One Nation One Dream

Immigrant Priorities for the Benefit of All of Illinois: 2009

Move Illinois’ Congressional delegation to support comprehensive immigration reform.
Stop immigration raids and deportations.
Make US citizenship affordable again.
Support refugees and the organizations that work with them.
Assist Illinois immigrants in learning English (We Want to Learn English Initiative)
Assist Illinois immigrants in fully integrating through the New Americans Initiative and Immigrant Family Resource Program.

ICIRR Releases Groundbreaking English Report

Our state’s English education system is broken. ESL enrollments are falling, funding is shrinking, and students are not gaining the English skills they need to fully contribute to our economy and society. ICIRR’s new report, Empty Promises: The Unmet Need for English Instruction Across Illinois, documents these failures, but also points to successful community initiatives that are helping immigrant learners move forward. Read more…

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May Day

Despite on and off light drizzle and the H1N1 panic an estimated five to seven thousand people gathered at Union Park in Chicago and marched to federal plaza. Read more…

Nuns and Allies Confront ICE on the 100th Day of the Obama Administration

After 2 1/2 years of weekly vigils, nuns confront ICE seeking to pray with detainees inside the Broadview detention facility. Read more…

Immigrant Advocates Rally Against Mark Kirk

As Congressman Mark Kirk gave a speech in the City Club of Chicago Luncheon, hundreds of immigrant rights advocates, youth, and community leaders ralli Read more…

Emanuel, Obama, and Now Labor

Today, the New York Times reports that the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Read more…