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Trump Campaign Releases Controversial Immigration Policy Paper

Posted on September 15, 2015 by katz

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has pushed to the front of the GOP primary polls, largely on the basis of controversial, anti-immigration rhetoric. However, until recently, Trump has been short on policy specifics. That changed with a recently released position paper … Continue reading →

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Chicago City Council Considers Photo IDs to Undocumented Immigrants

Posted on July 7, 2015 by katz

Individuals often need some form of government-issued identification in order to obtain a certain document, or receive a type of service or benefit. For many people, obtaining and showing an approved form of identification is not a problem. For others, … Continue reading →

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Judge Denied Request to Lift Block on Obama’s Executive Action Plan

Posted on June 11, 2015 by katz

In April, a federal judge in Texas denied the White House’s request to lift a temporary stay on President’s Barack Obama’s immigration executive action plan. Last November, President Obama announced a series of executive actions to allow certain undocumented immigrants to … Continue reading →

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Immigrants in Chicagoland Expected to Benefit from Immigration Plan

Posted on April 1, 2015 by katz

Last November, President Barack Obama announced a series of landmark executive actions dealing with certain immigration issues. In particular, Obama’s executive action plan expands the population of eligible undocumented immigrants in the United States who can avoid deportation and who … Continue reading →

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The U Visa Program: Visas for Victims of Criminal Activity

Posted on January 14, 2015 by katz

In 2000, Congress created a nonimmigrant visa category that allows victims of certain crimes to obtain a visa. The U visa program, which Congress created through the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, allows undocumented immigrants in the United … Continue reading →

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Fact or Fiction? Number of Undocumented Immigrants is on the Rise

Posted on September 16, 2014 by katz

The number of undocumented immigrants in the United States in the past few years has stayed, in defiance of all odds, nearly at the same level. Since 2010, the number has remained around 11.2 million people, according to Pew Research. … Continue reading →

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