AUDIO: A welcoming controversy
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Rosario Martinez was comforted by her son Edwin at the Illinois Welcoming Center in Melrose Park, Ill.
The Illinois Welcoming Center, a state initiative to help immigrants blend into mainstream America, has been eyed as a model by Massachusetts. But the program has plenty of supporters and detractors. Click play below to hear Globe reporter Maria Sacchetti's report.