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Americans are Increasingly Worried About Immigration and National Identity, Poll Shows

Feb 21, 2024

By Laura Santhanam Feb 7, 2024 5:00 AM EST For a majority of Americans, the United States’ openness to people from all over the world remains essential to the fabric…

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Immigrant Workers Are Informing on Bad Bosses — And Getting Work Permits

Feb 21, 2024

Hundreds of New York laborers have received papers that let them get on-the-books jobs under a Biden administration policy that protects workplace whistleblowers and aids prosecutors. BY CLAUDIA IRIZARRY APONTE JAN. 30,…

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H-1B Domestic Visa Renewal Pilot Program Begins as Demand Soars

Feb 21, 2024

By Andrew Kreighbaum Jan. 29, 2024, 3:55 AM CST A limited number of H-1B workers now can begin applying to renew their visas without leaving the US, the first time in…

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Immigration Emerges as Key 2024 Election Wedge Issue for Trump, Vulnerability for Biden

Feb 21, 2024

By Alexandra Hutzler January 25, 2024, 4:15 AM “Biden’s on a tightrope with this issue,” one observer told ABC News. Immigration, one of the most politically divisive and complex matters…

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Over 150 Arrested During Human Trafficking Sting in Scottsdale

Feb 20, 2024

By Ben Bradley Published: Feb. 14, 2024 at 6:43 PM CST|Updated: Feb. 15, 2024 at 7:17 PM CST SCOTTSDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Scottsdale police say dozens of people were arrested during a multi-agency…

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Suburban Chicago Woman Arrested for Human Trafficking of Mexican Migrants

Feb 20, 2024

By John Dodge, Andrew Ramos. Updated on: February 14, 2024 / 3:53 PM CST / CBS Chicago (CBS) — A woman from Highland Park entrapped four migrants from Mexico into forced labor to…

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Governor DeWine Announces Nearly $5 Million to Enhance Support for Human Trafficking Survivors

Feb 20, 2024

February 16, 2024 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced more than $4.6 million in funding to help victim service agencies meet the needs of human trafficking survivors. Thirty nonprofit…

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Pro-Palestinian Protestors Swarm UW Station Despite Potential I-5 Shutdown Charges

Feb 16, 2024

By Karina Vargas, KOMO News ReporterMon, February 12th 2024 at 9:34 PM Updated Tue, February 13th 2024 at 10:58 PM SEATTLE — More calls for an end to the war between Israel and…

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Senators Ask CEOs Why Their Drugs Cost So Much More in the U.S.

Feb 16, 2024

FEBRUARY 8, 20245:35 PM ET (HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED) By Sydney Lupkin Sparks flew on Capitol Hill Thursday as the CEOs of three drug companies faced questions from the Senate Committee…

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