Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice ICYMI: CU Independent: “Temporary Protected Status: Rosa’s story” Republican Congress Must Stop the Buildup of Trump’s Deportation Force and Focus on Enacting the Dream Act Three Texas Primary Takeaways From America’s Voice Texas Trump y Sessions emprenden una guerra contra los inmigrantes y la seguridad pública Trump... Continue »
After taking the ‘shackles’ off ICE, Trump is shifting his sweeping deportation crackdown to the workplace, with businesses set to pay a heavy price. Business leaders fear Trump’s immigration policies will create a labor shortage and cripple the economy, while economists remind us that immigrant labor benefits the economy.... Continue »
Washington Post: “Gratuitous cruelty by Homeland Security” “What exactly, did a 7-year-old Congolese girl do to the United States to deserve the trauma that has been visited upon her — including forcible separation from her mother — by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and her immigration agents? A U.S.... Continue »
“I have a year and a half to do something,” told herself. Boston, MA – A Voice of America piece highlights the work of Doris Reina-Landaverde, a TPS holding 39-year old mother of three U.S. born daughters and custodian at Harvard University, for her co-founding of the Harvard TPS Coalition,... Continue »
“That’s my dream: to make a difference in people’s lives,” she said. “I hope I can do it.” A Washington Post piece masterfully captures the all-too-familiar combination of “dreams and disbelief” that so many high-achieving DACAmented students face as Republicans in Congress and the White House continue to block passage of a... Continue »
Will Senators side with American people or enable radical and unpopular policies on ramped up deportations, dramatic cuts in legal immigration and an unpopular, wasteful border wall? As the Senate kicks off immigration week, February 6, 2018 polling from Quinnipiac offers a reminder that the American public overwhelming supports Dreamers and... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “Vote for Dreamers. Stand up for what’s right. Vote no on this spending bill.” Pew Research Report: ICE Arrests Up 30% Nationwide in FY 2017 A Former Mormon Missionary’s Fear of Losing DACA Dreamers Take to the Streets in Texas, Call Cornyn a “Dream Killer”... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “La hora de la verdad está por llegar” PHOTOS: Dreamers Blitz House Offices Calling for Dream Act Frank Sharry: “A Moment of Truth is at Hand” Protection for Dreamers Must Be Included in Spending Caps Deal Op-Ed: Cancellation of TPS “Could Hit Health Care Hard”... Continue »
In a column for the New York Times, Paula Span highlights the critical contributions immigrants, including TPS holders, make to the United States elder care and healthcare industries. The piece aptly cites the following statistic to support its claims: One in four of the direct-care workers in the nation’s nursing homes, assisted living... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice ICYMI: Rep. Will Hurd Must Do More Than Simply Introduce Legislation, He Has to Work to Get It Passed Paula Span for New York Times: If Immigrants Are Pushed Out, Who Will Care for the Elderly? Will Mitch McConnell Keep His Word? Will McConnell Allow a Fair... Continue »