Washington, DC – Ahead of Labor Day, policymakers, business and labor leaders, advocates, workers, and Members of Congress are making the case for TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and expanded work permits, while independent economists and experts are offering reminders about the role and potential benefits to the U.S. economy...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: The Spanish-language media coverage of the refugee crisis in New York reveals a common denominator among immigrants: they want...
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Ahead of Labor Day, United Farm Workers (UFW) and allies are set to form a mile-long, “human billboard” line in support of mushroom workers in Washington state. While a majority of workers at the Sunnyside-based Windmill Farms voted to unionize, the owners have refused to recognize the union –...
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English Law 360 Biden Admin. Has Options If Judge Kills Remainder Of DACA By Britain Eakin · August 31, 2023 Voice of America TPS Extended for 2 Countries, 5 More Set for September By Aline Barros August 30, 2023 New York Times Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths...
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See HERE for Link to Audio Recording of Today’s Press Call Washington, DC — On a pre-Labor Day press call held this afternoon, union leaders and members, experts and advocates gathered to call on the Biden Administration to widen its use of TPS, Temporary Protected Status, as an essential...
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CNN this week published a story that feeds right into the anti-immigrant narrative of the far-right, approaching the same xenophobic Bill Melugin/FOX News-like clickbait that we see on other channels. Specifically, the CNN story proclaimed that “mugglers with ties to ISIS helped migrants enter the U.S., raising alarm bells...
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La cobertura de los medios en español sobre la crisis de refugiados en Nueva York muestra un común denominador de los inmigrantes: quieren trabajar. Al ser solicitantes de asilo, esperan como mínimo hasta seis meses desde que presentaron su petición para ser elegibles para un permiso de trabajo. En algunos...
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It’s no surprise that a main actor from the ugly demonstrations protesting the welcoming of migrant families to New York City in recent weeks is Curtis Sliwa, a failed Republican mayoral candidate and Guardian Angels leader who’d already spent the spring and early summer ranting about migrant arrivals, CNN...
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English Reuters Smuggler with extremist ties helped Uzbeks cross US-Mexico border, US says By Ted Hesson August 29, 2023 Associated Press 6 men killed in ambush in southern Mexico town near Guatemala border known for migrant smuggling August 29, 2023 Associated Press Migrant woman dies after a ‘medical emergency’...
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America’s Voice is among more than 100 human, civil and immigrant rights organizations that have signed a letter authored by the National Immigration Project urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end collaboration with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s inhumane and likely illegal Operation Lone Star. While the border...
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