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Checks and Balances- August 2022

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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GOP governors bus migrants to blue cities, but many exit in red states

Since April, thousands of migrants have arrived by bus in New York City and Washington, D.C., sent north by Republican governors in Texas and Arizona as a political gambit to blame Democrats for the migrants’ presence in the country.

Tribune News Service

H-1B Visa: US reaches cap for 2023

The US immigration agency has announced that it received a sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated H1-B visa cap for the fiscal year 2023. Read more on Dynamite News:

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New Mexico won't deny law licenses over immigration status

New Mexico will no longer deny licenses to practice law solely because of an applicant’s citizenship or immigration status, including some aspiring law students who arrived in the U.S. as children and don’t have a clear path to citizenship

The Independent UK

Campaign to repeal a Massachusetts law related to driver’s license applications submits signatures ahead of the August 24 deadline

Fair and Secure Massachusetts submitted signatures on August 18 for a veto referendum to repeal House Bill 4805 (H4805), a bill to prohibit registrars from inquiring about an applicant’s citizenship or immigration status when applying for driver’s licenses and motor vehicle registrations.

Ballotpedia

Are Cuban migrants in the United States ‘illegals’? That might be the wrong question

MIAMI — Cuba’s coastal cities of Matanzas and Cienfuegos each have around 177,000 residents.

Miami Herald

California to protect health benefits for young immigrants

A new policy in California means about 40,000 low-income young adults living in the country illegally won't lose their government-funded insurance next year

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Optimum population: Govt immigration statement should allow 4M more people

As the new minister decides on a Government Policy Statement on Immigration, the Reserve Bank reveals there are now two job vacancies for every unemployed person.

Newsroom.co.nz

Asylum seekers caught in political battle in NYC, Washington

Thousands of asylum seekers from across Latin America and the Caribbean are getting caught in the political battle over U.S. immigration policy after two Republican governors started sending busloads of migrants to New York City and Washington

The Independent UK

Immigration doubles down on short-term workers

Changes to immigration settings to plug skills gaps may be at odds with the Productivity Commission’s advice to shift away from a reliance on short-term and low-skilled labour from overseas

Newsroom.co.nz

Did Florida’s lieutenant governor say ‘illegal’ Cuban migrants will be sent to Delaware?

MIAMI — Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez — a Cuban-American Republican from Miami — raised eyebrows among some Cuban Americans over the weekend after appearing to suggest on a conservative AM radio show that Cubans who were in Florida “illegally” would be bused to Delaware.

Miami Herald

The Biden administration remade ICE after Trump. But will it last?

LOS ANGELES — As Anastasia Abarca left for work at 4:40 a.m., four immigration officers appeared at the door.

Los Angeles Times

LOC for Manish Sisodia: CBI's Look Out Circular explained

The Central Bureau of Investigation has stated it is likely that a Look Out Circular will be issued against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and other persons accused in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam. Read more on Dynamite News:

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A language ‘revival’? Quebec moves to protect French amid Canada’s shift towards English

New figures show that French language use continues to decline in Canada, including in Quebec, the historically Francophone province, where the number of people whose first spoken language is English now exceeds 1 million. This unprecedented situation comes at a time when efforts to protect French in Quebec are intensifying.

France 24

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Reuters

New Zealand to temporarily boost worker intake amid shortfall

New Zealand will make temporary changes to immigration rules, a minister said on Sunday, aiming to lure 12,000 workers over the next year with a working holiday scheme designed to fill labour gaps as businesses scramble to find staff.

Tribune News Service

NYC promises coordinated effort to enroll more than 1,000 migrant kids in school

NEW YORK — New York City education, housing, and immigration officials Friday promised a coordinated, cross-agency effort to enroll more than 1,000 recently arrived migrant children in public school before classes start next month.

Ballotpedia

Union Station: Federal Labor Relations Authority decertifies National ICE Council

On Aug. 11, Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) Regional Director Jessica S. Bartlett granted the American Federation of Government Employees’ (AFGE) petition to disclaim representational interest in AFGE Council 118—the National ICE Council—and decertified the union. National ICE Council President Chris Crane called the decision whistleblower retaliation, and U.S. Sen.…

Tribune News Service

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar’s 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage…

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The Guardian - US

The other Death Valley: hundreds of migrants are dying in remote Texas deserts

Immigration policies have forced desperate people to traverse inhospitable landscapes along the US-Mexico border

WEKU

A majority of Americans see an 'invasion' at the southern border, NPR poll finds

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that half of Americans say there's an "invasion" at the southern border. And that false and misleading claims about migrants are taking hold, particularly with Republicans.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel signs deal to send ‘foreign criminals’ back to Pakistan

The Home Secretary said the public have ‘had enough of people abusing our laws’.

Reason

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Evening Standard

It’s about time London had its own work visas

Old Bob was bonkers. He was a regular at the Yorkshire pub I used to work at when I was younger, and over a pint of frothy best he liked to tell me his secrets. Like how he’d figured out that Aberdeen Angus Steakhouses in London are actually entrances to…

The Independent UK

Immigration advocates sue LexisNexis over personal data

Immigration advocates are accusing the data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of violating Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities

Manchester Evening News

Married man from Vietnam identified as Oldham mill victim via national immigration database, inquest hears

Uoc Van Nguyen, 31, is so far the only person to be identified after human remains relating to three people were discovered

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