Southwest Organizing Project

Wilhour grills “Southwest Organizing Project,” paid $62M by state taxpayers to promote illegal immigration to Illinois

April 22, 2026

Affiliates of the Southwest Organizing Project, which has received more than $62 million in taxpayer funding over the past two years, were questioned about the organization’s political activities by State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) during an April 21 House Appropriations–Elementary and Secondary Education Committee hearing.