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New America Media, News Report, Odette Keeley Above photo is from a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services poster announcing the Feb. 16 “Jiao Liú” forum in Chinese and English versions. SAN FRANCISCO–San Francisco will host the first-ever national Chinese-language public engagement forum, Feb. 16, where federal immigration officials will answer questions in Mandarin and Cantonese [...]
“Immigrant-owned growth businesses are hugely important to strengthening local economies, as well as providing jobs essential to economic recovery,” said report author Marcia Drew Hohn, director of the Public Education Institute at The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
By driving some immigrants out of the state and others underground, the law will damage the economy by shrinking demand for the goods and services that Alabama businesses provide. Dr. Addy estimates that HB 56 will shrink the state’s GDP by at least $2.3 billion (1% of the state’s 2010 GDP), and possibly as much as $10.8 billion (6% of 2010 GDP).
The California DREAM Act-- so-titled from the acronym, Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors--actually consists of two State Assembly Bills. AB 130, which went into effect on Jan. 1, allows colleges to make private scholarships available to undocumented students. AB 131 will, starting Jan. 1, 2013, make state funding, such as CalGrants, accessible to undocumented students.
The signature drive was not able to gather the 500,000 signatures necessary, coming up short by more than 57,000 signatures.
Perez is part of a wave of young people who are choosing to come out about status as a vehicle to empowerment, similar to the way that the gay movement did a generation before. "If we're in the shadows, we're actually more vulnerable," Perez said. "It's easier for you to get deported because you don't have a support network that's organized."
Luis Perez, a Mexican immigrant residing in Los Angeles, is part of one of the many U.S. families that could potentially benefit from the new immigration regulations. Mr. Perez has lived in the U.S. since he was 8 years old, and he is married to a U.S. citizen.
The 24-hour hotline will be staffed by ICE personnel at the Law Enforcement Support Center. Translation services will be available in several languages from 7 a.m. until midnight (Eastern) seven days a week.
