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Immigrants’ Rights Update
Volume 21, Issue 7 |
September 21, 2007 |
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IN THIS ISSUE
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This issue describes items
posted on our website between publication of Issue 6 (on July 20) and Sept.
10. Issue 8, which is already being prepared, will feature original
articles in addition to the usual listing of items "New on NILC's Website"
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New on
NILC’s Website (items posted July 20 - Sept. 10, 2007)
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New on NILC’s Website
(items posted July 20 - Sept. 10, 2007) |
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Litigation Regarding DHS Rule: "Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers Who
Receive a 'No-Match' Letter" (Social Security Administration (SSA)-related
Information Page page). (See also "No-Match Letter
Toolkit"
information, below under "Employment
Issues.")
¶ Court Halts Government from Implementing Flawed Social Security
No-Match Rule
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/ssa004.htm
¶ Temporary Restraining Order
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/Chesney_Order_ TRO.pdf
¶ Complaint
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/suit_complaint.pdf
¶ Ex Parte Application for Temporary
Restraining Order
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/suit_ ExParteTROandOSCAppl.pdf
¶ Memorandum in Support of TRO and Preliminary
Injunction
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/suit_MemoISO_ TROandPI.pdf
¶ Proposed TRO
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA_Related_Info/suit_ ProposedTRO.pdf
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Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference |
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6th National Low-Income Immigrant Rights
Conference: December 6-8, 2007 (6th National Conference: December 6-8, 2007
information page).
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The
conference home page has been updated.
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www.nilc.org/dc-conference2007.htm
¶ A
registration/cosponsoring/scholarships info page was added.
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www.nilc.org/DC_Conf/dc-conf2007/registration2007.htm
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Training and workshop session descriptions have been added.
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www.nilc.org/DC_Conf/dc-conf2007/wkshp_descriptions_07.htm
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Immigration and Detention Issues |
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Injunction Upheld in Orantes-Hernandez v. Gonzales: Judge Finds
Widespread Abuses in Immigrant Detention (Arrest and Detention page).
"In a nationwide review of legal rights for immigrants
in federal detention, a federal judge has found serious violations of the
government's own standards relating to detention conditions."
¶ News release (English):
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www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/arrestdet/ad091.htm
¶ News release (Spanish):
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www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/arrestdet/ad092.htm
¶ Decision in Orantes-Hernandez v. Gonzales, No.
82-01107 MMM(VBKx) (C.D. Cal. July 24, 2007) (Amended Order Granting in Part
and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion to Dissolve the Orantes Injunction)
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www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/arrestdet/Orantes_amended_order_re_ injunction.pdf
¶ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request,
filed Mar. 15, 2007, re: observations and evaluations of or reports
about detention conditions in U.S. facilities:
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www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/arrestdet/foia_detention_2007-03-15.pdf
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Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Law in Hazleton,
Pennsylvania (Local Law Enforcement Issues page).
"In the first trial decision of its kind, a
federal court has declared unconstitutional a local ordinance that sought to
punish landlords and employers for doing business with undocumented
immigrants." (News release, ACLU of Pennsylvania, July 26, 2007.)
¶ News release:
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www.aclupa.org/pressroom/federalcourtstrikesdowndis.htm
¶ Decision in Lozano v. City of Hazleton,
No. 3:06cv1586 (M.D. Pa. July 26, 2007):
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http://coop.pamd.uscourts.gov/06v1586.pdf
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Administration Announces Harsh New Immigration Measures (Immigration Law & Policy/Miscellaneous Issues page).
"Instead of fixing our broken immigration system, the
new plan embraces the bumper-sticker enforcement-only philosophy of
immigration reform opponents. Its adoption will harm our economy,
increase discrimination, and in general make our nation a more hostile place
to live for all."
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www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/misc/misc007.htm
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What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration (Community Education page).
¶ Know Your Rights: English
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www.nilc.org/ce/nilc/to_do_if_arrested_2007-08.pdf
¶ Know Your Rights: Spanish
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www.nilc.org/ce/nilc/to_do_if_arrested_sp_2007-08.pdf
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Immigration Enforcement: Know Your Rights at Home and at Work (Community Education page).
