The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating possible violations of child labor, overtime pay, and anti-retaliation laws at two processors and one Rhode Island-based staffing agency
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Mexico finds 343 migrants in abandoned truck trailer
Mexican authorities say they have found 343 migrants, including 103 unaccompanied minors, in an abandoned freight truck container on the side of a highway. The National Immigration Institute said Monday the trailer was found Sunday night in the steamy Gulf coast state of Veracruz. It was on a route often used by people smugglers to bring migrants to the U.S. border. Previously, migrants have been found dead inside abandoned freight containers. But the migrants found Sunday were well, and the conditions they were found in illustrate the increasing sophistication of migrant smugglers. The trailer had fans and ventilation ports cut in the roof, and the migrants wore color-coded bracelets, apparently to identify them as smugglers’ clients.
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A dreamer through the nightmare
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, which has a community essay series. This week’s essay is by Osiris Grafals, a student at College Unbound. She writes about coming to the U.S. illegally when she was a child and the difficulties she faced growing up undocumented.
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One step
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, which has a community essay series. This week’s essay is by Xuan Huynh. She writes about moving to the U.S. from Vietnam. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” – Lao Tzu I moved to the United States with my children in October, 2019 […]
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New novel inspired by real-life stories of young Central American immigrants
A conversation with Susan Mills, author of On The Wings Of A Hummingbird, a novel about a girl named Petra growing up in a small Guatemalan village who eventually travels to the U.S. fleeing gang violence.
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Mosaic Community Essay: Growing Up in Smith Hill
The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a series of community essays. This one is called “Growing up in Smith Hill” by David Torres who lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. I grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, in the Smith Hill neighborhood. We came from a small place in El Salvador, Cantón Llano de los […]
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Trump dice que ‘suspenderá la inmigración’ durante COVID-19, preocupando a los grupos de inmigración locales
Los defensores locales de la inmigración dicen que el plan del presidente Trump de suspender temporalmente la inmigración a los Estados Unidos podría tener un impacto dramático en las familias.
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Supporters Renew Push For Driver’s Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants In RI
More than six years after Gina Raimondo called for the legalization of driver’s licenses for undocumented Rhode Islanders, supporters are renewing their push for that elusive goal. Raimondo emphasized her support for the concept during the 2014 gubernatorial primary, seemingly in an attempt to draw support from Angel Taveras, then the mayor of Providence. After […]
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Ep. 28: The Big Immigration Story Behind A Small Berry
For generations, Cape Verdean-Americans have farmed on the cranberry bogs of Southeastern Massachusetts. Despite the challenges, one family in the town of Carver is keeping that tradition alive.
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Ep. 25: Conroy’s Recipe For Success
Decades after immigrating, Jamaican chef Conroy tells his story through Jamaican patties.
