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May 21 Symposium to Urge a New U.S. Agenda for Global Food Security

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs to Release New Report on the Power of Science, Trade and Business in Advancing Global Food SecurityWASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 21, 2013, leaders from science, government, business and civil society will convene at an all-day symposium to urge U.S. leadership in mobilizing science, increasing trade and capitalizing on the power of business to meet future food demand.  At the symposium, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs also will release a new report, Advancing Global Food Security: The Power of Science, Trade, and Business, which puts forward four

Contentious Debate on Capitol Hill over Immigration Reform  Mirrors Partisan Divides among the Public

Public Impressions of Illegal Immigration Flows ExaggeratedMay 6, 2013 CHICAGO – While visiting Mexico last week, President Obama struck an optimistic chord on passing new immigration reform. But at home, the fractious immigration debate on Capitol Hill continues and resembles partisan divides among the public.   According to public opinion survey findings  released today by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in conjunction with The Woodrow Wilson Center, self-described Democrats and Independents are more

Midwestern Business and Civic Leaders Call for Immigration Reform at DC Summit

Bipartisan Group Offers Recommendations and Outlines Priorities for the Midwest to Ensure U.S. Economic CompetitivenessFebruary 28, 2013 WASHINGTON - At an immigration summit in Washington today, a diverse and bipartisan group of Midwestern business and civic leaders will release a report urging immigration reform to ensure regional and national economic competitiveness.  Former Midwest Governors Chet Culver and Michael Rounds as well as former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Crate and Barrel Co-Founder Carole Segal will discuss the report from a bipartisan task force convened by The

Midwestern Business and Civic Leaders Call for Immigration Reform at DC Summit

Bipartisan Group Offers Recommendations and Outlines Priorities for the Midwest to Ensure U.S. Economic CompetitivenessA diverse and bipartisan group of Midwestern business and civic leaders, aware of the urgency of immigration reform to ensure regional and national economic competitiveness, will release a report capping a 15-month initiative at an immigration summit in Washington on Thursday, February 28.  Co-chairs of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ task force on immigration and U.S. economic competitiveness , including former Governors Chet Culver

Informed Midwesterners More Likely to Support Immigration Reform

December 6, 2012 CHICAGO – A public opinion survey published by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs finds a majority of Midwesterners who have accurate information about shifting immigration flows and changing labor needs support key immigration policy proposals. According to Chicago Council Survey data, Americans today are considerably less threatened by immigration than they have been in the past two decades. Despite this trend, Midwesterners are split over whether to pursue a comprehensive immigration reform package or an incremental approach (38% comprehensive versus 41%

New Website Launched to Build Support for Sensible Immigration Policy

Site Highlights Importance of Immigration to Economic Competitiveness of Midwest RegionNovember 12, 2012 CHICAGO – Today, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs launched MidwestImmigration.org, the official website of its bipartisan Task Force on Immigration and U.S. Economic Competitiveness. The site seeks to inform Midwestern leadership and enhance public understanding of immigration and its importance to the region’s economic future. Led by nine co-chairs, 54 business and civic leaders from across the Midwest have come together to forge consensus around and build support for sensible

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