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Why the Midwest can't afford new cuts to immigration

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Crain's Chicago Business
Coauthors

The Midwest—rusting cities like Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland— has a cautionary tale to tell about cutting immigration: We know from experience that it harms our cities' populations, economies and workforces.

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Chicago has the best weather for Amazon's HQ2. Why? No destructive hurricanes.

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Chicago Tribune
Coauthors

Has Chicago's notorious weather suddenly become its biggest asset? Does the city of wind chill and blizzards actually have the climate that somebody would pay $5 billion for?

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She's working to end world hunger. Really.

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Crain's Chicago Business
Ertharin Cousin

Chicago native Ertharin Cousin, 60, returned home in April as a distinguished fellow of global food and agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

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Hospitality industry needs more immigrant workers to survive, report says

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Chicago Tribune
Sara McElmurry

As the Chicago hotel and restaurant scene booms, so, too, does the scramble for workers, and some businesses say they need more immigration, not less, to meet their labor needs.

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Americans Don't Agree With Trump on Russia

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CNN
Coauthors

A new survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows that the American people are not interested in improving relations with Russia—a reversal from last year.

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Gage Skidmore
US Foreign Policy

The Korean crisis shows the perils of relying on America

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Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The immediate threat of war has passed but Asian allies have little to celebrate.

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Shealah Craighead
US Foreign Policy

NAFTA talks are a major test for Trump—and they won't be easy

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The Washington Post
Cécile Shea

The Trump administration has begun talks to reform the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, a negotiation that could boost US business and fulfill one of the president's primary campaign promises — or end up jeopardizing the North American economy.

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How to Avoid a Venezuelan Civil War

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Foreign Affairs
Robert Muggah

Latin American Solutions for a Latin American Problem

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Reuters
Global Politics

Trump to Sign Sanctions Against Russia 'Soon'

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WTTW
Cécile Shea

Cecile Shea joins Chicago Tonight to discuss the sanctions against Russia, Putin’s response, and the investigations into Russian electoral interference.

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How Do Americans Poll On Russia?

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WBEZ
Dina Smeltz

Many Americans, both Democratic and Republican, share a strong mistrust of Russia.

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