"Dishonest and Shameful" Announces the Race of the Governor of Illinois

"We are not a correctional society. We are not separating anyone, "said Judy Lilley, spokesperson for Correct Care Solutions, on Friday. "Until you are in one of them – it's really like an emergency care center." We take care of the patients. what we are doing. "

Since fiscal 2017, Correct Care Solutions has reported $ 1 billion in annual revenue from government contracts, Lilley said. Correct Care is part of the for-profit entrepreneurs who have seen their incomes rise under the controversial policies of the Trump administration.

The history of POLITICO detailed Rauner's economic statements, which reported a profit from a private equity fund owner of Correct Care. The firm itself has been the source of controversy, facing dozens of lawsuits alleging extensive negligence.

But Pritzker's announcement goes beyond the POLITICO report and says that the company has helped promote a policy of family separation. Care does not work in centers where children are separated from their parents. She said that the company would not know in one way or another if it provides services to the parents of these children.

Rauner condemned the advertisement and asked that it be removed.

"Gov. Rauner was clear from the start, he opposed the separation of the family," Rauner campaign spokesman Will Allison said Friday. "It is shameful that Pritzker continues to make these false statements despite media around the state pointing out his dishonesty."

But Pritzker argues that the Republican governor, through his links with Correct Care, is obliged to promote the policy of family separation.

"The fact is that, while bipartisan governors have spoken out against their states supporting Donald Trump's family separation policy, Bruce Rauner has refused to say that he would not send troops from National border guards from Illinois. "Pritzker spokesman Galia Slayen said in a statement:" The fact is that Bruce Rauner owns a business that helps keep children separate of their families through their work to keep the detention centers operational. "

Immigrant rights groups have criticized the financial ties between a governor in office and a for-profit entrepreneur from the ICE , clear conflict of interest and urging Rauner, a multimillionaire, to give in. Rauner's campaign said that he will not give in and that the governor has put his finances in the hands of a third party and follows procedures blind trust. "