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Immigration is the process of moving to and settling in a country other than the one in which a person was born. This can be done for a variety of reasons, such as to seek better economic opportunities, to escape persecution or conflict, to reunite with family members, or for personal fulfillment.
Immigrants are people who have moved to a new country and are in the process of becoming legal residents or citizens. This process can involve applying for visas, undergoing background checks and health screenings, and meeting certain requirements, such as learning the language and culture of the new country.
Immigration can have both positive and negative effects on a country. On the positive side, it can bring new ideas, talents, and diversity to a society, and can help to stimulate the economy by providing a source of labor and entrepreneurship. On the negative side, it can strain public resources and services, and can lead to conflicts over cultural differences and integration.
Overall, immigration is a complex and controversial issue that has important social, economic, and political implications.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted eight suspects involved in the operations of a cyber scam hub in Clark, Pampanga where more than 1,000 victims were recently rescued. A resolution of the DOJ Prosecution Task Force on Trafficking Cases dated May 22 recommended the filing of human trafficking charges against the suspects for allegedly…
By Adam Andrzejewski, author of the Open The Books Substack The chaos on America’s southern border has had unintended consequence – a human catastrophe hurting tens of thousands of unaccompanied, defenseless children. GRAPHIC: Federal funding sponsoring unaccompanied minors at the border spiked to an all-time high in 2022. Despite generous taxpayer funding, the federal infrastructure…
Why aren’t more people concerned about the missing migrant children under the Biden administration? By Victor Huyke Conquistador News editor, special to Wisconsin Right Now According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in the United States, an estimated 460,000 children are reported missing yearly. However, this is only a tiny…
‘Many children are being trafficked and forced to work illegally following their release from federal custody’ Migrants swarm the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 / Getty Images Immigrant children trafficked into the United States and released into the country by the Biden administration are being put to work illegally, according to a…
Every day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leads the fight against child exploitation and abuse. From the DHS Child Exploitation Investigations Unit (CEIU), part of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cyber Crimes Center (C3), to the United States Secret Service (USSS), to the DHS Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), DHS is dedicated to battling…
In the U.S., it is legal for children as young as 12 to work unlimited hours outside of school with parental approval if they’re working in agriculture. There are currently around 500,000 children who work in agriculture, planting, picking, and packaging crops. Even children protected by the American Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are at…
When Guatemalan immigrant Jose Velasquez was 13, he began spending his summers working alongside his mother in North Carolina’s tobacco fields. “I worked 10 to 12 hours a day, five days a week in the Goldsboro area,” he told Truthout. “I had to get up at 4:30 am. A rusty van would come by, cram…
WEAVERVILLE, Calif. — Acknowledging growing concern over the mistreatment of cannabis workers, California regulators have quietly assembled a team to pursue labor exploitation in the state’s burgeoning weed industry. The new unit, housed within the Department of Cannabis Control, recently solicited help from law enforcement agencies statewide to investigate cannabis operators who coerce or threaten workers,…
At a press conference last month, San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit took aim at SB357, the Safer Streets for All Act. The law, which went into effect two months ago, repealed previous California law that criminalized loitering with the intent to engage in sex work. Nisleit claimed SB357 prevented law enforcement from acting to disrupt…
Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) reported to federal officials for being subjected to abuse, neglect, or trafficking after their release into the United States has exploded under President Joe Biden’s watch. According to bombshell data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published in the New York Times, there has been an explosion in…
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