In North Carolina, the state Board of Elections is moving forward with a hearing that challenges the ability of Rep. Madison Cawthorn to run for another House term.
Immigrants and communities of color face an “unlevel playing field,” according to FIEL executive director, Cesar Espinosa.
“We see communities not only having to deal with the pre-existing conditions that they were already in but on top of that, these disasters that keep coming,” said Espinosa. “And one of the things that we see, folks [that] were having to work two jobs- three jobs- to make ends meet, now, because of cut hours, are having to work five or six jobs.” The loss of job stability forces immigrant workers to go to more locations to earn a living and increases their exposure rate to COVID-19.
Legal experts weigh-in on President Biden s immigration proposal
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) One of his first acts in the oval office, President Joe Biden is sending congress a proposed immigration plan that includes an eight-year pathway to citizenship. Local legal experts, dreamers and FIEL Houston weighed in on the proposed plan.
U.S. citizen Karynna Cabral said she was hopeful as she watched the inauguration along with representatives at FIEL Houston. I m very emotional and I m very hopeful for our future and our kids future as well, Cabral said.
President Biden s immigration plan includes lifting the travel ban, investing in technology at the border, an eight-year pathway to citizenship for those living in the U.S. without legal status as of Jan. 1, expanding protections for dreamers and DACA recipients, and allowing the opportunity for immigrants qualify for a green card if they are working or meet other requirements.
HOUSTON – Positive news for thousands of immigrant families in the Houston area. Many are excited about the new possible pathway to citizenship but many are also cautiously optimistic.
“It boosts my emotions a lot because, at the end of the day, it’s exciting you’re able to say, ‘Hey, I’m from here now officially. What’s good you know?’” said DACA recipient, Adan Fuentes Miguel.
Miguel’s parents brought him to the U.S. when he was just a year old. He said he grew up in Houston and played sports in school. He’s now studying mechanical engineering at the University of Houston.