Activists, aldermen propose immigration reform amendment

Immigration activists and aldermen from the Latino, Progressive and Asian caucuses proposed an amendment to Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance on Monday during a news conference at City Hall that would improve protections for immigrants living in Chicago.

The Welcoming City Ordinance was passed by the city council in 2012 to prevent some undocumented immigrants from being detained or deported after coming into contact with police or other city employees. This amendment would expand the ordinance to protect all immigrants regardless of their immigration status, according to Van Huynh, a National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation community law fellow.

"In 2012, when the Welcoming City Ordinance was passed, one of its stated goals was to make Chicago the most immigrant-friendly city in the word," Huynh said. "However, since then, the city of Chicago is falling behind other major cities."

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