, KKP Group, LLC
Patrick M. Magoon
President & CEO, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Clare Muńana
President, Ancora Associates, Inc.
Juan Ochoa
President, Miramar Group
Maureen Pikarski
Partner, Gordon & Pikarski
Ken Raskin
Chairman of the Illinois Restaurant Association and owner of Manny's Deli
Jesse Ruiz
Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Jos Saldana
President & CEO, Biba Global
Sam Sanchez
CEO, SamCo Partners
Christine Cikowski
Executive Chef and Managing Partner, Honey Butter Fried Chicken
Rob Lowe
CEO, Wellspring Worldwide
Jessica Droste Yagan
CEO, Impact Engine
Kal Mahmood
President, Old World Industries Inc.
Samir Mayekar
CEO, SiNode Systems
Kevin Boyle
President, Schulze Burch
Kevin Boehm
Co-Founder, Boka Restaurant Group
Dave Bender
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
Executive Director, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
Chairman, Logan County Republican Party
Father Brendan Curran
Catholic Businesses for Immigration Reform
Jaime di Paulo
Executive Director, Little Village Chamber of Commerce
Omar Duque
President & CEO, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Marc J. Gordon
President & CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
Mark Harris
President & CEO, Illinois Science & Technology Coalition
Ed Hoch
President of the Illinois Technology Association
Anna Morzy
President, Polish American Chamber of Commerce
Hedy Ratner
Co-Founder, Women’s Business Development Center
Cyril Regan President
Chicago Irish Immigrant Support
Sergio Suarez
President, North American Institute for Mexican Advancement
Sam Toia
President, Illinois Restaurant Association
Doug L. Whitley
Former President & CEO, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
AJ Wilhelmi
President & CEO, Illinois Hospital Association
Donna M. Carroll
President, Dominican University
Alan W. Cramb
President, Illinois Institute of Technology
Robert Easter
Former President, University of Illinois
A. Gabriel Esteban, PhD
President, DePaul University
Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD
President, Loyola University
Ellen Rudnick
Senior Advisor on Entrepreneurship & Adjunct Professor, The University of Chicago
Morton Schapiro, PhD
President, Northwestern University
Luis Acosta
Business Owner, Yady's Carwash Inc
Bernabe Cabral
Business Owner, La Villita Cleaners
Carolina Cossyleon
Business Owner, Maravilla's Restaurant
Refugio Davila
Business Owner, Davila Auto Service
Benjamin Delgado
Business Owner, Benny's Mensware
Joan Franco
Business Owner, El Anzuelo Restaurant
Hector E. Garcia
Business Owner, G&G Imports LLC
Victor Gonzalez
Business Owner, Quetzalcoat Studio
Laura Granado
Business owner, Laura's Boutique
Ernesto Hernandez
Business Owner, El Campo
Lupe Jimenez
Owner, Carnicerias Jimenez
Jesse Macias
Business Owner, Parks Homes Real Estate
Ernesto Martinez
President, Ernesto Martinez Agency
Francisco Martinez
Business Owner, Isidros Tamales
Apolinar Meza
Business Owner, Elmhurst Carpenter Realtor
Marco Paz
Business Owner, Celias Photo Studio
Jose Romero
Business Owner, Romero Steel
Dora Sanchez
Business Owner, Neveria Michoacana
Jose L. Suarez
President, Mar y Tierra Restaurant
Sergio Saurez Jr.
Business Owner, Martian Solutions
Leo Torres
Business Owner, DJZ United Concrete & Asphalt Inc
Veronica Trevino
Business Owner, Veronica's Maids
Erica Vega
Business Owner, La Galera
Jose Velazquez
Business Owner, Bryan's Jewelry
David D. Hiller
President & CEO, Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Joshua Hoyt
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
Executive Director, National Partnership for New Americans
Rabbi Seth M. Limmer
Chicago Sinai Congregation
Raul Raymundo
Co-Chair, Illinois Business Immigration Coalition
CEO, The Resurrection Project
Dr. Bryan Traubert
Chairman, The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation (PTFF)
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10-27-2017, 05:23 PM #5
What's in a name? S--- by any other name would still stink. So the GOP open borders lobby is active in Illinois, and the liberal open borders lobbies are active on the West Coast and Northeast? I guess that leaves Wisconsin and Minnesota but the Lutheran open borders groups are active there.
At least in our state we have a balanced electorate in spite of the vicissitudes of the politicians. The voters rejected drivers licenses for illegals a few years ago and I think we are going to overturn the 30 year running sanctuary state status. At least we still have that power. Our liberal legislators have been VERY actively working towards establishing a perpetual dictatorship---with limitations on the I&R process and emergency clauses attached to a growing percentage of the legislative bills."Men of low degree are vanity, Men of high degree are a lie. " David
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10-27-2017, 05:28 PM #6
All of the companies need to be boycotted at every turn until they understand if they want to survive off DACA customers, then have at it, but all other customers are no longer interested in trading with them. SHUT THEM DOWN. BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT!
A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation - Ronald Reagan
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10-28-2017, 08:46 AM #7
"Illinois is home to over 42,000 DACA recipients"
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I am sure there are 42 THOUSAND U.S. CITIZENS on welfare and food stamps, unemployed, who should be taking those jobs and get them off the dole!!!ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL
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