Sentences with phrase «of undocumented immigrants under»

Clinton said she favored covering the children of undocumented immigrants under existing health care laws, as part of a larger fix to improve immigration laws.

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On Jan. 10, he offered to support a Democratic goal — providing legal status to some 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — in exchange for money for the wall as part of down - to - the - wire negotiations for a short - term budget.

People who are underage (under 18 for rifles and shotguns, and under 21 for other guns), someone convicted or indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, fugitives from justice, the severely mentally ill, unlawful users of controlled substances, those convicted of domestic violence, and undocumented immigrants are among some of the categories of people barred from buying a firearm by federal law.

Co-founder and Executive Director of United We Dream, Cristina Jimenez explains, «Our movement is led by undocumented immigrants and people of color, and under Trump we've seen our members targeted in phishing attacks online and chased by white supremacists out in the streets.»

Congress» failure to protect the data of vulnerable users has created real world fears for immigrant rights activists working tirelessly to protect undocumented families facing a wave of deportation under President Trump.

Obama deported more undocumented immigrants than any of his predecessors, but ICE agents under his presidency were instructed to avoid churches and other «sensitive locations.»

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito broke with Mayor Bill de Blasio over his call not to grant violent felons and those convicted of other egregious crimes access to a proposed $ 16.4 million city fund to provide free legal services to undocumented immigrants fighting deportation under Trump.

ALBANY, N.Y. — In a rare moment of agreement, Albany's three Democrat candidates for mayor each signaled a willingness to defy President Donald Trump and refuse to round up the children of undocumented immigrants, currently protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

Silver added that the Dream Act, a measure that would provide public tuition aid to the children of undocumented immigrants, remains under discussion.

Undocumented immigrants in New York could become «state citizens» with a slew of benefits from driver's licenses to voting rights under a bill to be introduced today.

In a rare moment of agreement, Albany's three Democrat candidates for mayor each signaled a willingness to defy President Donald Trump and refuse to round up the children of undocumented immigrants, currently protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

He also expressed concern about the number of undocumented immigrants that have been deported under the Obama administration.

Of course she was less liberal back then, when she bragged about the guns under her bed and opposed driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

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.

Campaign finance reform, the Dream Act — which offers college tuition support to the children of undocumented immigrants — and more money for underperforming schools are just a few items that might be approved under a Senate controlled by Democrats.

Soon after, he was tapped by the League of Haitian Families in Boston to help Haitian immigrants pass a civics exam, under the 1988 amnesty law which required undocumented beneficiaries to pass a civics course on American history to receive permanent residency — a role that sparked his career as a teacher.

With DeVos proposing to eliminate another 34 positions in 2018 - 2019, the education secretary is ensuring fewer investigations into violations of civil rights — including alleged efforts by districts to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local police wrongly identify, suspend, arrest, and deport undocumented immigrant children under the guise of being gang members.

He also cites two areas that were arguably not under his purview — the failure to pass a bill allowing federal financial aid eligibility for undocumented immigrant college students and any kind of substantive change to gun laws — as among the areas he would've liked to see a different outcome.

Under our current administration and political climate, both documented and undocumented American immigrants of color have to consider the hard fact that they and their families may be displaced.»

To encourage undocumented immigrants to purchase car insurance the Department of Insurance in the state has been marketing a low cost car insurance policy available to immigrants who are projected to obtain their licenses under the new laws that were passed in the state.

White House chief of staff John Kelly came under attack after remarks made Tuesday that some undocumented immigrants were «too afraid» or «too lazy» to sign up for the Deferred Action for More...