J.B. Pritzker: “As governor, I've had to debate people who are lying on the other side of the stage constantly.”

Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence. Let them enjoy a time-honored American tradition safely and peacefully.

It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

Peaceful protesters have been hit with tear gas and shot with rubber bullets; journalists simply reporting the facts on the ground have been targeted and arrested; U.S. citizens, including children, have been traumatized and detained.

The Trump administration’s illegal actions already have subjected and are subjecting Illinois to serious and irreparable harm.