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Filipino families wait longer than anyone — sometimes more than twenty years — for some types of family reunification visas. With Washington talking about immigration reform, some hope for special considerations for families of Filipino veterans who fought for the U.S. in World War II.

Their plans are nearly identical but, in order to get distance from the president, Rubio and the GOP have created an unnecessary border security demand before allowing for a pathway to citizenship for the nation's undocumented.

The journey my parents took is frequently unimaginable to me, especially now that I'm a parent myself. But I'm grateful every day that they made that decision.

Two Chicago-area residents have been charged in an alleged scam to arrange fake marriages to thwart immigration laws.

They may not always have the visibility of the area’s other ethnic communities, but there are more people of Palestinian descent living in the Chicagoland area than anywhere else in the U.S. 

Exploring the western suburb of Berwyn for a day, Chip Mitchell and Tricia Bobeda find innovation and inspiration in unexpected places.

Three members of Illinois' congressional delegation have reintroduced legislation that would waive visas for visitors to the U.S. from countries like Poland.