Since Trump’s immigration stance has caused fear amongst immigrant communities, many families have avoided going into hospitals for fear of being deported. Therefore, experts state the coronavirus can spread rapidly due to individuals avoiding medical help. In addition, they believe that officers whose jobs consist of going door to door can contribute to the spread […]

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, California’s solar power industry has started to shrink after years of steady job growth. The Solar Foundation research group released their annual survey in late January and it found that the number of solar jobs in the state fell more than 13 percent in 2017. The reason for the […]

Department of Motor Vehicles offices around the state are preparing for a rush of customers as the deadline to meet new federal standards for state licenses and ID cards approaches. The new standards mean that California fliers who use their driver’s license or identification card to board domestic flights will no longer be able to […]

Last month, two reports from government watchdog agencies were released and stated that the Border Patrol is losing agents faster than it can hire new ones, while border and immigration enforcement agencies continue to face “significant challenges” in hiring and training new personnel. The reports were released separately by the inspector general for the Department […]

Canada No Longer Welcoming Immigrants In June 27, 2017, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau held a news conference where he said: “[I] will continue to promote Canada’s open immigration policy on the world stage as controversy rages over U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban.” Trudeau continued by saying: “But at the same time, Canadians have been very […]

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has its own airplane fleet called ICE Air that is used to deport illegal immigrants back to their country of origin. ICE Air charters a range of aircrafts for its missions, depending on where the planes are headed and who’s on board. According to ICE, the agency’s […]

Immigration arrests in the United States have increased almost 40 percent so far in 2017 under the Trump Administration and agents have detained more than 40,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally. Immigration agents have renewed their focus on immigrants without criminal convictions, which has been met with stark criticism by immigration advocates. […]

President Trump has mentioned various times that he intends to reform the U.S.’s immigration system and that he wants it to be like Canada’s immigration system. However, this is not that easy because the United States and Canada are two different nations that deal with different issues. Canada happens to have a more selective immigration […]

California lawmakers have vowed to battle any new offshore oil and gas drilling off of California’s coastal waters. This is in response to the executive order signed by President Trump that is aimed at expanding oil and gas drilling in environments that were protected by former President Barack Obama. California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa […]

In February of this year, Customs and Border Patrol detained and deported a 23-year-old man that had active Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status. The man is named Juan Manuel Montes and he is the first known person with DACA protection to be deported under the Trump administration. According to Montes, was walking through […]