ICIRR in the News

Mexicans Chicago's Largest Group of Legal Immigrants

October 28, 2009

More than 10,000 Mexicans moved to Chicagoland legally last year

 

While it often doesn't make headlines, there are a significant number of immigrants who migrate to the United States legally.

Immigration Remarks Land Mark Kirk On A Condom In New Ads

September 08, 2009

A two-year-old comment from U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk suggesting that condoms could help reduce the illegal immigration of Mexicans to America is again an issue as the North Shore Republican campaigns for President Obama's former Senate seat.

Leaders push to stay student's deportation

August 26, 2009

Student's deportation a familiar tale

August 26, 2009

A former honor student from the Southwest Side, Rigo Padilla, 21, started classes Monday at the University of Illinois at Chicago. But by Christmas Padilla could end up thousands of miles away in a small town in Jalisco, Mexico -- a place he barely knows.

A few beers and now this student faces deportation

August 24, 2009

The Obama Administration is blindly enforcing immigration laws that would end in the deportation of  promising college students and recent graduates whose parents brought them to the United States as children.

ICIRR Statement on the Deportation Order of Rigo Padilla

August 18, 2009

Today’s immigration ruling ordering the removal of Rigoberto Padilla is a tragedy for him, his family, and our entire community.  Rigoberto has lived more than two-thirds of his life in the United States.  He is a hard worker, devoted son, committed volunteer, and excellent student.

Se lanza para Senador

July 21, 2009

Ayer, desde el que fuera el hogar de sus padres, en Kelinworth, Illinois, el representante federal por el Distrito 10 anunció su candidatura por la curul dejada por el ahora presidente Barack Obama.

New citizens celebrate becoming an American

July 03, 2009

For Sungjoo Yoo, neither age nor language could prevent him from coming to America and becoming a citizen.

The 80-year-old Chicago resident, originally from Korea, got his citizenship two years ago.

"When I heard of all the opportunities for my family and me here, I wanted to apply for citizenship," Yoo said. "I care about this country and its future."

Social services create opportunities

July 01, 2009

I am dismayed that the proposed state budget will eliminate critical human services that not only support our most vulnerable Illinoisans but also create a pathway for them -- as it did for me -- to becoming fully productive and contributing members of our state and nation.

Obama Committed to the 'Heavy Lifting' on Immigration, Lawmakers Say

June 28, 2009

A bipartisan group of lawmakers emerged from a White House meeting with President Obama today confident that the president is ready to put his political weight behind an comprehensive overhaul of the nation's immigration laws.

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