Immigrant Communities

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Commentary: Census is crucial, but many people may go uncounted

Finger Lakes Times 27 Jan 2020

Nine years later, I have witnessed the growth of immigrant communities in Baltimore ... The 2020 census is an opportunity for immigrants and all marginalized groups to be counted ... In addition to immigrants, households with single parents, young children, low income and limited access to the internet are overrepresented in hard-to-count communities....

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Colorado Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate discuss Latino issues at forum

Denver Post 27 Jan 2020

Senate expressed support for immigrant communities at a Latino issues forum that attracted 400 people Sunday afternoon in Longmont, but several also made clear their frustration with the endorsement of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee of former Gov ... communities....

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Supreme Court allows rule to turn away immigrants who may need public assistance

ABC7 27 Jan 2020

"The public charge rule is yet another attack on immigrant communities and is especially harmful for survivors of gender-based violence who are subject to the rule," said Irena Sullivan, a senior attorney at the Tahirih Justice Center, a group that advocates for trafficking victims....

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Colorado's Democratic US Senate candidates spar at Longmont Latino forum

Colorado Politics 27 Jan 2020

... policies, enforce anti-discrimination laws, increase the minimum wage and boost education opportunities for Latino and other communities ... We cannot elect somebody who has already thrown the immigrant community under the bus for the sake of the party or his own political career."....

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Watch as Nicola Sturgeon reveals details of her Scottish visa plans

Scotsman 27 Jan 2020

Helping Scotland Prosper show how the Scottish Government plan would see responsibility for immigration policy split with the UK Government ... “Devolving immigration powers by introducing a Scottish Visa would allow Scotland to attract and retain people with the skills and attributes we need for our communities and economy to flourish.”....

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Museum of Chinese in America starts fund-raising after loss of its archive in a fire

The Art Newspaper 27 Jan 2020

Among the items housed in the five-storey Mulberry Street archive building, a former school that is treasured by the Chinatown community, were antique wedding dresses, restaurant menus from the neighbourhood dating from the early 1900s, identification papers, letters written home ......

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New Mexico may extend tax credit to non-citizens

Scottsbluff StarHerald 27 Jan 2020

(AP) — Activists for immigrant communities are pushing for legislation that allows New Mexico residents without Social Security numbers to qualify for state tax credits aimed at working families. Immigrants and allied ... We're always interested in hearing about news in our community....

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Nicola Sturgeon reveals new immigration plan would have no cap on numbers coming to Scotland

Scotsman 27 Jan 2020

"There's a whole suite of things that we have to do alongside this [immigration], but the overall trends in our population mean that if we close off or substantially reduce the supply of people coming in from other countries then we will make it difficult to keep our population ......

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Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish immigration visa plan refused by UK government

Scotsman 27 Jan 2020

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'Is your voter card up to date, mi amor?' How one group is registering Latinos

Finger Lakes Times 27 Jan 2020

Making a tough job even harder is the perception that harsh rhetoric on immigration is making members of immigrant communities keep a low profile ... immigrant community on the electoral process, and because noncitizens can help register relatives or friends who do have citizenship....

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‘Is your voter card up to date, mi amor?’ How one group is registering Latinos

Omaha World-Herald 27 Jan 2020

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Democratic U.S. presidential hopefuls seek contrast with Trump on immigration

Yahoo Daily News 27 Jan 2020

But in his immigration platform released Dec ... His immigration platform includes expanding visa programs to encourage immigrant doctors and nurses to work in areas where health care providers are scarce, and enacting programs that encourage young immigrants to move to communities that have lost working-age population....

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