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Emilio Soltero / Illustration For Capital Public Radio
Emilio Soltero / Illustration For Capital Public Radio  

Undocumented Immigration In California

 

Capital Public Radio’s News Department is devoting a whole year to examining one of the most important and polarizing issues of our time. Our goal is to create a body of work that will enlighten and advance the conversation in California and beyond.

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NPR's Maria Hinojosa Shares Stories From Cab Rides

March 8, 2016

She loves to talk with cab drivers when she travels and see the world through their experience: Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino USA on NPR and other programs, will spend some time in northern California this week.

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Immigration

Inside Look: Undocumented Workers Employed In The Shadows Of Restaurants

February 1, 2016 | Lesley McClurg

Washing dishes at a restaurant is hot, and grimy work. Plus, it’s low pay and often undependable. It’s estimated that 28 to 40 percent of dishwashers are living in California illegally. Why do some employers turn a blind eye?

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case On Obama's Immigration Actions

January 19, 2016

Back in November of 2014, Obama announced plans to shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. Even before his plans got off the ground, lower courts put them on hold.

Immigration

Reno Church Giving Sanctuary For Immigrants In US Illegally

January 18, 2016

(AP) - A Reno church is joining a growing movement among places of worship offering sanctuary to immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

As Deportations Ramp Up, Rumors Stir Fear Among Immigrants

January 18, 2016

The federal government is stepping up its deportation raids, though authorities say criminals are the priority. Still, the actions are sending a chill through the Central American immigrant community.

Central American Families Fear Deportation As Raids Begin

January 6, 2016

Immigration agents are rounding up Central American families who entered the U.S. illegally within the past two years. They are mainly mothers with children whose asylum claims have been rejected.

As 2016 Elections Loom, So Does A Possible End To DACA

January 4, 2016

Many GOP candidates have vowed to end Obama's executive action on immigration. For almost 700,000 immigrants in the U.S. illegally, the clock may be ticking.

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New California Laws 2016

New Calif. Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Immigration Status

December 30, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

A new California law provides civil rights protections to undocumented workers, or non-English speakers.

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U.S. Planning Operation To Deport Central American Families

December 24, 2015

Many of the families have fled violence but have been denied asylum and ignored an order to leave issued by an immigration judge.

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Immigration

Sacramento Artist Emilio Soltero Illustrates CapRadio’s Undocumented Immigration Initiative

December 23, 2015 | Melody Stone

When Capital Public Radio embarked on a year-long initiative exploring undocumented immigration in California we needed an image to represent the project. Sacramento illustrator Emilio Soltero accepted the challenge and here’s the story of the image.

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Q&A: Undocumented Immigration And Higher Education

NPR: Immigration

In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures

February 1, 2023

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.

Biden administration invites ordinary citizens to help resettle refugees

January 24, 2023

The Biden administration is encouraging ordinary U.S. citizens to help resettle refugees, via the newly launched sponsorship program Welcome Corps in partnership with non-profit organizations.

A new program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in the U.S.

January 19, 2023

The State Department program, dubbed the Welcome Corps, would give Americans a role in resettling thousands of refugees who arrive every year.

Biden makes his first visit to the southern border as president

January 8, 2023

The Biden administration recently expanded a pandemic-era program that quickly expels migrants who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.

Biden announces new border control measures and legal pathways to some migrants

January 5, 2023

The White House is expanding a pandemic-era program allowing the administration to quickly expel people from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.

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