Press Release: Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Joins Hundreds in a Live Town Hall Discussion on the Future of Federal Stimulus Negotiations & PPP Forgiveness for Small Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2020 PRESS CONTACT: James O’Neill | joneill@illinoisbic.biz Andrea Ramos Fernandez | aramos@americanbic.biz Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley Joins Hundreds in a Live Town Hall Discussion on the Future of Federal Stimulus Negotiations & PPP Forgiveness for Small Businesses (Chicago, IL) – This morning, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) joined hundreds of Illinois […]
Press Release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth Joins Illinois Business Leaders in Discussion on Immigrant Inclusion in Next Stimulus Package and Beyond
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2020 PRESS CONTACT: Rebecca Shi | rshi@americanbic.biz U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth Joins Illinois Business Leaders in Discussion on Immigrant Inclusion in Next Stimulus Package and Beyond (Chicago, IL) – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined the Illinois chapter of the American Business Immigration Coalition, the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, today […]
Business and Civic Leaders Applaud Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly
for Supporting Small Businesses and Immigrant Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the FY 2021 State Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2020 MEDIA CONTACTS Alia El-Assar | aelassar@americanbic.biz; (English, Spanish, Arabic) Irakere Picón | ipicon@americanbic.biz; (English, Spanish) Rebecca Shi | rshi@americanbic.biz 312-576-8032 (English, Chinese, Basic Spanish) Chicago, Illinois – Last night, the Illinois General Assembly approved the FY 2021 State Budget with provisions to strengthen small businesses, immigrant workers and their […]
ABIC Statement on SCOTUS Hearing on Termination of DACA Program
Losing the contributions of DACA recipients would cost the U.S. economy $351 billion, and immeasurable losses in business and medical innovation.
Protecting Youth From Deportations
112 CEOs from Illinois, Florida and Colorado Back BRIDGE Act
A growing list of business and civic leaders from Illinois, Florida and Colorado are calling on President Trump and Congressional leaders to support the bipartisan BRIDGE Act to protect undocumented youth from deportations. In a letter organized by the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, 112 CEOs and employers call for the protection of DREAMers from deportations […]
IBIC Applauds Public Reports that Gov. Rauner Will Sign TRUST Act SB 31
Chicago, Illinois – Today Governor Rauner notified the media that he will sign SB 31 Illinois Trust Act into law on Monday August 28, 2017. Illinois Business Immigration Coalition applauds public reports that Governor Bruce Rauner will approve SB 31 “TRUST ACT” to strengthen trust between police and immigrant community while growing the Illinois economy. […]
Why Trust Act Sb 31 Immigration Bill Is “Very Reasonable”
Learn why Trust Act SB 31 is a good step forward for Illinois
Open Letter From Illinois Business And Civic Leaders
Dear Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation, As business and civic leaders in Illinois, we are writing to urge you to co-sponsor the DREAM, the RAC or both immediately. And if you have, we thank you. In less than five months, DACA will end and some 800,000 DACA recipients will lose their work permits – […]
IBIC Statement on White House Immigration Principles
CHICAGO, IL — On Sunday, October 8, the White House sent a list of principles for immigration enforcement to Congress in exchange for a legislative solution to DACA. The extensive list of principles includes funding for a southern border wall, a merit-based immigration system with deep cuts to visas for family members, mandatory E-Verify, and […]
Protect 800,000 DACA Recipients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 1, 2017 Chicago: Rebecca Shi 312-576-8032 | RShi@illinoisbic.biz Ivette Moratoya 773-616-6115 | Ivette@fwd.us Washington DC: press@fwd.us Miami: Wendi Adelson 954-803-0079 | wendiadelson@gmail.com Chicago, Illinois– Today, over 300 U.S. business leaders joined chief executives of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, General Motors, Starbucks in an open letter urging President Donald Trump to preserve […]