This includes 100 arrests a day
of undocumented immigrants with no criminal record.
Reform current immigration laws, while upholding President Obama's executive action from late 2014 that would provide millions
of undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship.
Reform current immigration laws — upholding President Obama's executive action from late 2014 that would provide millions
of undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship.
Not exact matches
Some
of Trump's policies — such as his stated desire to deport 11 million
undocumented immigrants from the United States — seem to conflict
with Thiel's perceived libertarian views.
One area in which Petersen breaks
with Trump very specifically is the issue
of «the wall,» which the president has long promised to build along the entire US - Mexico border to stem the tide
of undocumented immigrants and drugs entering the country.
In recent months, the real estate mogul has staked out fringe positions, for example proclaiming the need to build a wall across the U.S. border
with Mexico to stem the flow
of undocumented immigrants.
In recent years, the senator has shifted from advocating comprehensive immigration reform to a stance that puts border security first, though
with the possibility
of a path to citizenship for
undocumented immigrants after 10 to 12 years.
Citing data from the Department
of Homeland Security and the Migration Policy Institute, the Washington Post reported that there are 1.9 million «removable criminal aliens» in the U.S., a category that includes any non-citizens
with a criminal conviction — both legal residents and
undocumented immigrants.
Alabama's immigration law, still unsettled, «makes it illegal for a Catholic priest to baptize, hear the confession
of, celebrate the anointing
of the sick
with, or preach the word
of God to, an
undocumented immigrant,» as the Archbishop
of Mobile, Thomas Rodi, said last year when he joined a suit against the law.
Alabama's immigration law, still unsettled, «makes it illegal for a Catholic priest to baptise, hear the confession
of, celebrate the anointing
of the sick
with, or preach the word
of God to, an
undocumented immigrant,» as the Archbishop
of Mobile, Thomas Rodi, said last year when he joined a suit against the law.
But he has partnered
with the Trump transition team to address immigration policy, particularly the status
of children
of undocumented immigrants.
Would we shock folks by eating at the home
of someone «beneath» us or by becoming friends
with undocumented immigrants in our city?
As the Trump administration has shifted policies on
undocumented immigrants and individuals
with temporary protected status (TPS), putting more individuals at risk
of deportation, Christians have quickly brought up the dilemma
of mixed - status families, whose children are US citizens but parents are not.
Sources
with knowledge
of the talks say the Dream Act — legislation that would provide access to tuition assistance to the children
of undocumented immigrants — will not be in the resolution.
With municipal ID's and driver's licenses,
undocumented immigrants today would be able to better provide for their families, contribute more to the economy and fully integrate into the American mainstream, just as generations
of immigrants to this country have before them.»
The DREAM Act, a measure that would provide
undocumented immigrants with tuition assistance, once again fell out
of the budget talks amid ongoing Republican opposition.
The White House presented Congress
with an expansive list
of hard - line immigration measures, including an $ 18 billion request to build a wall at the Mexican border, that President Trump is demanding in exchange for protecting young
undocumented immigrants.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed an $ 84.86 billion executive budget that includes funding for the beginnings
of a pre-K expansion, legal services for
undocumented immigrants and more even as the city grapples
with the potential
of federal budget cuts from Trump.
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.
Spotlights on stage were given to groups Trump has demonized: people
with disabilities,
undocumented immigrants, mothers
of children lost to gun violence, and a «Gold Star» Muslim - American family that publicly challenged Trump to a contest
of who better represents American values.
Teachout also opened a new front against Cuomo
with criticism
of his own choice for Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul, who is best known in the state for her 2007 battle against a plan to issue drivers licenses to
undocumented immigrants.
Meghan Maloney de Zaldivar
of the New York Immigration Coalition discusses proposed state legislation that would allow
undocumented immigrants to receive driver's licenses
with WBFO.
Campaigns like the «Go Home» vans or spot checks at London Tube station - or Cameron's photo opportunity
with immigration officers in the home
of an alleged
undocumented immigrant - go down like a bucket
of sick
with ethnic minority voters.
Along
with continuing to protect
undocumented immigrants from federal authorities, students should continue to resist the homophobia and xenophobia
of Trump and Pence in any way that they can.
But many have blamed Trump's success on pure prejudice, as he staked much
of his candidacy on plans to build a wall on the Mexican border, deport
undocumented immigrants and bar Muslims from entering the country — and attracted support from the Ku Klux Klan and other groups and figures associated
with white nationalism.
Some neighborhoods have a high density
of such illegally converted homes,
with the residents often
undocumented immigrants.
The de Blasio administration, along
with Mark - Viverito and advocates, has argued that IDNYC enables
undocumented immigrants to partake in simple, run -
of - the - mill activities that require proof
of identification, such as opening a bank account.
It is grotesque that Adriano Espaillat, who has made a great deal
of noise as a defender
of the rights
of undocumented immigrants to the United States, was happy to take time out
of his run for Congress in order to heap praise on an egregious, racist law
with untold human cost.
