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by Joshua Hoyt
10:13am
Fri Apr 17, 2009

Obama Is "Chicago-Tough" Enough To Tackle Immigration Reform

Barack Obama’s first trip to Mexico this week will not be spent enjoying the famous Mexican surf and sun. He and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have a series of
difficult issues they must address. Following Calderon's crackdown on
the Mexican narcotics cartels, ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
12:07pm
Thu Apr 16, 2009

Kirk Puts Border Security Before Comprehensive Immigration Reform

In a definite first for the City Club of Chicago, condoms lays scattered across the white linen tableclothes at their luncheon yesterday feature GOP Rep. Mark Kirk, thanks to a protest organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). The ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:00pm
Wed Apr 8, 2009

Lessons Learned In Waukegan

In an op-ed published today, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) executive director Joshua Hoyt writes that, while the defeat of Republican and anti-immigrant activist Rosanna Pulido in yesterday's 5th Congressional District special election was &...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:17pm
Thu Apr 2, 2009

Pulido: Global Warming Is A "Hoax"

During last night's WTTW debate betwen the three candidates in the IL-5 special election on Tuesday, GOP candidate Rosanna "Chicagolady" Pulido not surprisingly laid out a few of her extreme right-wing policy positions. For instance, she said she opposes a cap-and-...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
4:55pm
Thu Mar 26, 2009

Durbin Renews The DREAM

About this time each spring, college acceptance letters start
hitting mailboxes across the country. But through no fault of their
own, higher education isn't an option for approximately 65,000 high school seniors every year. This is because, despite growing up in the U.S., ...

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by Adam Doster
12:37pm
Sat Mar 21, 2009

Guiterrez, George Call For Raid Moratorium (UPDATED)

The National Family Unity Campaign, Rep. Luis Guitierrez’ effort
to shine a light on inhumane workplace raids and push for comprehensive
immigration reform, swings back through Chicago today. Buoyed by President Obama's promise this week that he'll soon introduce a new ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
9:58am
Tue Mar 17, 2009

Schakowsky Lends A Hand To Those Who Can't Afford Citizenship

Last fall, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right’s (ICIRR) documented an indisputable trend: When the Bush administration hiked citizenship fees in 2007, applications fielded by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plummeted. At the time, ICIRR ...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
10:20am
Sun Mar 8, 2009

Rounding Out The Week

Over the past few days, the ball has moved down the field on a number of stories we've been following.  Here's the latest:

- We've watched as congressional legislation allowing bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages has been put on the back-burner again and again over the ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
1:00pm
Sat Mar 7, 2009

The Anti-Immigrant Agenda In Springfield

Earlier this week, the State-Journal Register took note
that Illinois’ lawmakers are full of legislative ideas
year, having already introduced some 6,700 bills just a month into the
current session. Unfortunately, buried within this mountain of
legislation are a series of ...