Immigrant Students in Our Classrooms: "Always Scared"
A recent report, Legal Violence in the Lives of Immigrants, from the Center from American Progress, written by Cecilia Menjivar and Leisy Abrego, documents the impact of law enforcement directed at our nation's eleven million undocumented immigrants.
First, the brutal facts. Nearly 400,000 people a year have been deported since 2009. States like Arizona and Alabama have passed harsh laws that require local law enforcement officers to crack down on anyone whose status might be questionable. The "Secure Communities" program allows participating county jails to check the immigration status of anyone that enters. If you are in this country without documentation, you live in a state of constant fear.
The US is now spending $18 billion a year enforcing immigration laws - more than other federal law enforcement combined.
There are sixteen million people living in families that include someone without documents. Many of these are
First, the brutal facts. Nearly 400,000 people a year have been deported since 2009. States like Arizona and Alabama have passed harsh laws that require local law enforcement officers to crack down on anyone whose status might be questionable. The "Secure Communities" program allows participating county jails to check the immigration status of anyone that enters. If you are in this country without documentation, you live in a state of constant fear.
The US is now spending $18 billion a year enforcing immigration laws - more than other federal law enforcement combined.
There are sixteen million people living in families that include someone without documents. Many of these are