Mayor Bill de Blasio repeated his promises to preserve New York City's status as a haven for
undocumented immigrants in the face
of an imminent executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at punishing so - called «sanctuary cities» that refuse to cooperate
with federal deportation efforts.
Republicans also do not agree
with the recent decision from the Board
of Regents to allow
undocumented immigrants to apply for teacher certifications.
The Dream Act — which provides state tuition assistance to the children
of undocumented immigrants — wasn't included following a public back and forth
with Latino members
of the Legislature.
De Blasio told reporters Wednesday and Thursday that he was willing work
with Trump but pledged to protect the records
of the city's municipal identification program, which gives I.D.s to
undocumented immigrants and other marginalized groups.
On Tuesday, after meeting
with Republican senators, Cuomo said he included the Dream Act — which extends tuition assistance programs to
undocumented immigrants — and a tax credit to offset educational donations as a «statement
of priority,» not an item he was actually going to the mat over.
Cuomo, in exchange for an endorsement from the left leaning Working Families Party, promised to help reunite the two Democratic factions in order to achieve passage
of several progressive issues, including public campaign financing, a women's equality act
with an abortion rights provision, and a measure to give college aid to children
of undocumented immigrants, known as the Dream Act.
Those actions followed executive orders Trump signed that expanded the number
of undocumented immigrants targeted for deportation, allowing ICE to arrest any person without paperwork accused
of any crime, even if not convicted or charged
with a minor or nonviolent offense.
It's also seen as a litmus test for President Donald Trump, who is lauded by many
of the district's Cuban - American voters for chilling his predecessor's accord
with Cuba but is denounced by other Hispanics for his hard - line stance on immigration, especially policies involving
undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, known as «Dreamers.»
Poloncarz pointed out that, unlike other parts
of the country, Erie County doesn't generally have an issue
with undocumented immigrants.
While the call mostly covered plans to bring the Independent Democratic Conference (I.D.C.) back to the Senate's Democratic caucus, it eventually drifted into a discussion about fear that Wu's status as the son
of immigrants could pose an unfortunate contrast in a New York Democratic primary
with Hochul's positions on immigration, such as opposing driver's licenses for
undocumented immigrants.
She also invoked common arguments that
immigrants boost the local economy, and that sanctuary city statutes encourage
undocumented victims and witnesses
of crime to approach and cooperate
with law enforcement.
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.
But while Cuomo has worked well
with Senate Republicans on a variety
of issues, he's signaled in recent weeks he would push for limits on the income lawmakers can earn outside
of the Legislature as well as the DREAM Act, a bill that would provide tuition assistance to
undocumented immigrants.
Trump said he is open to a path to citizenship after 10 to 12 years for hundreds
of thousands
of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, days after rejecting a bipartisan plan
with that as its centerpiece.
In the wake
of Trump's broad executive orders on deporting
undocumented immigrants, Suffolk County police officials are wrestling
with a conundrum facing police departments across the country: how to shut down a violent gang when the
immigrants they will need as witnesses and tipsters may be afraid to come forward.
Republican NYC mayoral candidate and real executive Paul Massey said he agrees
with Mayor Bill de Blasio and other top New York Democrats that New York City should remain a sanctuary city for
undocumented immigrants in the face
of Trump «s efforts to sever funding.
She says the consequences
of their encounters
with the court system hinder chances for good jobs and housing, and can lead to deportation for
undocumented immigrants.
With her help the mayor promptly enacted many pieces
of progressive legislation that matter deeply to his base and will impact millions
of New Yorkers: an expansion
of paid sick time, a reduced speed limit as part
of his Vision Zero program, a municipal ID program for
undocumented immigrants.
Among the questions: why would it be bad (in the mayor's view) for Tim Wu, who is to the left
of Kathy Hochul, to be LG, how does the mayor square City safety concerns
with Hochul's past stances on guns, whether as a past New York City Public Advocate de Blasio supports Tim Wu's idea that the lieutenant governor should act as a statewide public advocate, Hochul's current views on drivers licenses for
undocumented immigrants, whether Hochul supports NYC's municipal ID program and why Hochul and Andrew Cuomo have refused to debate their primary opponents.
After police expressed frustration at their inability
of garner cooperation from the local Latino community, many
of whom were
undocumented immigrants, a coalition
of church and nonprofit groups came up
with the idea
of local identification cards.
Far weirder are Cuomo's escalating claims
of figurative membership in various other groups, including his repeated come - at - me - bro demands that immigration officials seeking to deport
undocumented immigrants should start
with him because he's descended from
immigrants.
In an interview
with POLITICO New York, Alcantara, a Dominican
immigrant who last Tuesday won a four - way primary to replace outgoing state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, said one
of her main priorities is passage
of the so - called Dream Act, which would open up state tuition assistance programs to
undocumented, college - bound students.