* Fox News…

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich joined a growing group of Democrats criticizing President Biden’s border policies as the migrant crisis continues to burden major U.S. cities, including Chicago.

“It’s a humanitarian crisis, it’s a national security crisis caused by Biden’s President Biden’s open borders policies, caused by the rhetoric of Democratic governors like our Governor Pritzker – who used to work for me, by the way, when I was a Democratic governor – where they talk about sanctuary cities,” Blagojevich told “America’s Newsroom” Thursday.

First, I wouldn’t call a member of the Human Rights Commission an employee of the governor, but whatever. Also, he’s still calling himself a Democrat? He seems to have departed from that party.

* More importantly, from Fox News back in 2006…

Hoisting American flags into the air, tens of thousands of immigrants from the Chicago area marched downtown in a display of support for immigrant rights as a bill to stiffen border enforcement awaits action in the U.S. Senate. […]

Gov. Rod Blagojevich addressed the crowd in Spanish, telling them he is the son of immigrant parents and understands their issues.

The Democrat’s proclamation that “ustedes no son criminales. Ustedes son trabajadores” (”You are not criminals. You are workers”) brought loud cheers.

* 2007…

The Homeland Security Department is suing Illinois to undo a new state law the federal agency says would make it more difficult to enforce the nation’s immigration laws.

The law is an amendment to Illinois’s “Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act” which would make it impossible, says Homeland Security, for employers to participate in a voluntary federal program many currently use to verify whether new employees are legally entitled to work in the U.S.

Called E-Verify, the Internet program allows employers to transmit to the federal government certain identity information which permits immigration officials to confirm (or not) whether the employees can be legally employed. […]

Rep. Pete Roskam (R-Ill.) has issued a statement as well, applauding the lawsuit and accusing Gov. Rod Blagojevich of trying to create “virtual sanctuary within the State of Illinois for illegal aliens.”

* In 2005, Blagojevich touted the creation of his “New Americans Executive Order.” Here’s an excerpt from the press release…

Since 2003, Governor Blagojevich has taken several executive and legislative steps to protect immigrants and help them be successful, including:

• Launching the All Kids program that will make Illinois the first state in the nation to provide comprehensive, affordable health insurance to all of the state’s uninsured children.

• Signing into law a bill that makes Illinois the most aggressive state in the nation in regards to protecting day laborers and going after unlawful day and temporary labor agencies that cheat workers of their hard-earned pay and leave them unprotected at work. The Governor has also announced a number of measures to significantly bring down the number of Latino workers suffering injuries and fatalities in the workplace.

• Launching the New Americans Initiative aimed at helping thousands of eligible permanent residents become naturalized U.S. citizens. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is administering the Initiative, a $3-million-a-year partnership with the state.

• Signing legislation that recognizes consular I.D. cards as valid forms of identification in Illinois, similar to a Secretary of State-issued state I.D.

• Signing into law a bill that allows for undocumented immigrants to attend public universities in Illinois paying in-state tuition rates.

• Signing into law a bill that protects immigrants from abuse by unlawful notary publics who misrepresent themselves as immigration lawyers and charge excessive fees for their services.

* And we’ll close out with this 2008 letter to the Daily Herald editor from some guy in Arlington Heights that apparently could have been written by our former governor today…

Isn’t it wonderful that the Democratic Party is pandering to the Latino population?

The Democratic Party is leaving it up to the Republicans to solve the problem of illegal immigration.

Many states surrounding Illinois are cracking down on illegal immigrants and are cutting off social services and jobs. Since Illinois is a sanctuary state and the Democratic Party is willing to provide billions in social services, these illegals are flooding into Illinois as Rod Blagojevich, Richie Daley and Barack Obama wave them in.

The Latino population in Chicago and the six collar counties is about three million. I see six million Latinos in five years and 10 million in 10 years. Guess what? Your Democratic vote won’t count anymore.

The 2020 Census counted about 2.3 million Hispanic people statewide.