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Asylum Legal Politics

DHS Secretary – Message Received

April 7th, 2024 DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he had received the message about the need for administrative action to address long-term immigrant residents of the United States.“I don’t think that we have ignored the voices domestically that have spoken of the fact that we have undocumented individuals in the…

warrensynclaireApril 7, 2024

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Dreamers Families Long-Term Residents

Empowering Dreams: TikTok Amplifies Voices of Undocumented Youth

April 5th, 2024 The “Dreamers of Today” Summit in Chicago brought together 86 Dreamers to share experiences and create platforms to advocate for themselves and their families. “My Undocumented Ass” social media influencer Che published a recap on TikTok, in which participants shared what it is like to be undocumented…

warrensynclaireApril 5, 2024

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Dreamers Families Long-Term Residents

Dreamers Unite: Chicago Summit Calls for Immigration Reform

April 5th, 2024 At the "Dreamers of Today" Summit in Chicago, attended by 86 college-age Dreamers without DACA and legal work permits from various states including MI, PA, GA, NV, NC, FL, TX, IN, IA, MA, WA, CA, IL, NJ, and NY, the students engaged in poignant discussions about their…

warrensynclaireApril 5, 2024

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Business Politics Right to Work

WATCH: Chicago Mayor, Clerk, Families, Biz, Labor and Community Leaders Call for Work Permits for Long-Term Undocumented

April 4th, 2024 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined community leaders to elevate the contributions of Black and Brown immigrants and urge President Joe Biden to extend work permits to all undocumented workers. The mayor announced he is circulating a letter for signature by other mayors and county executives, urging President…

warrensynclaireApril 4, 2024

Business Families

RECORDING: U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, Texas Business Leaders to Biden Administration: Expanding Work Authorization Would Strengthen Our Economy and Keep Families Together

Today, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX/33), the North Texas Commission, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, American Families United and the bipartisan American Business Immigration Coalition Action held an interactive discussion at Dallas College about expanding work authorization opportunities for North Texas immigrants. This roundtable focused on what employers…

Here To WorkApril 2, 2024

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Business Legal Politics Right to Work

After Key Bridge Tragedy, Business Leaders Petition President Biden to Extend Work Permits

April 2nd, 2024 Two dozen construction and other business leaders sent a letter asking President Biden to “honor the honest labor of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Miguel Luna, Jose Mynor Lopez, and Carlos Hernández” — the men who died on Baltimore’s Key Bridge…

warrensynclaireApril 2, 2024

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Politics

Trump Leads Biden in Swing States and Among Latinos; Bipartisan Backing for Work Permit Extension

April 2nd, 2024 A Wall Street Journal poll has former President Trump leading President Biden in six of seven of the most competitive states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, and Pennsylvania — and tied in Wisconsin. Trump even leads Biden with Latino voters, 52-48%. Polling from Lake Research…

warrensynclaireApril 2, 2024

Families

Coloradans Applaud Sen. Bennet’s Support for Mixed-Status Families

Representatives of mixed-status families applauded Sen. Bennet’s leadership in standing up for their loved ones and called on President Biden to act.

Here To WorkMarch 27, 2024

Business Dreamers Families Politics

19 Senators to President Biden: “Take all available actions to streamline pathways to lawful status for undocumented immigrants”

Senator Durbin and eighteen other senators urged President Biden to extend work permits to undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens and provide stability “to the American businesses, communities, and families who rely on them.” The letter was signed by Sens. Durbin (D-IL), Padilla (D-CA), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Lujan (D-NM), Menendez…

Here To WorkMarch 26, 2024

Business

In Nevada, Titans of Industry Call for Work Permits

Leaders from the Latin Chamber of Commerce, Nevada; Civil Werx; Retail Association of Nevada; and Southern Nevada Home Builders Association joined ABIC Action for a business roundtable about the need to extend work permits to undocumented Nevadans.

Here To WorkMarch 26, 2024

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Asylum Families Long-Term Residents Right to Work

“North Carolina needs immigrant workers. Joe Biden should embrace them.”

Iliana Santillan, Executive Director of El Pueblo and Juvencio Rocha-Peralta, Executive Director of Association of Mexicans in North Carolina tell President Biden, “This single-minded focus on the border is not helping North Carolina. People who have arrived recently certainly deserve the right to work and take care of their families…

Here To WorkMarch 25, 2024

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Business Dreamers Families

Arizona Leaders Oppose “Arizona Invasion Act”

Arizona business and faith leaders gathered at the Carl Hayden Memorial in the Rose Garden at the Arizona Capitol, calling on Senate President Warren Petersen and Gov. Katie Hobbs to oppose HB 2748, the “Arizona Invasion Act,” which passed the Arizona House and is under consideration by the state Senate.

Here To WorkMarch 19, 2024

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