Rep. Mulligan Named to Joint Task Force on Illinois Immigrants and Refugees

July 18, 2003

State Representative Rosemary Mulligan, R-65th, has been appointed to the General Assembly’s Joint Task Force on Illinois Immigrants and Refugees.

The 12-member Task Force will examine the needs of immigrants and refugees in Illinois and make recommendations to the General Assembly concerning those needs. Meetings are scheduled to begin in late July or August. Members serve on a volunteer basis and ar3 responsible for any costs associated with their participation on the Task Force.

"Illinois has always benefited from a large, diverse immigrant population," Representative Mulligan said. "They play a vital role in many sectors of our economy, including agriculture, education, hotels and restaurants, tourism, manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and high tech and other industries.

"It’s in the best interests of Illinois and the immigrants that they move quickly to become fully integrated into the economic, civic and cultural life of the state," Mulligan added.

The Task Force is to deliver its report to the General Assembly no later than Dec. 31, 2003.

For more information, please contact Representative Mulligan at (847) 297-6533.