Illinois State Treasurer’s Office News Releases
Treasurers, comptrollers, controllers from across the U.S. warn of economic consequences of expelling Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders
In an open letter released this week, nine state and local treasurers, comptrollers and controllers from across the country warned of the devastating economic consequences that would result should Congress fail to pass a Dream Act and allow Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders living legally in the U.S. to be deported. The letter calls on Congress and the Trump administration to do two main things: pass a no strings attached Dream Act, and issue extensions for TPS recipients from Honduras and El Salvador. The elected officials, responsible for the financial…
Congressional Tax Plans Would Assign Social Security Number to a Fetus
CHICAGO — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today condemned Congressional Republicans for quietly inserting language into tax reform legislation that would allow a fetus to receive a social security number, a long-time goal of anti-choice advocates who believe such an action can help overturn Roe v. Wade. Frerichs also called upon Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner to lobby Illinois’ Congressional delegation to eliminate this attempt to grant personhood to a fetus under the crass disguise that it makes it easier for families to save for college. Rauner has said that he…