• Waukegan Sat, 01/17/2009 9:00am Holy Family Immigrant Center
  • Des Plaines Sat, 01/24/2009 9:00am St. Mary's Community Center
  • Hanover Park Sat, 02/21/2009 9:00am St. Ansgar School

Immigration blogs

Shouldn't Immigrants Pay Taxes, Too?

Fact: Undocumented immigrants do pay taxes. They pump $7 billion per year into our social security system at a time when baby boomers are getting ready to retire and birth rates are going down. Learn more...

Behind the Veil: Video Portrays Anti-immigrant Extremism

Behind The Veil: America’s Anti-Immigration Network

"What if all the leading anti-immigration groups were founded by the same man, funded by the same organization, and had ties to White supremacy?” asks the expose video, “Behind the Veil: America's Anti-Immigrant Network," released today. Read more…

By Joshua Hoyt

Tell the Department of Justice to Investigate Joe Arpaio Civil Rights Abuses

Sign the petition calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Joe Arpaio’s dangerous, racist antics. Read more…

The Latest

January 21st Mobilization

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Do you want to be part of history? Do you want to help define the next crucial chapter in the struggle for a Just and Humane Immigration Reform? Then join ICIRR in a historic mobilization to Washington DC for the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama, as well as a nationwide action for Immigrant Justice and Immigration Reform in Washington DC on January 21st!

Access to Religious Ministry Act Signed Into Law

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This historic legislation is the first in the country to address the needs of immigrants in detention. The law (Public Act 95-1022) states that any county jail holding immigration detainees will be required to provide reasonable access to religious workers.

Court Delays Prevented Thousands of Potential New Citizens from Voting

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As the Washington Post reported yesterday, citizenship delays likely prohibited thousands of immigrants from voting in this historic election.

Breaking News

New Americans Vote 2008

Goal: Register 20,000 New American voters in Illinois. Mobilize 50,000 immigrants to the polls in 20 target areas. Train 20 new leaders in local organizing to build power for their communities. Empower immigrant communities to stand up for our shared ideals.

What you can do?

Get involved today!

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