Tag: Immigrants
Immigrant challenges
Bernard Georges | New Bridges for Haitian Success Inc. executive director
When I founded New Bridges for Haitian Success, I did so to build an...
Mass. voters weighing stark choice for governor, millionaires tax
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts voters are weighing starkly different candidates for governor as they cast their ballots.
The election pits Democrat Maura Healey, who would...
Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarily
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of...
Target all with voter outreach
The state this year took what Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea described as a tailored approach to voter education – for the first...
Elorza: ‘We are a sanctuary city’
This fall’s elections should say a lot about how Rhode Islanders feel about immigration rights. It’s been a hot-button issue for many voters and...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo sees a growing state economy to be...
When Gov. Gina M. Raimondo first ran for governor, the state’s economy was beginning to emerge from the impact of the Great Recession, still...
Wearing down sanctuary cities
Supporters of the sanctuary movement around the U.S. believe they have morality on their side. The deportation regime unleashed by President Donald Trump is...
Elorza announces high school program for immigrant students entering U.S.
PROVIDENCE – For the past three weeks, 41 recently emigrated high school-aged students from countries in Africa, the Middle East and Central America have...