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When you read a news story about immigrants, who do you think about? When you form a political opinion or debate with your friends regarding immigration, do you think of the stories of the people who’ve come to this country? Do you imagine who they are and how they might feel? So many of …
As the prospects for Congressional passage of comprehensive immigration reform this year continue to dim in Washington, D.C., it is a good time to pay more attention to policymakers and immigration activists outside of the Capitol. Over the past few years, more action has happened at the state and local levels than the federal level. …
Margaret A. Donnelly ofreció dos Conferencias Magistrales en México La lucha de trabajadores migrantes Dallas, Texas. Por Luis Lara. Margaret A. Donnelly, abogada especializada en temas de inmigración en los Estados Unidos fue invitada de honor por parte del Sindicato de trabajadores de la STUNAM (Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) …
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(continued from CAFTA-DR Part 1: Poverty and Immigration Implications) In the face of mounting pressure from transnational corporations and free trade agreements such as CAFTA-DR, Central Americans who produce, distribute, and consume food are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain just and equitable local food systems. In response, small-scale farmers around the world are calling …
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10 years have passed since the passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), an expansion of NAFTA to five Central American nations (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua), and the Dominican Republic. While CAFTA was intended to spur economic growth for all parties by eliminating certain tariffs on exports between CAFTA …
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A hot topic in immigration news this week: the skyrocketing number of unaccompanied immigrant children who are making the dangerous trip from their homes in Central America and Mexico to cross the border into the U.S. As noted by Huffington Post writer Marco Cáceres, during the first eight months of fiscal year 2014 (October 2013 …
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Good news for the 560,000 undocumented immigrants (88,000 in Texas) who enrolled in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2012: the program was renewed for two more years. If you are eligible for DACA but have never applied, you may also apply for DACA status this year. While we are disappointed that comprehensive and …
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As you know, immigration reform has been a hot topic for several years in political and activist circles in the U.S. On Capitol Hill, proposals have been hammered out, dissected, decried, and after a great deal of work, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013” was approved by a majority in …
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Have you ever stopped to think about just how unnatural the ever-shifting borders that carve the globe into separate countries are? If you’ve ever shown a map to a five-year-old, you may know what I am talking about. “Why is our country colored pink and this one colored green? Why is that one yellow?” You …
What motivates immigration to the U.S.? While immigrants each have their own personal stories, they all come to this country because they dream of better lives. Many picture an easier life with abundant economic opportunities and job possibilities. While there are more opportunities for economic success in the U.S. compared to most other countries, it …
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