By Laura Meckler and Kristina Peterson WASHINGTON—The business and populist wings of the Republican Party are set for a battle over the nation’s system of legal immigration, which could prove to be as divisive as the fight over illegal immigrants. The debate turns on whether foreign workers are an engine […]
Immigrant advocates warn DACA, “dreamers” not to travel outside U.S. during Trump inauguration
20 Dec
by Foster, on News
By Todd Walker DENVER, Colo. – There’s a new warning for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. An immigrant advocacy group says they should not travel outside of the country around the time President-Elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, or they could find themselves locked out. […]
MEXICO CITY — Mexico expects a sharp increase in people seeking asylum from Central America next year, fleeing gang warfare and poverty in their home countries, a senior official said on Thursday. There has been a steady surge of Central Americans applying for asylum in Mexico since 2015. Cinthia Perez, […]
This Small Town Is Helping Undocumented Immigrants, but Don’t Call It a ‘Sanctuary City’
20 Dec
by Foster, on News
By Meredith Hoffman Though local officials in red states avoid the word “sanctuary,” many towns have decided that it makes more sense to work with undocumented residents than it does to deport them. Storm Lake, Iowa, isn’t a “sanctuary city.” Not if you ask Police Chief Mark Prosser, anyway. He […]