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Cost of living is front of mind for many and especially for those fleeing other countries and looking for work. -
U.S. authorities say the number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August. At the same time, migrants from Mexico and some Central American countries were stopped less frequently. -
The workers want Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AB 2183, which would allow farmworkers to vote on unionizing by mail or by card check. -
‘Dreamers,' long a symbol of immigrant youth, are increasingly easing into middle age as eligibility requirements have been frozen since 2012 when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was introduced. -
The practice drew new attention after inmate firefighters risked their lives but were turned over to ICE after their parole. Organizations representing police chiefs, sheriffs and rank-and-file officers opposed the legislation. -
Alex Padilla said he shares in the public’s frustration over the lack of movement on immigration. He blamed it on partisan obstructionism. -
Construction of a new border crossing at Otay Mesa has officially begun marking an important step on a journey that has lasted more than two decades. -
Migrant advocates in San Diego called attention Tuesday to the continued separations of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, which they highlighted with the story of a woman from El Salvador who they say was assaulted by a U.S. Border Patrol agent and kept apart from her children for months. -
Opaque waiting lists for asylum-seekers to enter the United States at the Mexico border have carried over from the Trump administration, frustrating many migrants to the point that they cross illegally. U.S. authorities began working with advocates in late April to start accepting more migrants seeking protection in the United States. -
The move will provide coverage for an additional 714,000 people. It will cost taxpayers about $2.6 billion per year once fully implemented.
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