was an island of blue in a sea of red and the red wave.

One one of Donald Trump's key issues on the campaign trial was immigration.

His promises to conduct the largest mass deportation once in office over 400,000 undocumented residents live in Illinois.

So what does this all mean for them and other non-citizens?

Joining us via zoom is Democratic Congresswoman Day.

meet us.

First of all, congratulations on winning reelection.

Thank you, John.

And I want to start off.

Donald Trump is officially the next president elect after beating out the Harris was take it.

Well, part of Trump's messaging do think was appealing to voters.

>> Yeah.

I've been trying for a while.

I mean, I think that what we have found a stand voters are looking for someone who establishment.

And although Donald Trump was in the presence of 4 years, unlike what you heard from the Republican person on the call on just a few minutes ago, Harckham actually in a good place.

We were struggling.

We had unemployment rate that was significantly higher than what it is You heard a lot of the alternative truth is that we see so much here.

But there were people come here.

was over and over and over.

When I'm there, I'm gonna make it great.

And I think that what we saw is that people are, in fact, struggling right now.

The number one issue regardless of race is the economy.

And while Democrats have passed incredibly important legislation that over the next few months, actually funny enough.

You will see the impact of a lot of these jobs that people want jobs right now.

People are struggling right now home and frankly, Kamala Harris have 3 and a half months to really introduce herself while Donald Trump has been added saying the same things over and over for a long time.

>> I mean, is why do you think, you know that there was that shift among Latinos?

Look, I think that >> a thing or as you heard something, just say that a few moments ago.

And they're also exhausted.

are frustrated that they can purchase a home that they work.

2 jobs they are really upset that they can't afford health care and you have seniors are living off of Social Security and barely making it.

People see the current government.

And oftentimes I think we just change right?

And maybe Donald Trump open change because in this moment I am really struggling.

And I think that it's really important for us to understand that we as Democrats, but I think as elected officials have to relay double have to first to a lot of listening and people are hurting.

People in this moment are asking themselves.

How do I take care of my family highlight for health care?

also make sure that my kids have a better than I did.

came to this country and course, we have an issue with immigration.

We also didn't really demonstrated compelling policy solution to address it.

been here for 30 years.

Still and sit.

>> And I want to talk about immigration a little bit.

Let's talk about another Trump presidency will mean for Dreamers.

As you know, the former president already attempted to kill the Dhaka program, but that didn't hold up legally.

Do think you'll tried to repel it again.

Repeal it again and may and may be be successful this time in a low that mean, I know many people are concerned about that.

>> I think many people are concerned.

Of course, we're concerned that.

Donald Trump is going to have other information right?

My husband was a dreamer up until a few weeks ago when his status adjusted as a result of, you know, marriage adjustment.

But that fear is very real for people.

And the reality is that Donald Trump has shown who he is when he's in office.

He has shown us what it is to control over certain course as he has we are extremely concerned.

It is why I think that in this precise moment, while Joe Biden is still president and while we still have the Senate, we have a responsibility to everything they can in our power to extend the most protections we can against Donald Trump and his promises to harm our communities and Dreamers are right there.

Here's the interesting thing.

We talk a lot about the economy.

Number one 96.7 billion dollars a year are generated in taxes for undocumented people doesn't even counting the Dreamers who who also generate billions of dollars in.

Think about the impact it has taxes.

When 35% of 17 generated is going to Social Security.

Another portion of that is going to Medicare.

The reality is that this craziness, this even as of Donald Trump and mass deportations, it's going him in the face.

When you realize it's economic impact this will have on our entire economy.

And I look very many seniors who right now are depending on Social Security.

>> And Congresswoman, what do you tell The people who are Dhaka recipients and are worried?

What's your message to them?

I'm going to tell them that as long as I can vary.

And so many of us in the state of Illinois, we will everything in our power to protect them.

That I am going back to the scene next week.

Not many working with my colleagues to ensure that we put pressure into our administration to every single potential protection for Dreamers to ensure these case locks that are so delayed where people are just weeks and months waiting for an appointment to be able to get adjustment that we speed up that process of people that eligible for adjustment can get it done because people are living in fear.

And I'm confident that the to our governor, our mayor and our state General Assembly, we will do everything they can to protect people here in Illinois.

We have a tough, tough battle ahead.

And I am ready to roll up my sleeves and I'm ready like to protect communities.

In Chicago is the same tree city.

Can the city protect undocking the undocumented community from the threat of mass deportations?

>> Look, couple years ago the state legislature passed the bill.

>> That ice and local police from working together for the purpose of deportations.

Obviously there's a criminal case that is a very different situation right in terms you the challenges and certainly what ends up happening is already been happening.

But Illinois has certain provisions of protections for families that he will continue to use.

Of course, it will be very difficult under a Trump presidency.

But I can tell loud and clear that the 2 Governor Pritzker, the mayor and the general Assembly will do everything to protect our families.

This yds off the to port a child has been since the age of 2.

And now he's 22 and we're going to protect them or into everything we can.

Even if that means literal protest organizations protecting people write in their home.

And Congressman, you were born here in Chicago to water Mollen immigrants.

Trump has threatened to end birthright.

>> Citizenship.

Why do you think he's adamant about nearing people's pass to citizenship?

>> I think it's hypocritical and his wife was also an immigrant is a Democrat, right?

And so his son stick with me this.

The son of a Russian immigrant.

So it's just really, really cynical.

But here's here's a here's the thing.

He's going to do everything he possibly can to ensure that this country becomes Christian nationalist country.

And the fear of people that look like me that someone like me for him is far greater than the love for this country.

And so we have to do everything we can and hopefully the house has not been lost just We still have 27 reason to have not been called.

Here's still crossing fingers that we get the majority in the house.

But if we don't on that, we do everything in our power, particularly with local legislatures to ensure that we're protecting as much as we can.

And this idea that someone who was born in this country doesn't have the right to be a U.S. citizen could not be more on American and more hypocritical from Donald