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 […]
IL RISE Act Allows Undocumented & Transgender College Students to Access MAP Grants and Other State Aid
Effective January 1, 2020, undocumented students in Illinois can now access IL MAP grants and other aid/scholarships for college. The RISE Act was sponsored by Representative Lisa Hernandez, Senator Omar Aquino, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker in June of 2019. Chicago Sun-Times Story Here […]
As DACA reaches the Supreme Court, Congress must keep the American Dream alive for new generations of immigrants

The cost to the U.S. economy of ending DACA and deporting its beneficiaries would be $280 billion over the next 10 years.
By Lester CrownBusiness Leaders Support BRIDGE
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 […]
EDITORIAL: Trump’s Immigration Chance
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 […]
Graham, Durbin re-introduce bill to protect DREAMers
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 […]
Empresarios crean coalición pro-inmigrante
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 […]
Sowing Conscience Among Confusion on Immigration Mess

We must be prudent about our security and decent to residents and refugees at the same time.
By John Rowe