“There is going to be outrage from the tea party, health and there’s going to be outrage from Republicans, ” he told VOXXI. “But I think the president will have a strong moral ground to say, ‘I’ve given you five years to solve the problem and you haven’t done anything. We have a humanitarian crisis going on and I can declare that these people are entitled…
DetailsNeidi Dominguez, 25, lives in constant fear daily. She was brought to America at nine years old from Morelos, cheap a once- agricultural state in south-central Mexico that’s now moving toward industry and commerce. Neidi remained undocumented until she was 24, when she fell in love and got married to a U.S. citizen. Her spouse petitioned the government f…
DetailsThe Newark Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in New Jersey to refuse the federal government’s requests to detain people accused of minor crimes who are suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, link according to immigration advocates. In enacting the policy, Newark becomes the latest city to opt out of the most controversial…
DetailsOne year ago, thousands of young undocumented immigrants across the country started lining up for a program that would allow them stay in the country legally — a program President Obama enacted administratively in the absence of congressional action. Since then, more than 500,000 people have applied Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…
DetailsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other members of California’s Democratic congressional delegation urged Gov. Jerry Brown in a letter this week to sign state legislation to prevent local police from detaining people based on their immigration status unless they have been convicted of a felony or serious crime. The letter, signed by 28…
DetailsGov. Jerry Brown got a letter from 28 California House Democrats this week urging him to sign the TRUST Act, medical which would limit how the state’s law enforcement officers cooperate with federal immigration efforts. The lawmakers – including all but two of the Bay Area’s House members – wrote that the bill “sets clear, uniform standards to limit burden…
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