Applicants interested in applying for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative will be able to do so starting August 15, and recently a forum was held by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) to discuss details of how the initiative will function. It is expected that about 1.2 million young undocumented immigrants will qualify […]
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Form I-9 is an employment form that is required by all employers and employees. When a new employee is hired, the employer is expected to fill out an I-9 form and file it away so that it is available in the event of an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USCIS) audit. This type of audit
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In the US, most business and work is done in English, but English has never been declared the official language of the country. Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King hopes to change that and has introduced the English Language Unity Act, which will be reviewed by The House Judiciary Committee. If passed, the bill would make
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Felipe Bautista Montes is an immigrant who was deported to Mexico, but has been granted humanitarian permission to enter the US again in order to take part in his custody battle to see his children. Montes is fighting to keep custody of his three children and has been granted permission to remain in the US
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According to some experts, private prison companies are profiting handsomely from the incarceration of undocumented immigrants. The federal government reportedly allots $2 billion annually to keep undocumented immigrants in custody. Each year, about 400,000 immigrants are incarcerated, about half of them in private facilities. The government decided to house some in private facilities because it
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The high court of California heard from the Department of Justice about the issue of undocumented immigrants and law practice. According to the Department of Justice, undocumented immigrant Sergio Garcia should not be able to practice law in the state of California, even though Garcia attended law school in the US and passed his state
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With this year being an election year, there has been an increase in the number of qualified permanent residents applying for citizenship. It`s an established precedent, with most election years spurring an increase in naturalization applications as permanent residents decide to become citizens in order to cast a ballot. In many cases, the media coverage
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This past summer, President Obama introduced a new policy which would allow children of undocumented immigrants to remain in the US without risk of deportation in some cases for up to two years. The deferred action for childhood arrivals, as it is known, protects qualified immigrants from deportation for up to two years and allows
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While some states – notably Arizona – have grabbed newspaper headlines in recent years for tough immigration policies, some communities and states have actually been trying to encourage immigration. Baltimore is a city spearheading the movement in many ways. Residents of Baltimore believe that immigration grows the population and the local economy, and as such
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President Obama announced an executive order last month which would defer deportation for hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants and would give these individuals work authorization for up to two years at a time. Known as the ‘Request for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,’ the policy change has attracted both criticism and praise. Many
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A group of undocumented immigrants are banding together on a protest tour that will take them by bus through many states that have passed tough legislation aimed at undocumented immigrants. The tour will start in Phoenix end in early September in Charlotte, in time for the Democratic National Convention. Protesters hope the tour will raise
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