06 Dec

5 Things California Should Do To protect its Immigrant population.

According to Fortune.com “California has more than 2.7 million undocumented immigrants—about 7% of its population. Lawmakers in Democrat-controlled California are already laying the groundwork to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative populist agenda.” California is one of the richest states in the United States, and leans more Democratic than Republican. As such California as a state…

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12 Nov

Top 5 Hurdles in Trump Immigration Plan

Following the victory of Donald Trump in the US elections, President-Elect Trump has to actually fulfil his promises. One of his biggest stance was a plan to deport millions of undocumented people living in the United States. Despite all his rhetoric, the question is whether he can actually accomplish his wishes during one or two…

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02 Nov

Visiting students and temporary workers are being attacked more protections are needed

By Sharif Silmi Throughout the country attacks on visa holding students and workers have escalated in number and severity. Despite the misinformation being spread by politicians and in the media, it is immigrants, students and workers that bear the brunt of crime and violence not the other way around. It is far too often the…

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26 Oct

Fear of US Election Outcomes increasing flow of undocumented immigration

According to CBS News CBS News reports dozens of immigrants have been streaming through the streets of McAllen, Texas, on a daily basis. They have been taken to a migrant center at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where they were released by Border Patrol, with ankle monitors, while they file for asylum.

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13 Oct

Great Speech by our First Lady

Michelle Obama, First Lady, delivered a powerful and amazing speech today. She is just awesome. Note that although this is not about immigration, it is something that affects us all, so it is important that as immigrants, US citizens and non-immigrants, we know about them.

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06 Sep

Asylum based on the issues in the Philippines.

Both President Obama and the President of the United Nations are now openly claiming that the Philippines is violating human rights on extra judicial killings.  The president of the Philippines, Duterte, is unequivocally stating that he will continue on this path.  He even went at odds with both the US, and the United Nations including…

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