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Washington Post (from AP): Immigrant advocates had complained about agent killed in Calif. office shooting

March 5, 2012

The AP reported on March 1, 2012:

SANTA ANA, Calif.

Filed Under: Deportation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Litigation, Obama Administration, Wage Theft Tagged With: California, ICE, lawsuit, workplace enforcement

al.com: Alabama immigration law has denied basic human rights, report says

December 14, 2011

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Alabama’s immigration law has led to illegal immigrants around the state having their basic rights denied and should be repealed, a human rights group contends in a report being issued today.

“The initial human impact has been devastating, though the full consequences remain unknown,” stated the report, “No Way To Live: Alabama’s Immigrant Law,” issued by Human Rights Watch.

“A group of people have found themselves unable to live the lives they had lived for many years. Some were barred from access to basic services like water, and many more were told they could not live in homes they own,” according to the report. Read More …

Filed Under: Alabama, Education Access, Healthcare, Immigrant Integration, Latinos, Lawful Permanent Residents, Local Law Enforcement, State Legislation, Uncategorized, Undocumented Immigrants, Wage Theft

TT: Texas Cities Step Up Prosecutions of Wage Theft

October 31, 2011

"HOUSTON — For two years, Diego Gala, a Mexican immigrant in the country illegally, worked five days a week cleaning a private school for less than minimum wage. His employer refused to pay him overtime even when he was forced to work on the weekends. Gala did not speak up, fearing deportation if he reported his boss.

'I couldn’t say nothing because I did not have papers,' Gala said. 'So he was like, "If you say something, you can just get deported. I can call immigration on you, or you can get fired."'

Gala, who was brought to the United States as a small child, grew up not knowing his immigration status until it came time for him to find a job. Workers’ rights advocates say that is not unusual; wage theft is a major problem in Texas, particularly among undocumented workers who do not push for their rightful earnings for fear of drawing the attention of immigration officials.

During the 2011 legislative session, Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1024, which closed a loophole allowing employers to escape prosecution if they had paid employees only a portion of the wages owed. But now that the law is in effect, organizations and lawmakers in at least three Texas cities — Austin, El Paso and Houston — are facing a new challenge: how to ensure that the prosecution of wage theft is a priority." Read more …

 

Filed Under: Business community, U.S. Citizens, Undocumented Immigrants, Wage Theft

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