Pritzker open to conversation with Trump on alderman’s immigration proposal

Published November 12, 2025 4:24pm ET



(The Center Square) – A letter from a Chicago alderman to President Donald Trump could lead to a conversation with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over immigration.

Alderman Raymond Lopez wrote to the president and proposed that noncitizens with clean criminal records in the country for more than 10 years pay a $2,500 fee to gain pardon and amnesty.

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