Sentences with phrase «undocumented immigrants live»

***** An estimated 11.2 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States today, and their fates — especially as the 2016 presidential election looms — is a highly contentious issue.

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.

Even before President Donald Trump pledged to double down on policies against undocumented immigrants living in the United States, many Hispanics were already praying for protection.

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.

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.

But Katko said he could not vote for the a Senate immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the United States.

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.

The Migration Policy Institute estimates there are 93,000 undocumented immigrants living in Indiana.

If you are an undocumented immigrant living in California, who has been injured in an accident, you are free to pursue legal compensation for your damages.

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.

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

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.»

According to a 2013 study by the social action group Center for American Progress, if the undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States were provided legal status, the 10 - year cumulative increase in the gross domestic product (GDP) would be $ 832 billion.

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).

We are also debating how to respond to the undocumented immigrants who are currently living in the United States.

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

Immigrants — as well as chefs, activists, restaurant owners, servers, and lawyers — take center stage at these dinners, engaging and educating diners about the realities undocumented people face living and working here.

«To Dreamer and immigrants like me, these fabrications are offensive,» Make the Road Action member Antonio Alarcon said in a statement, adding that the governor «has no idea what it's like to live as an undocumented person.»

Katko also emphasized that he remains committed to finding a path to citizenship for about 11 million undocumented immigrants, but he said those who have committed felonies or led unproductive lives should not be allowed to stay in the United States.

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 has also expanded paid sick leave and the living wage law, altered the policy for making marijuana possession arrests and laid the groundwork for a municipal identification card designed to serve undocumented immigrants.

«All immigrants, documented or undocumented, and all people deserve that same chance, to feel like the place that they live is their sanctuary.»

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.

For example, he created a visa program that allowed undocumented immigrants to live and work in the United States.

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.

DACA is meant to cover undocumented immigrants who were born after June 15, 1981, were brought to the U.S. before turning 16, and have lived in the U.S. continuously since 2007.

Undocumented immigrants tend to live in areas with poor quality housing, intermittent garbage pickup and impure water, creating havens for infections.

President Donald Trump has decided to end the Obama - era program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children President Trump announced Tuesday that his administration would end an Obama - era program that allowed young undocumented immigrants to live in the country

The Hand That Feeds (Unrated) Employment discrimination expose» about a mild - mannered short order cook - turned - real - life Norma Rae who rallied fellow undocumented immigrants to challenge exploitative working conditions at a New York City restaurant chain.

A Better Life (PG - 13 for profanity, violence and drug use) American Dream drama, set in East L.A., about an undocumented immigrant's (Demian Bichir) attempt to protect his teenage son (Jose Julian) from both street gangs and deportation back to Mexico.

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.

On paper, El Mar La Mar sounds simple: a documentary about life in the Sonoran Desert, specifically for the border control agents stationed near the U.S. - Mexico border and the undocumented immigrants who've survived the daunting trek across the area's rugged terrain.

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

Panelists mentioned various important changes that needed to be made such as a juvenile justice system reform, access and support for early childhood education, comprehensive support services for parents that includes job training, a professional teaching structure, high schools that build pathways beyond just a four - year college degree, and educational supports for children living with undocumented immigrant parents.

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.

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

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.

On June 15, President Obama announced a change in his administration's immigration policy that would provide deferred action to an estimated 1.7 million young undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States since childhood.

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.

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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.

WHEREAS the president's harmful campaign promises included building a wall and deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants, creating a registry for Muslims living in the U.S. and implementing stop and frisk policies that have targeted the African American community and will accelerate the school to prison pipeline.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated her commitment to undocumented immigrants who live in the District.

A student is at a decided disadvantage if he lives in poverty, lacks stable housing or adequate healthcare, experiences food insecurity, is exposed to adverse childhood experiences, has limited English proficiency, or is an undocumented immigrant.

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.

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.