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  • taiwan_girlT Offline
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    Chinatown in Chicago was historical as people from Hong Kong and the areas close to it. Cantonese was the most common language spoken there.

    That has changed a bit in recent years, but I dont think that just because more people in Chinatown are from "mainland" China does not mean that they are pro-China. There are quite a few that left because of the government.

    As to immigration, I would guess that at least 60% (or more) of the service workers in Chinatown at the restaurants, shops, etc. are illegal. But, I guess they dont vote. LOL

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    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

      Chinatown in Chicago was historical as people from Hong Kong and the areas close to it. Cantonese was the most common language spoken there.

      That has changed a bit in recent years, but I dont think that just because more people in Chinatown are from "mainland" China does not mean that they are pro-China. There are quite a few that left because of the government.

      As to immigration, I would guess that at least 60% (or more) of the service workers in Chinatown at the restaurants, shops, etc. are illegal. But, I guess they dont vote. LOL

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      George K
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      #8

      @taiwan_girl said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

      ...I would guess that at least 60% (or more) of the service workers in Chinatown at the restaurants, shops, etc. are illegal. But, I guess they dont vote. LOL

      ORLY? In Chicago? C'mon...

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • George KG George K

        @taiwan_girl said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

        ...I would guess that at least 60% (or more) of the service workers in Chinatown at the restaurants, shops, etc. are illegal. But, I guess they dont vote. LOL

        ORLY? In Chicago? C'mon...

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        taiwan_girl
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        #9

        @George-K 😂 😂

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          #10

          This is a pretty middle-class white neighborhood. Just to the east of O'Hare.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG George K

            This is a pretty middle-class white neighborhood. Just to the east of O'Hare.

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            @George-K said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

            This is a pretty middle-class white neighborhood. Just to the east of O'Hare.

            Link to video

            The Brad

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            • taiwan_girlT Offline
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              #12

              Politicians take too many things for granted.

              "Illinois will always be Democrat"
              "Texas will always be Republic"
              etc

              Being complacent will cause failure.

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              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                Politicians take too many things for granted.

                "Illinois will always be Democrat"
                "Texas will always be Republic"
                etc

                Being complacent will cause failure.

                George KG Offline
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                George K
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                #13

                @taiwan_girl said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

                "Illinois will always be Democrat"

                20 years is not "always," but it's close enough for government work.

                Screenshot 2024-11-10 at 8.16.50 PM.png

                "Texas will always be Republic"

                Screenshot 2024-11-10 at 8.16.25 PM.png

                California

                Screenshot 2024-11-10 at 8.19.11 PM.png

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • MikM Away
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                  Mik
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                  #14

                  Um…Frank Calabrese is a political commentator?? Not part of The Outfit?

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    #15

                    Speaking of Illinois...

                    Remember when the federal government threatened to withhold funds if the states didn't implement a 55mph speed limit on the interstates?

                    I can see the incoming administration doing a similar thing with other policies - immigration, transgender stuff, etc.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      George K
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                      #16

                      A comment on X:

                      "Conspiracy to violate immigration laws—particularly 8 USC §1324, harboring illegal aliens--is a Federal felony good for 10 years.

                      I hope AG Gaetz is taking notes on these public confessions."

                      https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                      LuFins DadL 1 Reply Last reply
                      • HoraceH Offline
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                        Horace
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                        #17

                        There's the cosplay LD was referring to. At this time, mere fantasies of cosplay, but let's see where it goes.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • George KG George K

                          Speaking of Illinois...

                          Remember when the federal government threatened to withhold funds if the states didn't implement a 55mph speed limit on the interstates?

                          I can see the incoming administration doing a similar thing with other policies - immigration, transgender stuff, etc.

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                          jon-nyc
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                          @George-K He tried it in his first term with sanctuary states and failed. The money has to be related to the action, else it’s just extortion.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            I can't see Pritzker getting very far. He's just not that cuddly, engaging or smart. His policies are too conventionally Democratic.

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                              A comment on X:

                              "Conspiracy to violate immigration laws—particularly 8 USC §1324, harboring illegal aliens--is a Federal felony good for 10 years.

                              I hope AG Gaetz is taking notes on these public confessions."

                              https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324

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                              @George-K said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

                              A comment on X:

                              "Conspiracy to violate immigration laws—particularly 8 USC §1324, harboring illegal aliens--is a Federal felony good for 10 years.

                              I hope AG Gaetz is taking notes on these public confessions."

                              https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324

                              Isn’t that a literal and actual insurrection?

                              The Brad

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                              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                @George-K said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

                                A comment on X:

                                "Conspiracy to violate immigration laws—particularly 8 USC §1324, harboring illegal aliens--is a Federal felony good for 10 years.

                                I hope AG Gaetz is taking notes on these public confessions."

                                https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324

                                Isn’t that a literal and actual insurrection?

                                HoraceH Offline
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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #21

                                @LuFins-Dad said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

                                @George-K said in Pritzker starts setting up for 2028:

                                A comment on X:

                                "Conspiracy to violate immigration laws—particularly 8 USC §1324, harboring illegal aliens--is a Federal felony good for 10 years.

                                I hope AG Gaetz is taking notes on these public confessions."

                                https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324

                                Isn’t that a literal and actual insurrection?

                                Yes.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  #22

                                  This is good training for those of us who can't imagine not taking a politician seriously. Observe yourself in how you react to this politician's words, and try to figure out how you're managing to not take him seriously, in his literal threat to take up arms against the federal government.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-possible-illinois-has-gotten-the-message-that-fiscal-insanity-doesnt-work/

                                    Pritzker surprised many by not raising taxes and even reining in some spending, including nixing a health-care program for undocumented adult aliens.

                                    “We have to live within our means. If you come to the table looking to spend more — I’m going to ask you where you want to cut,” Pritzker lectured the liberal legislature. “Economic growth is an essential ingredient that allows us to move beyond a challenging budget year like this one.”

                                    Democrats sat on their hands when they heard that part of Pritzker’s speech. But other observers cheered his new pragmatism. “A budget free at last from tax increases should begin to send a message to job creators that the state’s leaders understand they’re in a competition with other states for business investment,” wrote the Chicago Tribune.

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                                      That Tweet makes it look as though he's called Colorado Mike Johnston. And who wouldn't vote for somebody called Colorado Mike?

                                      I was only joking

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                                        Trump's lasting impact will be to have made the Democrats a better party with better ideas. There really is nothing he can't do.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          I’ve considered his legacy might just be to make the Democrats better while making the Republicans worse.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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