For over a decade, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act has been deliberated in Congress. On June 15, 2012, President Barrack Obama authorized the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows certain DREAM Act eligible youth, who came to the United States as children, the opportunity to request consideration … Continue reading
Author Archives: Chiamaka Nwosu
Fighting Worker Exploitation by Fixing our Guest Worker Programs
An increase in immigration also increases the risk of human rights abuse because immigrants are often so desperate that they are willing to work for any employer, even under deplorable conditions. The above statement is used by several anti-immigrant groups like the Progressives for Immigration Reform as an argument against immigration. Since when do anti-immigrant … Continue reading
Unskilled but Indispensable: Why the U.S Needs Unskilled Immigrants
A big part of the problem with the current wave of immigrants coming to the U.S is the fact that they are largely unskilled and non-English speaking. According to a report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), the type of immigration reform that the U.S needs must include an end to unskilled immigration. … Continue reading
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