Immigration

NCDOT Does A U-Turn, No 'Pink' Licenses

Leoneda Inge — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:15:10 +0000

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has made an about face and is abandoning its controversial decision to add a bold pink stripe across the top of new driver licenses for young immigrants. A news release issued Thursday afternoon by the state DOT confirms that the Division of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing driver licenses on Monday, March 25, 2013 for immigrants qualifying under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. But the attached ‘final’ image of the driver license no longer has the pink stripe or the words ‘No Lawful Status’ printed in large type.

Left Off The Path: Latinos And High School Graduation

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Educators don’t often get a chance to celebrate publicly, so it was understandable when State Superintendent June Atkinson stood up at a news conference last fall and bragged a little about North Carolina’s 80 percent high school graduation rate.

“This is excellent news for our state and one more step toward ensuring that all of our students graduate from high school career, college, and citizenship ready,” said Atkinson.

Help Wanted: Immigrants To Work NC Farms

Leoneda Inge — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:09:37 +0000

A new survey shows farmers across North Carolina are worried about the agricultural workforce shortage. And they want Immigration Reform to help fix it. More than 600 farmers filled out the Agricultural Workforce survey spear-headed by the North Carolina Farm Bureau. Faylene Whitaker of Whitaker Farms in Climax, NC, filled one out.

Non-Citizens To Get Different Driver's Licenses

Gurnal Scott — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:17:16 +0000

State DOT officials will issue redesigned driver's licenses later this year that will visually distinguish citizens from non-citizens. Immigrants here under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will notice their licenses will have the words "No Lawful Status" printed on them. State DOT spokeswoman Greer Beaty says those words will be in a bar across the top that will differ from the blue on a norm

Hagan Welcomes Immigration Reform Proposal

Gurnal Scott — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:36:07 +0000

Senators from both sides of the political aisle have come to a compromise on federal immigration reform. North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan is welcoming an immigration proposal from a group of eight of her colleagues. Their proposal seeks to revamp the system that allows immigrants into the country as well as create a citizenship pathway for the millions of immigrants currently in the country illegally.

El Futuro Prepares Mental Health Community To Serve Latinos

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:12:16 +0000

Civil Rights Groups Urge DMV To Grant Immigrant Driver's Licenses

Gurnal Scott — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:40:00 +0000

The North Carolina ACLU is urging the state DMV to continue issuing driver's licenses to some immigrants.

The state's Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended its practice of granting licenses to immigrants allowed in the country under a federal policy, Immigrants registered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative are allowed to stay in the country if they meet certain guidelines such as having arrived in the country before age 16, graduating high school or attending college or serving in the military.

Latino Health and 287(g)

Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:47:53 +0000

Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act allows United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to partner with state and local

Alamance County Reacts To Racial Profiling Charge

Jeff Tiberii — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Last week, the US Department of Justice released findings following a two-year investigation into alleged racial profiling by the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department. The D-O-J says the department targeted Latino drivers, installed unnecessary checkpoints in Latino neighborhoods and abused its power as a county taking part in the controversial 287 (g) deportation program. Alamance has since been removed from the program, but the local Sheriff says these accusations are completely false.

NC Dream Team

Frank Stasio and Sarah Edwards — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0000

Viridiana Martinez is no stranger to the fight for immigrant rights. As a member of the NC Dream Team, she has been a spokesperson for bringing attention to the mistreatment of the state’s undocumented immigrants. Most recently, Martinez infiltrated an immigrant detention center in Florida to understand what conditions are like. She was released after a few weeks. She and fellow activist Jose Rico talk about her experience with host Frank Stasio.