GREAT WE GET THE SENSITIVITY TRAINING AND WERE TO BE CHARGED FOR THAT AS WELL!
Take a look at the Departments that are on board for this one.
Caught in the bureaucratic red tape that snares many immigrants whose professional credentials at home do not apply here, Serrano and Becker can neither teach nor tabulate balance sheets without returning to school — in this country.
“What can we do? Some work in a restaurant. Some clean dishes. … I know people who are doctors who I see driving a taxi,” Becker said.
“What can we do? Some work in a restaurant. Some clean dishes. … I know people who are doctors who I see driving a taxi,” Becker said.
Looking to level such professional hurdles, a coalition of academics, activists, religious leaders, business executives and police officials today will unveil a blueprint to better integrate the state’s 1.7 million immigrants.
The far-reaching agenda puts Illinois on the cusp of a burgeoning national movement. Immigration reform remains stalled in Congress. States and local governments, meanwhile, increasingly press for local relief, be it cracking down on illegal immigrants or offering in-state tuition.
Illinois’ comprehensive plan — the first of its ilk nationwide — calls for everything from credential transfers to English classes and cultural training for state employees.