Sentences with phrase «of undocumented people»

Ms. Snow, who herself lived in the U.S. illegally for several years, invites the participation of undocumented people to discuss their own experiences.

When it comes to the border itself, the Wall doesn't demarcate the international boundary so much as it defines an invisible barrier roughly 100 miles inland, trapping many thousands of undocumented people in what can be seen as the world's longest prison.

Hawkins and the Green Party would protect and strengthen the rights of undocumented people, including passage of the Dream Act to increase educational opportunities for undocumented youth, drivers licenses for the undocumented, and prohibiting state employees from inquiring about a person's immigration status in the course of performing their duties.

Mark - Viverito, stressing Clinton's long - established record in the Latino community, said the former Secretary of State is the better candidate to meet the needs of Latinos and millions of undocumented people across the country.

The fates of hundreds of thousands of undocumented people living in the United States may come down to haggling over the definition of the now - famous phrase «build that wall.»

Attendees to the lunch said Trump verbalized being willing to compromise on legal status for millions of undocumented people if Democrats were willing to work with him, but did not give any specific details.

If individuals do choose to unite with their families by entering without permission, the united family often includes a mix of undocumented people, legal permanent residents and U.S. citizens.

That bill would provide legal protections to «Dreamers,» the hundreds of thousands of undocumented people who came to the United States as children and have established roots.

His move was unconnected to the radicalism in Arizona, which just passed a law making criminals of every undocumented person within its borders, and greatly empowering the police to arrest people they suspect are here illegally.

Not exact matches

This concerns local police who say they need the cooperation of all people in the community, including lawful and undocumented immigrants, in reporting crime and aiding criminal prosecutions.

Nearly 10 % of the workforce — some 1.4 million people — are immigrants, many of whom are undocumented, according to a 2010 estimate from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Between the wall on the U.S. - Mexico border and the status of the undocumented young people who were brought to the country as children (known as Dreamers), immigration has been a major policy issue for the Trump administration.

If a state with far more undocumented residents receives the same amount of money as one with very few undocumented residents, it will end up serving more people with fewer resources.

«Expanding the focus of law enforcement beyond people who are real threats would make all Americans less safe by diverting resources, while millions of undocumented folks who don't pose a threat will live in fear of deportation.»

That program, instituted under President Obama, makes certain undocumented people who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 low - level priorities for deportation while also granting them legal, three - year work permits.

Under the law, possession of a firearm by an undocumented person is considered a felony, according to the newspaper.

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.»

Brown also signed 10 other immigration - related bills that limit the growth of detention centers, expand education services for immigrants, and extend tenant and workplace protections for undocumented people.

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 federaPeople 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 federapeople 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.»

Moreover, the ministry of the churches, by providing such services to known undocumented persons, is criminalized under this law.»

In Denver, Arnie Carter assisted the First Unitarian Church in providing asylum for two undocumented immigrants, and he says local police have been surprisingly supportive, especially after one of the people taking sanctuary in the church started receiving threats online.

The faith - group programs, representing Protestant, Catholics, and Jews, have consistently provided documentaries, dramas, and discussions which dealt with issues almost never touched by commercial broadcasting: the economic factors behind nuclear armaments; the issues behind draft evasion (during the Vietnam War); the real causes of worldwide starvation; and the problems of people who are ignored almost completely by the media, such as the aging who can not live on their pensions, unwed mothers, farm workers who have no homes, undocumented aliens whom we wish to employ but not pay, and refugees we are sending back to certain death in their own countries.

Comprehensive reform would provide documentation for most of the 11 million undocumented people currently in the U.S.. From an economic standpoint, this seems to make sense, given employment standing at 95 percent.

The Senate bill is more consistent with the critical principles of uniting families, protecting human rights and worker rights, bringing undocumented people out of the shadows and providing a path to permanence for newcomers.

On the Bon Appétit podcast in October, Andrés spoke about how restaurants can get involved in politics: «This is about over 11 million undocumented people, many of whom have spent many years helping America be prosperous.

Bolt's inspection report, carried out throughout 2017, paints a stark picture of a scheme that is causing real harm to migrants - both documented and undocumented - people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and society at large.

«This appears to be a fundamental betrayal of trust and duty of care if elected representatives have been tipping off the Home Office about people they suspect to be undocumented migrants,» party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said.

What I am prepared to do is to go to Albany to fight for the DREAM Act, fight for licenses for the undocumented, fight for the people in my district and the state of New York.»

if you own property you are of the land owning class unlike many people of color and economic undocumented refugees

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.

New York's existing «sanctuary city» statutes forbids the NYPD and Department of Corrections from turning undocumented individuals in its custody over to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless those persons have been found guilty of one of 170 violent felonies — including murder, rape, terrorism, assaulting a cop and physically or sexually abusing a child.

Even after members of Cuomo's own team acknowledged that his response was «unartful,» he continued making cringeworthy flubs, like referring to himself as an «undocumented person.»

And she reminded people of the post-9 / 11 National Security Entry - Exit Registration System under President George W. Bush, which asked undocumented, aged 40 and under Muslim - identified men, Middle Eastern - identified men, South - Asian identified men, North African - identified men to register themselves with the government.

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.

And when I'm speaking to people in low - income communities of color, there are a number of issues that keep popping up: protecting undocumented people, the subways, and a whole host of things.

«Access to drivers licenses for undocumented workers and raising the welfare grant above the poverty line are policies that all working people should support because most of us will need public support at some point in our lives,» said Hawkins.

The state prosecutors argued that ending the Obama - era executive action to shield young undocumented immigrants from deportation discriminates against people of Mexican origin, who make up 78 percent of DACA grantees, according to the attorney general.

The city does not make a note of whether a person who applies for the ID cards is an undocumented immigrant or not.

Steve Choi, president of the New York Immigration Coalition, a prominent immigrant advocacy group that has hosted a number of actions in response to Trump's immigration policies such as the executive orders targeting people from Muslim - majority countries, said that as a state legislator, Schneiderman was an early supporter of driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

«We agree that the City of New York should help undocumented people who are facing deportation, and that's been a strong consensus,» de Blasio said, stressing that only a small portion of unauthorized migrants commit serious offenses.

Elected officials, activists, advocates and university students have a number of actions planned for this week to decry the president's policy dictates targeting Muslims and undocumented immigrants, as well as to provide support and guidance to impacted people.

«I'll never forget watching videos of young undocumented people coming out as undocumented in downtown...

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

With a speech in Arizona following a surprise trip to Mexico, Donald Trump tried to remake his image on the divisive issue of immigration, shelving his plan to deport 11 million undocumented people and arguing that a Trump administration and Mexico would secure the border together.

Last night, the organizer for the New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC — an interfaith organization that assists undocumented people fighting detention and deportation — asserted Immigration and Customs Enforcement picked Staten Island for raids it conducted last month because of the borough's conservative, pro-President Donald Trump inclinations.

That agenda has included temporarily - blocked executive orders barring entry to people from Muslim - majority countries and withholding funding to so - called «sanctuary cities» for undocumented immigrants, a proposal to build a wall along the Mexican border, expanding immigration detention and apprehension of wanted foreign nationals in and outside civil and criminal courtrooms.

The program has been the focus of an ongoing lawsuit, as two Republican Assembly members from Staten Island are contesting the city's plan to destroy documents obtained from people who apply for the program in an effort to protect undocumented immigrants.

The volunteers were part of the New Sanctuary Coalition's accompaniment program, which trains people to accompany undocumented immigrants on check - ins with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

on issues like the Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act that would guarantee people of all gender identities equal protection under the law and The DREAM Act, which would provide financial aid to undocumented students looking to attend college.