Coverage dated August 30, 2023

Pritzker, state leaders call on Biden to allow Illinois to sponsor work permits for migrants

Headline from Herald & Review

A coalition of elected officials and business leaders in Illinois is calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers — a move they say is both humane and would help solve ongoing labor shortages.

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  1. Herald & Review

    Pritzker, state leaders call on Biden to allow Illinois to sponsor work permits for migrants (opens Herald & Review)

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    Herald & Review's feed description

    A coalition of elected officials and business leaders in Illinois is calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers — a move they say is both humane and would help solve ongoing labor shortages.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on Joe Biden to allow Illinois to sponsor work permits for migrants (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A coalition of elected officials and business leaders in Illinois is calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers — a move they say is both humane and would help solve ongoing labor shortages.

  3. WQAD

    State leaders call on Biden to allow Illinois to sponsor work permits for migrants (opens WQAD)

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    WQAD's feed description

    Leaders are asking to ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers – a move they say would help solve ongoing labor shortages.

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