Letter to the Editor | Pritzker back grandstanding for media attention

Dear Editor,

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is back grandstanding for the news media, complaining about the immigration crisis trickling up to Illinois.

In October, Pritzker sent an open letter to President Biden begging for federal tax resources to deal with the so-called “asylum seekers” being bussed to Illinois. Not once in his appeal did Pritzker ask the administration to shut down the border or reinstate the successful “Remain in Mexico” policy of the Trump Administration.

This month, Pritzker paid the Austin American-Statesman newspaper to publish another open letter, this one addressed to Texas Governor Greg Abbot. Referencing the freezing temperatures of a typical Illinois winter, Pritzker pleads for mercy, pointing out that many lives are vulnerable to the cold weather.

Ironically, not one word was written to Biden about the critical need to secure the border. Wouldn’t it be nice to see an open letter in the USA Today in which Pritzker could appeal to the Biden Administration for serious enforcement?

And while Pritzker laments the lives at stake because of the season’s “dangerous winter storm and subzero temperatures,” there is not one mention of the tens of thousands of American lives being destroyed by fentanyl and other deadly drugs flowing into our cities.

If Gov. Pritzker were serious about this crisis, he’d speak out about the dangers of open borders and the failure of the executive branch to uphold federal immigration laws to protect the citizens of this great nation.

David E. Smith, Executive Director
Illinois Family Institute

Rockets fall to Central Catholic, 52-39

Claire Meharry dribbles the ball in the Rockets' home game against Clinton. This week the sophomoref forward went two-for-two from the free-throw line and hit one bucket in her team's loss against BCC on Monday. Unity, who faces Prairie Central this week, is 3-1 and moves to third place in the Illini Prairie Conference.

Photo: UnityPhotos/Jamie Price

TOLONO - Raegen Stringer led Unity with 14 points in their Illini Prairie Conference game against visiting Bloomington Central Catholic on Monday. Addison Ray chipped ten points, and Reagen Little contributed six more for the team's trio of top scorers.

Stringer snagged four steals and had five rebounds. Ray led the rebounding effort with five boards and tallied three assists.

Thanks to a 21-12 third quarter, the Saints held the 13-point advantage through the final quarter.

BCC (16-5) had three players with double figures. Logan Shanks and Meg Uhren finished with 12 points each. Laura Emm had ten points, sophomore Emme Hurie scored eight, and Cate Uhren rounded out the team's effort with six points.

Emily Decker, Claire Meharry, and Grace Bickers came off the bench to help keep the game close for two quarters. Decker finished with two points, Meharry had four, while Bickers finished with three.

The 13-9 Rockets face Prairie Central on the road this Thursday.

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