Illinois Business Immigration Coalition

June 17, 2019

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Wall Street Journal: "Aspen Needs Mexican Tourists" by Mike Kaplan

Posted on 10/27/2017 3:52:00 PM

"My company runs four ski areas, two hotels and more than a dozen restaurants in Aspen and Snowmass, Colo. At peak season, we employ roughly 4,000 people. Foreign visitors are crucial to our business—...
Capitol Fax: "IBIC explains the 'TRUST Act' bill"

Posted on 8/24/2017 3:51:00 PM

Rich Miller: "The Illinois Business Immigration Coalition has a pretty good summation of the TRUST Act bill. And since there’s so much opposition from people who don’t know what’s actually in it, I...
Chicago Tribune: "Business pushes Rauner to sign bill to protect immigrants"

Posted on 6/15/2017 3:49:00 PM

"For the second time this year, an influential group of Chicago-area business leaders is openly challenging the Trump administration's tough anti-immigration policies. But this time around, the more t...
Crain's Chicago Business: "Fear generated by Trump's immigration policies is hurting Illinois businesses" by John Rowe and William C. Kunkler

Posted on 6/13/2017 3:47:00 PM

"In keeping with his campaign promises, President Trump has taken a hard-line stance to curb immigration. Arrests of undocumented immigrants with zero criminal records have jumped by nearly 200 percen...

Top CEOs Release Urgent Call for Leadership on Immigration from Illinois Senators

Posted on 6/11/2013 12:21:00 AM

As the U.S. Senate begins to debate immigration reform, top CEOs ask the Congressional leadership to strive for bi-partisan and common sense solutions for our broken immigration system.
Working Through Recess

Posted on 8/1/2013 6:06:00 PM

As our legislators return to their districts, we are working to make sure they know that they have the broad local support they need to move forward with the common sense immigration reform our econom...
Why I support immigration reform

Posted on 3/24/2013 6:17:00 PM

I write to support prompt and comprehensive reform of our immigration laws—reform that will provide more legal immigration opportunities for willing hands of both high and low skill and that will pro...
IBIC Launch Video

Posted on 4/24/2013 12:59:00 PM

On Monday, April 1, over 200 leaders of the Illinois business and civic community gathered for the launch event of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, Co-Hosted by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel ...