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Wall Street Journal: ICIRR Leads Way on Integration

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This week's Wall Street Journal shows how ICIRR became a leader in the movement to press for innovative policies that help to integrate immigrants into their new communities. "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." We have indeed worked with leaders in states like New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington, where new, proactive approaches in the Illinois model will help to transform many nationalities into one nation. It’s exciting to see the movement take root! Read more…

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