¶ Know Your Rights: English
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www.nilc.org/ce/nilc/imm_enfrcmt_homework_rts_2007-08.pdf
¶ Know Your Rights: Spanish
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www.nilc.org/ce/nilc/imm_enfrcmt_homework_rts_sp_2007-08.pdf
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Children in Immigrant Families: A California Data Brief (Immigration Law & Policy page).
Published by Children Now, Aug. 2007. Presents
the most current data available on the health, education, and family
well-being of children in California's immigrant families, who represent 51
percent of the state's total child population.
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http://publications.childrennow.org/publications/invest/
immigrantkids_2007.cfm
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Employment Issues |
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Social Security Administration "No-Match" Letter Toolkit (3rd Edition) (Social Security Administration "No-Match" Letter
Toolkit (3rd Edition) page).
¶ Materials for Advocates, Organizers, and Workers
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/index.htm#adv
¶ Dept. of Homeland Security Rule: "Safe
Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a 'No-Match' Letter"
(section includes a summary by NILC of the final DHS rule)
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/index.htm#dhsrule
¶ Background Materials
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/index.htm#bkgrnd
¶ Employer Education Materials
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/index.htm#emplyr
¶ Legal Resources
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/index.htm#legal
¶ Additional Resources on No-Match
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/index.htm#addnl
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Civil Rights Coalition Challenges Arizona Employer Sanctions Law (Employer Sanctions: State & Local Legislation &
Litigation page).
Lawsuit filed in federal court challenges new state law
that threatens employers with permanent loss of business licenses based on
invalid new state requirements; alleges that the law conflicts with federal
immigration law and the U.S. Constitution.
¶ News Release
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/state_local/essl001.htm
¶ Complaint
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/state_local/az_empsanctions_
complaint_2007-09-04.pdf
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E-Verify (A Dept. of Homeland Security Fact Sheet) (Employment Eligibility Verification and
Antidiscrimination Protections page).
"E-Verify is a re-branding of its predecessor, the
Basic Pilot / Employment Eligibility Verification Program. . . . The Basic
Pilot is being re-branded to highlight key enhancements in the program,
including a new photo screening tool that helps employers to detect forged
or faked immigration documents."
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www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/ircaempverif/E-Verify_Fact_Sheet_ 2007-08-09.pdf
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Close to Slavery: Guestworker Programs in the United States (Research on Immigrants and Employment page).
"Unlike U.S. citizens, guestworkers do not enjoy
the most fundamental protection of a competitive labor market -- the ability
to change jobs if they are mistreated. Instead, they are bound to the
employers who 'import' them. If guestworkers complain about abuses,
they face deportation, blacklisting or other retaliation." (A report
by the Southern Poverty Law Center, March 2007.)
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www.splcenter.org/legal/guestreport/index.jsp
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Public Benefits Issues |
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Medicaid Program: Citizenship Documentation Requirements: Final Regulations
(Verification and Reporting page).
Link to the final rule issued by Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. 72 FR
38662-97 (July 13, 2007).
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Link to federal government website
(PDF).
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Medicaid: Two Reports on
Citizenship Documentation Requirements’ Impact (Verification and Reporting page).
¶ Government Accountability Office Report
"Medicaid: States Reported That Citizenship Documentation Requirement
Resulted in Enrollment Declines for Eligible Citizens and Posed
Administrative Burdens" (GAO-07-889, June 2007) .
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http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070724110408.pdf
¶ Committee Staff Report
"Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirements Deny Coverage to
Citizens and Cost Taxpayers Millions" (Majority Staff, Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, July 24, 2007).
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http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070724110341.pdf
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Immigrants and Health Care: At the Intersection of Two Broken Systems (Health Care page).
"For recent immigrants [to the U.S.] -- especially the
estimated 12 million who are here illegally -- seeking health care often
involves daunting encounters with a fragmented, bewildering, and hostile
system." (Perspective/analysis by Susan Okie, M.D., in The New England
Journal of Medicine, Aug. 9, 2007.)
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http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/6/525
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