A group of citizens stood on the 127th Street bridge over I-355 holding signs reading "Secure Our Border", "Stop the Illegal Alien Invasion" and "A Nation Without Border is Not a Nation." The rally was publicized on the Lockport-Homer Tea Party Website. A woman named Stephanie from Lemont stated she organized the gathering because she felt something needed to be done to secure the border. Stephanie stated "right now this country has a jobless situation, we have to straighten out our own country." She stated she is not against helping children who have obviously suffered emotionally because of their experiences, but "it has to stop somewhere."
Will County Board Member Stephen Balich was also in attendance and stated we are experiencing "an invasion of the US by illegals" and that some of the unaccompanied minors could have gang affiliations and "we have enough gang bangers already in the United States." Balich went on to say the unaccompanied minors are "bringing diseases into this country....and they are coming to the
Chicago area."
US Senator Dick Durbin spoke recently on the issue:
