A study done by the University of Illinois at Chicago entitled «Insecure Communities: Latino Perceptions of Police Involvement in Immigration Enforcement,» found that 45 percent of Latinos stated that they are less likely to voluntarily offer information about crimes, and 45 percent are less likely to report a crime because they are afraid the police will ask them or people
they know about their immigration status.
Not exact matches
Dale Hanson Burke, author of
Immigration: Tough Questions, Direct Answers, also wrote
about what to do when one doesn't
know a family's
status.
Schools are legally forbidden from asking
about immigration status, and some students may not disclose (or may not
know) their
status.
Their autobiographies might include information
about parental ties to the community or
immigration status — information that no public school has a right to
know.
In the classroom setting we didn't speak
about immigration status, because I
knew my undocumented students already felt excluded.
Under a new law that was passed, courts will
no longer be allowed to inquire
about plaintiffs»
immigration statuses in personal injury cases.
If you've recently moved to the United States and had a change in your
immigration status, here are some things you should
know about Marketplace coverage: