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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week that all Californians should have access to a state cell phone service subsidy program, even if they don’t have a Social Security number or can’t immediately provide one. Earlier this year, CalMatters reported that the LifeLine application still asks...
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Grupos que defienden a las personas detenidas en centros de inmigración exigen el restablecimiento de un programa que permitía 500 minutos gratuitos de llamadas telefónicas al mes. En las últimas semanas, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas cortó las llamadas nacionales e internacionales gratuitas, diciendo a los...
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Groups advocating for people detained in immigration facilities are calling for the reinstatement of a program which allowed 500 free minutes of phone calls per month. In recent weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement cut off the free domestic and international calls, telling advocates pandemic-era funding has run out. Rosa Santana, interim...
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If congressional Republicans’ plans come to fruition before the end of the year, the migrant community will receive one of the most unpleasant Christmas “gifts” in recent history. This is the bill HR 5283, which has been used by Republicans as a spearhead in their closed-door negotiations with Democrats,...
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For good and not so good reasons, undocumented immigrants find themselves in the middle of the political battle between Republicans and Democrats in the final stretch toward the 2024 presidential election. Among the good reasons is the fact that a bill to reform the 1929 Immigration Registry has been...
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Wendy Fry CalMatters On a recent night, by the Miramar Reservoir in San Diego County, a man named Erwin sat at a picnic table scrolling through dozens of texts from his wife. He read aloud her warnings about police patrolling a road near their home. “‘There’s a lot of...
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La Administración Biden eliminó la semana pasada la política de la era Trump conocida como carga pública, que imponía un impuesto sobre el patrimonio a las personas que buscan obtener la residencia permanente en los Estados Unidos. La nueva norma entrará en vigor el 23 de diciembre. Ya se...
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The Biden Administration last week gutted the signature Trump-era policy known as public charge, which effectively imposed a wealth tax on people seeking to gain permanent residency in the US. The new rule will go into effect on Dec. 23. It has already undergone a 60-day public comment period,...
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Cerca del 15% de las ofertas de trabajo que emplean a trabajadores inmigrantes o nacidos en el extranjero en los EE. UU. todavía están vacantes, mientras que el sistema de inmigración legal se encuentra en aprietos. Desde el empaque de carne hasta la construcción de viviendas, pasando por los...