An eloquent letter to the editor from an immigrant whose family came to the United States through the diversity visa lottery program.
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ICE Increasing Workplace Raids /
According to the Director of ICE, employers should prepare for a huge increase in worksite raids and enforcement actions in the future. U.S. businesses that employ foreign workers should make sure their paperwork and processes are in order, including I-9s, H-1B public access files, and all immigration-related paperwork. Learn more here.
Timothy R. Bakken
Founder
Trump Administration Exaggerated Immigrant Threats to Justify Raids /
It recently came to light that during a February immigration raid, the Department of Homeland Security did not only target those with serious criminal records or people who are otherwise threats to the U.S. Rather, then-DHS Secretary John Kelly worked hard to shape the narrative that would be told to the public to give the impression that only dangerous criminal immigrants were arrested when in fact the raid swept up mainly immigrants with no criminal records whatsoever. This example is only one of many similar raids during 2017, but it shows that the Trump administration is falsely labelling all undocumented immigrants as threats.
Timothy R. Bakken
Founder
Frightening Result of Immigration Crackdowns /
Due to Trump's harsh stance on immigration, undocumented immigrants who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse are afraid to come forward because they fear they or their relatives will be deported if they report the crime. In fact, since Trump has taken office, the amount of domestic and sexual abuse reports in latino neighborhoods has decreased substantially, and these crimes are already under-reported. This is a clear human right violation, and people should not have to live with abuse for fear of deportation, the two should be completely unrelated. The United States needs to make it clear that those who are being abused should not be afraid to come forward. Read the full article here.
Timothy R. Bakken
Founder
FAIR Miscalculates the Cost of Unauthorized Immigration /
Read the full article about the new study here.
Countering DACA Myths /
Save DACA! DACA does not threaten U.S. citizens’ jobs, does not grant citizenship or lawful permanent resident status, and ending DACA will expose Dreamers and their families to deportation. The New York Times explains why common critiques of DACA are misleading here.
Timothy R. Bakken
Founder