Missouri Republican proposes $1,000 bounty program to turn in undocumented immigrants
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
A sign of the times? News from Missouri: An incoming Missouri Republican lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would offer $1,000 bounties to residents who turn in undocumented immigrants to the state highway patrol. Senator-elect David Gregory introduced the ..read more
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Awaiting immigration crackdown, some homebuilders wonder who’ll build the homes
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
The latest Construction Market Labor Report from the Home Builders Institute estimated that foreign-born workers now make up a quarter of the overall construction workforce, a new high. KJ ..read more
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Now Streaming: Interior Chinatown
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
Interior Chinatown is a novel by Charles Yu. The book came out in 2020 and it's already been turned into a TV series starring Jimmy O. Yang (of this classroom clip) and Ronny Chieng (of The Daily Show). Here's the ..read more
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From the Bookshelves: Constructed Movements: Extraction and Resistance in Mexican Migrant Communities by Ragini Shah
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
Constructed Movements: Extraction and Resistance in Mexican Migrant Communities by Ragini Shah (University of California Press, November 2024) The publisher's summary: "A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program ..read more
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Hundreds in California rally for pardons for immigrants ahead of Trump presidency
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
Official California Gover Office Photo Immigrants with criminal convictions will likely be targets for removal in the incoming Trump administration. Advocates are demanding that California Governor Gavin Newsom pardon immigrants with convictions, refuse to use state tax dollars for removal ..read more
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President-Elect Trump Taps Heads of Immigration Agencies
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
NPR reports that Rodney Scott, former chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead Customs and Border Protection, the agency that manages ports of entry and manages irregular immigration at U.S. borders. The President-Elect also ..read more
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ICE at the door? How noncitizens should talk to immigration officers
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
Here is some information that may prove helpful in the coming years. What you say (or don't say) to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could protect you and your family if ICE is at your home or workplace. KJ ..read more
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Human Rights Watch -- US: Agents Block, Mistreat Mexican Asylum Seekers, Next Administration's Policies Would Worsen US Abuse at the Border
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
Human Rights Watch has released a new report. Some highlights: US Border Patrol agents are denying asylum access to families fleeing violence in Mexico, treating them abusively and dismissively, and returning them to Mexico, in violation of US and international ..read more
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Mass Deportations and Jobs
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
From NPR: If Trump’s plan to deport millions of people from the U.S. succeeds, his administration won’t be the first. Millions of people have been deported during past administrations, providing an opportunity to answer the question: Does deporting a lot ..read more
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Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Has One Major Vulnerability By Anjum Gupta and David Noll
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by Immigration Prof
1w ago
Anjum Gupta and David Noll for Slate note that "a key question about [the] mass deportations [advocated by President Trump] is how the administration will contend with the need to hold hearings for individuals apprehended within the U.S." That is ..read more
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