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Immigrants in Low-Wage Frontline Jobs Need COVID-19 Protections Now
Immigrants in Low-Wage Frontline Jobs Need COVID-19 Protections Now
Apr 10, 2020 Across the United States, workers doing essential jobs continue reporting to them, keeping grocery shelves stocked and stores sanitized, laboring at construction sites, preparing and delivering packages to our doors, collecting trash and...
Trump’s Public Charge Rule Created Harm Even Before It Was Implemented
Trump’s Public Charge Rule Created Harm Even Before It Was Implemented
Mar 2, 2020 In September 2018, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a new set of regulations that would make drastic changes to determinations regarding which immigrants are eligible to be admitted as lawful permanent residents in the...
Proposed Immigration Fee Increases Favor the Wealthy, Diminishing Opportunities for Asylum-Seekers and DACA Recipients
Proposed Immigration Fee Increases Favor the Wealthy, Diminishing Opportunities for Asylum-Seekers and DACA Recipients
Dec 17, 2019 A new set of fee increases proposed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the latest tactic by the Trump administration to fundamentally alter our immigration system to favor wealthy...
To Ensure Collective Health and Safety, Federal Packages for COVID-19 Relief Must Include Immigrant Communities
Holly Straut-Eppsteiner
Apr 21, 2020 The COVID-19 public health crisis has demonstrated how our health and well-being — everyone’s — are interconnected. Congress has passed relief packages that help many Americans access health care, paid leave, and economic support, but...