When the pioneers, many of whom are our forefathers, migrated from Illinois to the west in 1847, they were seeking freedom from oppression to exercise their faith in peace. They wanted to be free, to speak, live and pray as they believed they should.
The pioneers risked all to migrate west, not to the United States but to Mexico. They sought escape from the oppression imposed upon them by the United States and, in particular, the state of Illinois.
Members of our congressional delegation have forgotten their roots when they blindly support the present administration in oppressing others seeking freedom.