…detention. But both fact-checkers and independent studies show this is not true. In reality, the vast majority of asylum seekers diligently attend all of their immigration court hearings. Given that…
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…was difficult. I saw my parents working hard. I worked in jobs that were physically exhausting in order to help my family. That’s what I thought my future was going…
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…even a US citizen — who has any unauthorized immigrants in his or her family,” according to Dara Lind at Vox. It’s likely that many undocumented immigrants who came to…
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…a missed opportunity. Similarly, the importance of family reunification, while mentioned, is hidden on the 26th page of the document, hardly inspiring to those who want improvement in our legal…
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…Russian immigrant; Amazon, founded by the son of a Cuban immigrant; and Costco, founded by the son of Canadian immigrants whose family had emigrated from Romania. These four companies alone…
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…and puts a premium on outcomes. The authors declare that the legal immigration system needs to be reformed to avoid an over reliance on family ties or luck; instead, they…
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…detention. This would include releasing detained asylum seekers on parole, to permit them to live with friends and family in the U.S. as they continue fighting their cases. The Trump…
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…a parent’s detention or deportation. The greatest tragedy of these statistics is that they are preventable. Valuing family relationships—making it easier for parents and children to reunite or stay together—should…
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…United States. Yet, his apparent hardline stance on immigration seems to clash with the responsibilities of running such an agency, which includes processing applications for citizenship, family and employment-based visas,…
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…gathered for an afternoon vigil at the Church of Reformation on Capitol Hill to share stories about those facing deportation, family separation and personal struggles with our broken immigration system….
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