Indianapolis’ second annual “Apprenticeship Week,” November 14-20, links with the US Department of Labor’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) to highlight the ways “people of all ages and backgrounds can prepare
Growing up, Beatriz Preciado watched her parents struggle to support her and her siblings while they also worked to save enough money for costly immigration attorneys and application fees.
On Wednesday, Preciado, who has a work permit through the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), said she wished financial assistance could have been available decades ago to assist immigrant families like hers seeking legal advice and resources. I just know how stressful that was for them, Preciado said. Having these funds would be less stressful for people who already have to deal with so much on a daily basis, not to mention the language barrier.