The Windy City Says Bring It On, Immigration Reform

Chicago Can Process the Paperwork, Integrate the Newcomers, and Get Them Working

What might comprehensive immigration reform look like—around the country and in Chicago, a longtime city of immigrants—if Congress passes a bill that gives the 11 million undocumented people living in America a path to legality? At a Zócalo/Azteca America event at the Chicago Cultural Center, a panel of scholars of immigration and integration talked about the bill that’s currently on the table and the future of Chicago’s immigrant community.

ImmigrationWorks USA president Tamar Jacoby, who’s been working with lawmakers and organizations on the current immigration reform legislation, is optimistic about the …

by Sarah Rothbard | June 19, 2013

First Comes Immigration Reform, Then Comes … What?

Assessing the Challenges Facing a Half-Million Chicagoans

June 17, 2013

Congress’ passage of a comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill would mark the end of a contentious political battle. But for undocumented immigrants all over the country—as well as their families, …

All the Old, Unfamiliar Places

America Is Home-But Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way?

by Janice Thomson | November 20, 2011

America is a foreign place. This shouldn’t be so. I’m American. I was born here. I’ve lived most of my life here. But five years ago I left and moved …

A Veteran’s Return

Visiting The Bench Where My Parents’ Future Began

by Peter Smith | November 10, 2011

I’ve been trying for years to write something about my mother’s bench in the waiting room at Union Station in Chicago. The bench where she sat and waited the day my …

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