reforma migratoria
Dream Team L.A. hosts successful community forum on the Senate immigration bill.
Many local and afar residents from L.A.'s immigrant communities gathered on an August 12th afternoon to become informed on the Senate's version of an immigration reform bill. All too often, Spanish media outlets and other mainstream journalists conveniently leave out some of the punitive and harsh measures buried deep into S. 744, the Senate bill. Undocumented activists and allies then realized it was the responsibility of immigrant rights groups to effectively inform undocumented immigrants...
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Financial Barriers for Undocumented Immigrants in the Senate immigration bill
The National Immigration Law Center release a story on how much it would cost undocumented immigrants to become legalized through the Senate bill, or S. 744. Immigrants would need to pay penalties, back taxes, and other fees, the report says, "most unauthorized immigrants will face a waiting period of (AT LEAST) 13 years or more before they become citizens; a criminal background check; work requirements; documentation demands; English-language" and also immigrants would NOT be able to receive an...
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