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Arturo Zendeja speaks with a customer at his restaurant in July at his restaurant, El Taco Tako, 202 S. Chestnut St., Arcola, Ill. Zendeja and his wife, Maria, moved to Arcola 12 years ago. Arturo is a native of Cadereyta Jimenez in Mexico. They are part of a growing Latino population in the area, which is known for its broomcorn.

Weekly RoundUp: Immigration

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:March 18, 2013
Post category:Article Immigration

A delegation of immigration experts from Russia are scheduled to visit Champaign-Urbana this week through the US-Russia Civil Society Partnership Program. They are guests…

Read more about the article Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants debated

Illinois Secretary of State

A list of acceptable documents needed to get a driver's license under current state law.

Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants debated

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:November 27, 2012
Post category:Article Immigration

By Sean Powers/Illinois Public Media -- There are only a handful of places that Urbana resident Marcela Guillen will drive to – the fast-food…

Read more about the article Pulitzer-prize journalist talks immigration, life as undocumented resident

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Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas speaks on immigration Thursday night, Oct. 25, 2012, at the University YMCA. Vargas publicly announced he was undocumented in an essay he wrote for The New York Times in June 2011.

Pulitzer-prize journalist talks immigration, life as undocumented resident

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:October 25, 2012
Post category:Article Immigration

By Pam G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess - For journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, a driver’s license meant working for the Washington Post - a job he really…

Read more about the article Secure Communities program spurs fear among ethnic residents

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Jennifer Carrillo of Illinois People's Action poses for a photo on Oct. 9, 2012, in Bloomington. Carrillo is one of several advocates who have been fighting for immigration rights.

Secure Communities program spurs fear among ethnic residents

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:October 19, 2012
Post category:Article Immigration

By Sean Powers /Illinois Public Media -- Angelina Lopez, 47, is a single mother in central Illinois who came into the U.S. illegally 10…

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Champaign County detaches from immigration enforcement activity

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:October 19, 2012
Post category:Article Immigration

By Azra Halilovic /CU-CitizenAccess.org / Hoy -- Last December, the CU-Immigration Forum held a public meeting at the Champaign Public Library to discuss the…

Deportation cases in Illinois

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:October 18, 2012
Post category:Immigration

This is a look overall at closed federal deportation cases that have resulted in either voluntary or removal departure orders since Fiscal Year 2008. Though the orders nationwide have sharply declined, Illinois ranks number nine in the top 10 states for deportation orders .

No easy access to food stamps for migrant workers

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:October 11, 2011
Post category:Article Immigration

By Sean Powers/Illinois Public Media -- Every year, thousands of migrant workers come to Illinois to detassel corn and harvest crops. Often times they…