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On the recordApril 11, 2019
We're not going to tolerate it on our watch and we're going to do everything we can to make sure people who come to the city, whatever their immigration status is, are going to be treated fairly and with respect.
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Lori Lightfoot
Democratic · Illinois

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Lori Lightfoot asserts Chicago's commitment to treating immigrants fairly and rejecting harmful rhetoric.

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