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Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed to Compel DHS to Implement International Entrepreneur Rule
a motion for a preliminary injunction in federal court in Washington, D.C. to compel the Department of Homeland Security to implement the International Entrepreneur Rule pending final judgment of the suit brought by NVCA and the other plaintiffs.
Read MoreA Variety of Legislation Has Been Introduced in Congress to Protect Dreamers
The announcement of the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative has hit home for many. The public has demonstrated a strong distaste for taking away young, undocumented immigrants’ work permits and targeting them for deportation. Thus the clock is now ticking and pressure is on Congress to pass a permanent solution […]
Read MoreUtah Immigration Reform Coalition Responds to the Announcement of the SUCCEED Act Sponsored by Senator Hatch to Address DREAMers in the Economy
Salt Lake City, UT — Today, Utah business and community leaders responded to the announcement of the SUCCEED Act, co-sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), that aims to address the uncertain future of DREAMers following the announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. “Senator Hatch continues to look for thoughtful solutions for […]
Read MoreLancaster Online: “Lancaster Chamber wins Gateways for Growth Challenge Award focused on immigrants”
Lancaster Chamber has gotten another grant from two national organizations that seek to integrate the new Americans into local communities. The Gateways for Growth Challenge Award from New American Economy and Welcoming America presented to Lancaster and 24 other communities is to develop a plan for welcoming immigrants into the workforce and broader community. In […]
Read MoreGovernment Says Border Security Is Tougher Than Ever
The Trump administration has repeatedly called for increased security along the United States southern border with Mexico, but a new report released earlier this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputes the need for such measures. The agency’s report details how the U.S.-Mexico border is more secure than ever before, contradicting the claim […]
Read MoreWorcester Business Journal: Worcester officials push for immigrant protections
State and local organizations and institutions are calling for protections to thousands of young undocumented immigrants who were previously safe from deportation thanks to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. According to business leaders and advocacy groups, repealing the law, which would take effect in March, would hurt the local economy. If the roughly 8,000 DACA […]
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report: The Privilege of U.S. Citizenship
In 1991, the summer I turned 16, my family and I came to the United States seeking political asylum from the Soviet Union. We had about $600 among the five of us. Less than a month later, as we began to settle in Chicago, the USSR disintegrated and we found ourselves holding passports from a […]
Read MoreOne Collateral Risk of Eliminating DACA: Angering an Important Pool of Voters
With the announcement last week that the administration planned to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, much of the media attention turned to the roughly 800,000 young people who have received DACA status since the program’s creation in 2012. Brought to the country as children, these individuals often applied for […]
Read MoreOne Collateral Risk of Eliminating DACA: Angering an Important Pool of Voters
With the announcement last week that the administration planned to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, much of the media attention turned to the roughly 800,000 young people who have received DACA status since the program’s creation in 2012. Brought to the country as children, these individuals often applied for […]
Read MoreThe San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego wins grant to welcome immigrants
San Diego received $25,000 to make a strategic plan for the city to welcome and integrate immigrants and refugees. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce will work with several local nonprofits to research needs in immigrant and refugee communities over the next six months or so, […]
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