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 b Read more…
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group that worked with Gov. Blagojevich to craft the executive order, has played a lead role in fostering integration initiatives in other states. Read more…
State’s taskforce and Policy Council present to Governor recommendations that will help set Illinois as national model for proactive immigration policy. Read more…
"Si se peude! Si se Puede!" The positive reverberations of "we can do it" filled the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on November 19, where hundreds of activists, community leaders, politicians, supporters and immigrant families crowded into the cavernous room to support and celebrate the signing of the New Americans Executive Order, which effectively makes Illinois the most immigrant�receptive state in the nation.
New Executive Order is first of its kind in the nation - Governor announces creation of immigration policy office and 15-member immigrant policy council during convention at Navy Pier - Governor's Office Press Release Read more…