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Immigrant Advocates Win Movement from White House

Today, March 11, 2010, a group of 13 leaders from national and grassroots immigrant advocacy organizations, labor unions, and clergy met for 1 hour and 15 minutes with President Barack Obama and top advisors Melody Barnes and Valery Jarrett to discuss immigration reform. Leer más…

ICIRR’s Executive Director Joshua Hoyt to Participate at White House Meeting on Immigration

Chicago, Illinois – On March 11, 2010, Joshua Hoyt, Executive Director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) will join a group of selected leaders from national and gras Leer más…

ICIRR en la prensa

Obama Links Immigration Overhaul in 2010 to G.O.P. Backing

Julia Preston

Business owners push Obama on immigration reform

Mike Danahey

ELGIN -- While health care reform debate roils into its 16th month, a group of area business owners is part of a nationwide effort imploring Washington to tackle another hot button issue ASAP: compreh Leer más…

News and Analysis

Obama Links Immigration Overhaul in 2010 to G.O.P. Backing

Julia Preston

Business owners push Obama on immigration reform

Mike Danahey

ELGIN -- While health care reform debate roils into its 16th month, a group of area business owners is part of a nationwide effort imploring Washington to tackle another hot button issue ASAP: compreh Leer más…

Local business leaders call on Sen. Durbin to lead immigration reform

Larissa Chinwah

A group of business owners from the Northwest suburbs has called on Sen. Leer más…

Chicago Immigrant Advocate Presses Obama

Chip Mitchell

A Chicago man who’s pushing for a federal immigration overhaul says a meeting Thursday afternoon with President Barack Obama encourages him. Leer más…

Immigrant Youth To Durbin: "Take The Lead"

Angela Caputo

Illinois' immigrant rights activists are keeping the pressure on Congress and the White House to quickly take up comprehensive reforms, and it appears that they're making inroads. Leer más…

Expert of the Week

Vidal de Haymes, Maria

Several years of social work practice with Latino immigrants in CBO’s. Research related to the impact of migration on families. She developed a migration studies specialization to prepare social work students for practice with immigrant families.

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