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Saturday, 18 December 2021

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Democrats dealt setback in bid to grant millions of migrants work permits

Reuters 17 Dec 2021

Republicans have criticized Biden for undoing some restrictive immigration policies of former President Donald Trump and have opposed Democratic efforts to pass broader immigration legislation.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com.

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US Senate Parliamentarian Deals Democrats Blow on Immigration

Voa News 17 Dec 2021

Democrats must drop an effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S ... Democrats' latest immigration proposal would have let an estimated 6.5 million immigrants in the U.S ... GOP opposition means the immigration provisions Democrats want would not survive as a free-standing bill.

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Guzzardi: Elon Musk's uninformed plea for more babies

Longview News-Journal 17 Dec 2021

Immigrants’ search for a better life means that they come to the U.S. to become consumers, a mostly glossed-over fact in the immigration debate ... The illegal immigrant border surge, more than 2 million and counting, exceeds the total population of these 10 states, individually ... Polling consistently shows that Americans want less immigration.

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Temporary legal protections leave uncertainty for Afghan evacuees resettling in U.S.

The Star Democrat 17 Dec 2021

The Arlington diocese has helped resettle hundreds of Afghan evacuees and anticipates hundreds more in the coming weeks, providing services including workforce preparation, mental health counseling, free medical clinics and legal immigration consultations.

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Family's change in fortunes after sharing story of job loss and visa woes

RNZ 17 Dec 2021

But the family of four - baby Beau and 15-year-old daughter Jeomille - were overwhelmed with donations and offers of work and immigration advice after they shared their story ... Immigration lawyer Maricel Weischede heard about what they were going through and worked for free to get the visa sorted quickly so Joel could start work.

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Succession test for heirs of German patriarch’s $9bn legacy

Business Day 17 Dec 2021

The German billionaire’s recent death at age 91 is now drawing attention to who will inherit his wealth ... A spokeswoman for the Von Finck family declined to comment ... Distribution plans ... He also donated to the fiscally conservative Free Democratic Party and Christian Social Union, and more recently supported the nationalist anti-immigration party AfD.

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Illinois Sets National Precedent in Banning Immigration Detention

truthout 16 Dec 2021

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Illinois Way Forward Act on December 6, 2021, making immigrant detention illegal in the state after the new law takes effect in the new year. The suit was filed by McHenry and Kankakee Counties, which were holding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at their local jails.

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Joe Guzzardi: Elon Musk’s uninformed plea for more babies

The Maryville Daily Times 16 Dec 2021

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Elon Musk's uninformed plea for more babies

Korea Times 16 Dec 2021

Immigrants' search for a better life means that they come to the U.S. to become consumers, a mostly glossed-over fact in the immigration debate ... The illegal immigrant border surge, more than 2 million and counting, exceeds the total population of these 10 states, individually ... Polling consistently shows that Americans want less immigration.

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Baltimore’s Old Goucher neighborhood used to house a college. Now it offers opportunity, diversity.

Carroll County Times 16 Dec 2021

Editor’s note. The Old Goucher profile is one article in The Sun’s City of Neighborhoods series, spotlighting Baltimore communities ... Advertisement ... The business is aimed at women of color, the LGBTQ community and immigrants and will also offer a food truck for rent, an herb garden and a free community refrigerator for the neighborhood to use ....

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Some highlights from PM Trudeau's mandate letters to cabinet ministers

North Shore News 16 Dec 2021

OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers got their official marching orders Thursday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... But there are some additional priorities and changes in emphasis ... — To Immigration Minister Sean Fraser. "Make the citizenship application process free for permanent residents who have fulfilled the requirements needed to obtain it." ... .

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Partnerships with Community Based Organizations is Key to Addressing Vaccine Equity Issues

Santa Monica Daily Press 16 Dec 2021

As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, efforts to improve vaccine equity across the county’s most diverse communities remain a top priority for Public Health and community organizations across the county ... since November 1 of this year ... County ... Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status ... ‘ ... .

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It’s high time for a new United Front Against Fascism

People's World 16 Dec 2021

The United States, as well as a number of other countries, is backsliding away from free elections and other democratic norms ... voting rights, labor rights, marriage rights, the right to free speech, the right to peaceably assemble, the right to public education, prisoners’ rights, immigrant rights, housing, and so much more.

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What is CAIR-Ohio and what does it do in Columbus?

The Columbus Dispatch 15 Dec 2021

CAIR-Ohio specializes in immigrants' rights issues and seeks to empower non-citizens by helping them achieve independence, security and the opportunity to fully participate in American society, according to its website ... The chapter also litigates immigration delays in federal court and challenges discriminatory immigration policies.

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JOE GUZZARDI: GOP searches for a lone Democrat ‘nay’

SCNOW Morning News 15 Dec 2021

During a period of acute inflation, how constituents will feel if their senators vote in favor of adding nearly $3 trillion to the federal debt total (the estimate that two independent analysts made in early December) and granting amnesty to 6.5 million illegal immigrants will be pivotal.