Carmen Reynoso, with 2-year-old Johana, at a women's support group at the Illinois Welcoming Center. Many immigrants far from their families find such groups to be a resource for improving their lives.
(John Gress/ WPN for The Boston Globe)
Welcomed, wearily
Illinois offered aid to immigrants. Budgets intervened.
Carmen Reynoso, with 2-year-old Johana, at a women's support group at the Illinois Welcoming Center. Many immigrants far from their families find such groups to be a resource for improving their lives.
(John Gress/ WPN for The Boston Globe)
MELROSE PARK, Ill. - In a yellow-brick building by the railroad tracks, the Illinois Welcoming Center is the crown jewel of a broad state initiative to help immigrants blend into mainstream America. (Full article: 1009 words)
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