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by Angela Caputo
2:40pm
Thu Dec 10, 2009

Rigo's Deportation Halted (UPDATED)

Immigration

A bit of good news from our friends over at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR): Rigo Padilla's impending deportation (following a misdemeanor DUI offense) has been deferred for one year by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.&...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
3:27pm
Fri Dec 4, 2009
4 comments

Schakowsky Goes To Bat For Rigo

Jan Schakowsky

For University of Illinois at Chicago junior Rigo Padilla, the countdown to deportation is now less than two weeks away.  And immigration reform activists are pulling out all the stops in an effort to push back the deadline.

Among them is Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
1:16pm
Wed Dec 2, 2009
2 comments

A Local Posterchild For Our Broken Immigration System

Chicago City Council

For months now, the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) has kept a spotlight on Rigoberto Padilla, a 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student who is staring down a December deportation deadline. As the coalition points out, Rigo's situation...

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by Adam Doster
11:48am
Thu Nov 12, 2009
3 comments

Gutierrez Won't Vote For Health Care Reform That Excludes Immigrants

Luis Gutierrez

Over the past couple of day, we've highlighted statements of disgust
from Illinois congressmen and candidates about the restrictive
anti-choice amendment added to the House health care bill that passed
last weekend. But abortion isn't the only hot-button issue that could
...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:11pm
Fri Oct 23, 2009
7 comments

Durbin Says Immigration Reform Will Have To Wait Until Next Year

Congress

Hoping to add some urgency to the debate in Washington, Rep. Luis Gutierrez recently said he will introduce a comprehensive immigration reform package as early as next month. But Sen. Dick Durbin isn't as optimistic that Congress will approve such a measure in 2009. "We won...

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by Angela Caputo
2:17pm
Wed Oct 14, 2009
1 comment

Gutierrez: “Justice For Immigrants Is Today’s Civil Rights Struggle”

Congress

Illinois' own Rep. Luis Gutierrez is growing impatient over his colleagues' unwillingness to put immigration reform at the top of the congressional agenda this year. Calling "justice for immigrants today's civil rights struggle,"  the Chicago Democrat is preparing ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
3:23pm
Wed Oct 7, 2009

The Latest From City Hall

Chicago City Council

Chicago's City Hall isn't the most hospitable place for progressives seeking transparency or inclusive public policy. But that didn't deter activists of all stripes -- from labor organizers and abortion-rights supporters to homeless advocates and public interest ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:45am
Fri Sep 4, 2009
5 comments

Kirk Attempts To Squelch Immigration Ad Campaign

Mark Kirk

On Wednesday, we highlighted a new Spanish-language ad campaign from the group Illinois Immigrant Action attempting to highlight Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk's insensitive and misguided rhetoric on immigration reform.  The campaign includes radio, internet, ...

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by Adam Doster
2:50pm
Wed Sep 2, 2009
1 comment

Immigrant Rights Community Tees Off On Kirk

Mark Kirk

Mark Kirk's record on immigration reform is not sterling. It's also a topic he'd prefer to avoid. But if the North Shore Republican wants to run for U.S. Senate, the group Illinois Immigrant Action (the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights' 501(c)(4) sister ...