Schakowsky Statement on Unconstitutional Deployment of National Guard

EVANSTON - Today. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement on Trump's unconstitutional, politically motivated deployment of the National Guard in Chicago:

"Donald Trump and his henchman in the Republican Party are once again using fear, chaos, and cruelty to distract from their real agenda: taking away health care from 17 million Americans, slashing vital services, and protecting billionaires while families pay more to visit the doctor.

"What Donald Trump is doing is horrific. The raids taking place in our communities and the attempted illegal deployment of the National Guard to Chicago are about political theater, not public safety. ICE agents are kicking down doors and rounding up screaming children in the middle of the night. Trump's actions are deliberately endangering Chicagoans.

"Donald Trump and this gang of thugs have the audacity to think what they are doing makes America strong. They are mistaken. Immigrants are and always have been what makes our country great. We are a welcoming community, and our diversity is our strength. We will not be intimidated by the wannabe dictator in the White House, and we will not stand by as our community is ravaged.

"I will continue fighting in Congress to block these unconstitutional and inhumane raids, stop the deployment of federal forces on our streets, and expose the cruel, corrupt Republican plan to rip away health care protections and raise health insurance rates.

"We will not let Trump get away with waging a war on the American people. Not in Chicago. Not anywhere. Not now. Not ever."

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