Thousands of children have been at risk of lead poisoning as a result of the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. As state lawmakers are scrambling to secure safe drinking water for residents, reports of another vulnerable population facing serious danger due to unsafe water are emerging. According to...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times (Editorial): A step toward border order USA Today: New Trump ad takes aim at Cruz By David Jackson Washington Post: Trump, in first attack ad, accuses Cruz of immigration flip-flop By Jose DelReal Politico: Trump ad hits Cruz on...
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In an event organized by leading groups like the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Puente Human Rights Movement, and Dream Action Coalition, two superstars joined forces yesterday to raise awareness about immigrant detention in the United States. Juanes, a Grammy-winning Colombian musician with more than 15 million albums sold, and John Legend,...
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Earlier today, immigration law experts and community leaders joined an America’s Voice Google Hangout to discuss two major developments that have unfolded this month: the upcoming Supreme Court decision on DAPA and expanded DACA, and the recent Obama Administration raids targeting Central American refugees. CHIRLA’s Jorge-Mario Cabrera, the National...
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For immigration advocates, there are two major developments unfolding this month that will define our work in 2016: the upcoming Supreme Court Decision on DAPA and DACA+ and the Obama Administration’s new strategy to raid homes and businesses in order to deport Central Americans who recently came to the...
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It’s sounding like all that heated rhetoric from Republican candidates about an uncontrollable, porous border is turning out to be exactly that — rhetoric. A new study from the Center for Migration Studies has found that the total undocumented immigrant population in the United States declined to 10.9 million...
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Florida’s anti-immigrant legislators are back at work in Tallahassee – and this time they are seeking to further criminalize immigrant families. Two Republican legislators, Florida Representatives Carlos Trujillo (R-Miami) and Larry Metz (R-Yalaha), have introduced legislation that has been inspired by Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant hatred and rhetoric. House Bill...
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English (en español al final de la página): Front Page Magazine: High Court To Hear Amnesty Challenge By Matthew Vadum New York Times: Senate Blocks Bill on Tougher Refugee Screening By Jennifer Steinhauer Wall Street Journal: Senate Democrats Block Bill to Halt Resettling of Iraqi, Syrian Refugees in U.S....
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As the Republican Governors and Attorneys General of 26 states play politically-motivated games, their lawsuit blocking the implementation of DAPA and expanded DACA is having real-life consequences for millions of immigrants across the nation. In a must-read piece, Esther Lee of ThinkProgress talks to immigrants whose families would be eligible...
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Rumors of deportation raids have caused student attendance rates at one majority-Latino high school in Maryland to drop. The school, High Point High School in Prince George’s County, is about 70 percent Latino. “It’s a student population that’s prompted the school’s principal, Sandra Jimenez, to term it ‘Central American...
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