Sentences with phrase «undocumented people from»

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Schneiderman has sued Trump over his executive orders barring entry to people from Muslim - majority countries, his attempts to repeal former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act and his decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for undocumented youth brought to the United States in their early childhood, among other issues.

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.

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.

He has vowed to take legal action to protect the city's status as a so - called «sanctuary city» for undocumented immigrants and Trump's executive orders barring entry to people from Muslim - majority countries.

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.

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.

President Barack Obama praised a federal memo released Friday that is set to give undocumented young people in Queens hope for a normal life, but drew cautious optimism from the borough and criticism from the county's only Republican congressman.

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 local actions — which generally declare local authorities will not question people solely on the grounds of suspected undocumented status — do not preclude federal immigration officials from doing their jobs in sanctuary communities.

Undocumented adolescents and young people transition from experiences of belonging and inclusion to being excluded and with few legal options.

This week's brief includes new research from a February 2018 study that found «that the implementation of DACA significantly improved attendance and graduation rates among Hispanic high school students, with the gap in high school completion between undocumented Hispanic young people and their citizen peers shrinking by 40 percent.

Since 2012, many undocumented young people have been protected from the threat of deportation.

Cat guardians, please know that there are neighbors like these people, using this undocumented number... 60 million bird deaths a year — to justify «eliminating» cats from their yards, how?

The artist's new work tackles Donny Trump's favorite issue: immigration and the realities of life for undocumented people in the U.S. — from the conditions of their arrival to their failed and fulfilled expectations of «The American Dream.»

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Whether it is standing up against the Administration's unlawful ban on Muslim travelers, challenging the Department of Justice's effort to halt NWIRP from doing important limited representation work for people at the detention center, or protecting the rights of undocumented immigrant youth, NWIRP provides a critical voice for those marginalized by federal policies.

Some are undocumented, but some are just Californians who have fallen through the cracks for one reason or another — street people, migrant workers, people between health plans, teenagers who are sexually active and afraid their parents will find out if they seek birth control from their family doctor.