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NALACC celebrates IMD in the US

Mar, 18/12/2012

The National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) joins with the UN and organizations around the world to celebrate Migrant’s International Day and to remind all the nations of the world of the important contributions made by immigrants to our societies.

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Advocates call for immigration reform as Mexican president-elect visits Obama in DC

02/12/12

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Mexico’s President Elect is in Washington, D.C. today, meeting with US President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, and discussing the economy, immigration, and other pressing issues. The visit of Enrique Peña Nieto comes as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are pushing for immigration reforms. The House of Representatives plans to vote this week on a bill to give more visas to high-skilled foreign workers, while some Senators from border states are pushing a bill to give young undocumented people a path to legal status.

Migration Management / Policies

Labor Trafficking of Undocumented Migrants "Rampant" in San Diego

29/11/12

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One in three unauthorized immigrants working in San Diego County is a victim of labor trafficking, according to a report funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition, half have suffered labor abuses or exploitation at the workplace.

Undocumented Migrants

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Immigrant Farm Workers, the Hidden Part of New York's Local Food Movement

23/11/12

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Thanksgiving is the ultimate harvest holiday, and no one knows that better than the tens of thousands of farm workers who grow and harvest New York’s produce.The reality of agriculture is that a hefty percentage of the people who plant and harvest New York’s local food are immigrant workers, many of whom put themselves in danger to cross the border into the United States to work the land.

Labour / Labour Conditions

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Maryland voters to decide on state Dream Act

10/11/12

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In next week’s election, Maryland voters will be deciding the fate of a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants access to in-state tuition at state colleges. The bill known as the Maryland Dream Act was signed into law by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley in May of last year, but opponents forced it onto the ballot of this year’s election. So far a federal Dream Act has failed to become law, though it was introduced into congress this term. Maryland’s measure will be the first time that a Dream Act will be decided on by popular vote. FSRN’s Clayton Conn reports.

Undocumented Migrants

United States of America

AVALAN “ENSEÑEME SUS PAPELES”

15/09/12

Una jueza federal determinó avalar la parte medular de la ley de Arizona, la cual permite a la policía pedirle documentos a cualquier sospechoso de ser indocumentado. Otra parte de la ley, que prohíbe transportar inmigrantes indocumentados, fue rechazada. Este programa ofrece un panorama de este y otros temas de actualidad en cuanto a la inmigración.

Invitados: Alessandra Soler Meetze, directora ejecutiva de American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) de Arizona, Phoenix, AZ; Petra Falcón, directora ejecutiva de Promise Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Legislation

United States of America

Immigrant workers and Occupy fight for labor rights

15/09/12

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Another partnership between activists and immigrants recently unfolded in Manhattan. There, immigrant workers at a Hot & Crusty Café have been organizing against labor abuses and wage theft with the support of Occupy Wall Street. Andalusia Knoll has more from New York City.

Source: Free Speech Radio News

Labour / Labour Conditions

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Meet Baldemar Velasquez

15/09/12

Legend has it that Baldemar Velasquez led his first fight for migrant farmworkers’ rights at the age of 12. He started working in the fields at 4 years old and soon became a self-taught scholar of social justice. Today, Velasquez is the founder and President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), a labor union that has battled against unfair wages and mistreatment of migrant workers since 1967.

United States of America

EL INDOCU-BUS

02/08/12

Inmigrantes indocumentados de todo el país abordarán un autobús con el fin de cuestionar las políticas y las leyes antiinmigrantes, viajando desde Arizona hasta Tennessee, Georgia, Lousiana y otros estados.

Esta caravana busca ser un reflejo de las Caravanas por la Libertad durante el Movimiento de Derechos Civiles. Los activistas y los viajeros de este autobús comentan en este programa acerca de la desobediencia civil que se planea realizar en este viaje, que culminará en la Convención Nacional Demócrata que se realizará en Charlotte, Carolina del Norte, en septiembre.