Sentences with phrase «lives of undocumented immigrant»

Assistant Professor Roberto Gonzales scrutinizes recent immigration politics, and how recent developments have affected the lives of undocumented immigrant students

The plan was for Obinze to join her, but, unable to get a visa after 9/11, he instead went to London and plunged into the dangerous life of an undocumented immigrant.

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The site features hundreds of young, American - educated undocumented immigrants explaining how citizenship would improve their lives.

The order is likely to grant legal status to nearly half of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., giving many access for the first time to legitimate work visas, or protection from deportation.

Business organizations like the Chamber of Commerce have called for immigration reform, saying immigrants are good for the economy while advocating a tough but «fair process for undocumented people who are living in our country today to earn a legal status.»

Those who defend the right to life of the weakest among us must be equally visible in support of the quality of life of the powerless among us: the old and the young, the hungry and the homeless, the undocumented immigrant and the unemployed worker... Consistency means we can't have it both ways» (quoted by Mark Shield on CNN.com, May 7).

Vice has published an interesting new short documentary about an American church hiding undocumented immigrants who live in fear of deportation since the election.

Kamla Millwood, director of communications for Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, blasted broken windows and noted that undocumented immigrants can be deported when arrested for low - level offenses.

He said turning down the job was the «second most difficult thing I have ever done in my life,» noting the first was his decision to leave his native Portugal at the age of 17 as an undocumented immigrant to come to the United States.

In this op - ed by Jorge Cotraro, an undocumented immigrant living on Long Island, discusses his constant fear of driving to do daily activities, such as driving to work.

Mindful of criticism that she has moved to the right politically in her years as speaker, Quinn also mentioned her role in enacting a living wage requirement for businesses receiving city subsidies, in curbing deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of minor offenses, in protecting a woman's right to choose, and in preventing teacher layoffs.

Maryland Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California, last week unveiled new legislation to protect undocumented immigrants living under temporary protected status.

The bill was also denounced by Hector Lopez, the president of the Westchester Hispanic Law Enforcement Association, the county's largest law enforcement group representing Hispanic officers, and County Attorney Robert Meehan, who first raised concerns about the law establishing a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants living in the county.

Donald Trump doesn't seem to get tired of boasting that he will deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. once (read: if) he is elected president.

Shot on super 16 mm, the taut dramatic thriller tracks a few days in the life of an undocumented Spanish immigrant trying to make a living in New York City by increasingly grim means.

In stories ranging from pornography actresses in the San Fernando Valley («Starlet») to undocumented immigrants in New York («The Prince of Broadway»), Baker has made depicting the lives of those Hollywood often overlooks a specialty.

Against this complex backdrop, what role can civics teachers play in the lives of the immigrant and undocumented students in their classrooms?

The bill aimed to give permanent green cards for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and have lived in the country for at least 5 years.

US Born, Living in Mexico and Ineligible for Basic Services The Associated Press, July 18, 2012» «These are children who are kind of stateless in both countries,» said Hirokazu Yoshikawa, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children.»

Trump also unnecessarily disrupted the lives of «Dreamers» — some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children — and their families by ending President Obama's DACA policy, setting an arbitrary deadline (March 5, 2018) for Congress to save the program and then breaking promise after promise to support a bipartisan legislative solution.

Although it is difficult to get an accurate picture of the immigrant population in the United States, researchers estimate that 1.8 million undocumented children and youth are now living in the country.

She has written extensively about the situations of immigrants and English - language learners in a number of settings, and she co-produced and directed Living Undocumented: High School, College, and Beyond, a documentary about the challenges that undocumented stUndocumented: High School, College, and Beyond, a documentary about the challenges that undocumented stundocumented students face.

Gonzales, a leading expert on undocumented immigrant youth and young adults, explained that many undocumented teenagers go through their lives participating in the «normal» experiences of growing up until the point when their peers begin to get driver's licenses and apply to college.

But after yesterday's move by the Trump Administration to continue its open war on the lives and futures of undocumented immigrant children, neutrality is no longer possible.

There's much more to love: Adichie's depictions of modern Lagos, her portrait of life as an undocumented immigrant, her exploration of why someone who lived in a country that wasn't facing starvation or genocide, but simply a lack of opportunity, might be willing to risk all for a chance in the West — I could go on, but I'll stop there and just tell you to pick this one up already.

Also serving as a historical record is Bowers» Roundtable Discussion (2016) that features Patrisse Cullers (one of the founders of Black Lives Matter), Jennicet Gutierrez (an undocumented trans - immigrant activist), and CeCe McDonald (a trans - activist who served time in an all - male prison).

«Agathe Snow: Coyote Ugly» takes on the immigrant experience to reveal the mosaic of experiences surrounding the American Dream and life as an undocumented American immigrant through art and performance.

The story of Inocente Izucar, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, shows the transformative power that art can have in the lives of vulnerable populations.

Talk: «Ramiro Gomez» at the New York Academy of Art Artist Ramiro Gomez is the son of undocumented Mexican immigrants, and briefly attended the prestigious California Institute of the Arts before dropping out to become a live - in nanny, a job that gave him deep insight to the subjects he now paints.

Artist Ramiro Gomez is the son of undocumented Mexican immigrants, and briefly attended the prestigious California Institute of the Arts before dropping out to become a live - in nanny, a job that gave him deep insight to the subjects he now paints.

It will concentrate on two high risk populations: those immigrants with removal orders against them and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients — undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and have spent most of their lives here.»

With the passage of California Assembly Bill 60 (AB60), the California DMV locations have begun issuing drivers» licenses to undocumented immigrants living in CA who meet all of the necessary requirements of the bill, beginning January 1, 2015.

If you are an undocumented immigrant who lives in one of these states it is important to not drive without legal driving privileges, even if you are able to obtain a car insurance policy.