Tag: immigration
December 6, 2012 at 1:35 pmCategory:Uncategorized
You knew some kind of order had come down from the right-wing powers that be when people like Sean Hannity all of a sudden turned all warm and fuzzy on immigrants.
Now, it appears that the new conservative 180 degree switcheroo has trickled down to the state level. Read More…
December 6, 2012 at 10:58 amCategory:Uncategorized
House Speaker Thom Tillis is sending messages that today’s rollout of a report by the House Select Committee on the State’s Role in Immigration Policy will not be the kind of thing that will please the far right anti-immigrant crowd. Let’s hope that’s the case.
Meanwhile, folks at the We Are NC coalition issued the following statement yesterday afternoon in anticipation of today’s meeting:
“It has been a very eventful year since the Select Committee on the State’s Role in Immigration Policy’s first hearing, where Representative Iler promised to take a “dispassionate” look at immigration in North Carolina with the results to be outlined in a report released tomorrow.
After hearing from government representatives, the committee now knows that undocumented immigrants enjoy no privilege in their status. Read More…
September 24, 2012 at 11:02 amCategory:Uncategorized
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received more than 82,000 applications over the past five weeks from undocumented young people seeking to stay in the U.S. and avoid deportation.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival – also known as DACA – is not a path to citizenship. It does allow for some immigrants who meet specific criteria to receive a waiver that allows them to get a driver’s license and a work-permit for two years.
Lisa Chun with the Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project at the NC Justice Center joined us over the weekend on News & Views with Chris Fitzsimon to talk about how this initiative is offering undocumented citizens new hope in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level.
You can hear a short excerpt of Chun’s interview below or visit the Radio Interview section of the N.C. Policy Watch website to hear her full interview online.
The North Carolina Justice Center is sponsoring a free DACA Application Clinic this Wednesday (September 26th) in Western North Carolina, with additional clinics planned for October and November. (For more information upcoming DACA info-sessions, email deferred.action.ncjc@gmail.com or call (919) 675-2409.)
August 20, 2012 at 5:17 pmCategory:Uncategorized
The immigration debate in the United States has seen some modest, incremental progress in recent months — most notably the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. The Los Angeles Times has a good editorial on this topic over the weekend and we had a post here at The Progressive Pulse last Friday that provides more details for young people who may be eligible.
And then there’s the anti-immigrant crowd. For some time now, two of the noisiest groups in this camp in North Carolina are the groups known as ALIPAC and NC FIRE. Despite giving voice to a lot of incredibly mean-spirited and downright absurd stuff, these groups helped play host recently in Wilmington to a small group of politicians and activists — some of them prominent (Congressman Mike McIntyre) and some of them just narrow-minded and crazy. You can watch some video of the event by clicking here.
Looks like we still have a ways to go in bridging the gap in this debate.
August 17, 2012 at 12:18 pmCategory:Uncategorized
The NC Justice Center has put together some resources, fact sheets, links and events on the deferred action process for young immigrants, based on the information released by the Department of Homeland Security this past Wednesday, Aug. 15.
On June 15, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will not deport young people from the U.S. who meet certain requirements. Those who qualify will be given “deferred action” and will be eligible for work authorization.
Who is eligible?
An individual must prove they meet the following criteria:
- came to the United States under the age of 16;
- has continuously resided in the United States for a least 5 years before June 15, 2012 and was present in the United States on June 15, 2012;
- is currently in school, has graduated from high school, has obtained a GED certificate, or is an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States;
- has not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise poses a threat to national security or public safety; and
- was under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012.
Find out more by visiting the website here: http://www.ncjustice.org/deferred-action