Not every person claiming to provide aid to the immigrant population can be trusted to do the right thing. A California man has been arrested and faces possible prison time for taking thousands of dollars from Mexican immigrants hoping to secure temporary work permits.
E-Verify requirements could break the California agriculture industry
Immigrants arriving to US in hopes to find work may find themselves running into difficulty in the California agricultural industry. The Obama administration has proposed a system that would require American business people to process all employees through program known as E-verify. The program is designed to provide employers with confirmation that their employees are legally qualified to work within the United States. Using the program would mean that every employee would have to hold a temporary work permit or work visa prior to employment.
Campaigners for fairer immigration laws rally in California
Obtaining U.S. citizenship can be a long and difficult struggle, and many immigrants are threatened with deportation if they do not have the required documentation to stay in the U.S. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers raid homes and businesses, immigrants can face deportation with no warning. Those arrested by officials can be detained indefinitely and denied access to legal advice. As a result of the government's strict response to undocumented immigrants, a bipartisan rally was held in California recently.
Deportation stalled for gay Ugandan immigrant
Citizenship can sometimes be a long and uphill battle for immigrants arriving from other countries. Every moment, it seems as if you may be at risk for getting deported from the United States. This is precisely what a Ugandan man living in San Diego faced as his visa expired and he became subject to deportation and removal proceedings.
