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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MN: Immigration

Con la carrera presidencial de 2024 en pleno apogeo, la política de inmigración, especialmente en lo que respecta a la frontera sur de Estados Unidos, ha resurgido como un tema clave. (Adobe Stock)
Reviven mitos sobre la inmigración mientras el Congreso debate plan fronterizo

Aún no está claro si una propuesta de seguridad fronteriza en el Congreso cruzará la línea de meta. Mientras continúa la …

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With the 2024 presidential race in full swing, immigration policy, especially dealing with the southern U.S. border, has reemerged as a key issue. (Adobe Stock)
Undercurrent of immigration myths felt as Congress debates border plan

It remains unclear if a border security proposal in Congress will cross the finish line and as the controversy continues, a group in Minnesota feels …

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Census data show Minnesota's Latino population has grown by nearly 40% since 2010, and advocates say this should compel the state to take Latinos more seriously as an economic force, including for high-paying jobs. (Adobe Stock)
Complexities surround Latino 'wealth gap' as MN efforts take hold

A new report found factors like geography play a role in assessing Latino wealth gaps in the U.S. The findings are from the Brookings Institution…

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Los datos del censo muestran que la población latina de Minnesota ha crecido casi un 40% desde 2010, y los defensores dicen que esto debería obligar al estado a tomar más en serio a los latinos como fuerza económica, incluso para empleos bien remunerados. (Adobe Stock)
Complejidades rodean 'brecha de riqueza' Latina, a medida que se afianzan esfuerzos en MN

Un nuevo informe señala que factores como la geografía influyen en la evaluación de las diferencias de riqueza de los latinos en Estado…

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The Individual Taxpayer Identification Number is an IRS tool used as a way to collect taxes from undocumented workers. While it does not provide legal status, the IRS cannot share the information with other agencies carrying out immigration enforcement. (Adobe Stock)
IRS Tool Seen As Opportunity to Empower Undocumented Workers

Summer is usually a busy time for the housing market, but advocates say housing is one of many parts of the economy undocumented workers are excluded …

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El Número de Identificación Personal del Contribuyente es una herramienta del IRS utilizada para recaudar impuestos de los trabajadores indocumentados. Aunque no proporciona estatus legal, el IRS no puede compartir la información con otras agencias que lleven a cabo controles de migración. (Adobe Stock)
Herramienta de IRS vista como oportunidad para empoderar a trabajadores indocumentados

El verano suele ser una época de gran actividad en el mercado inmobiliario. Pero sus defensores afirman que la vivienda es una de las muchas …

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One of the provisions in a proposed Minnesota bill to restore driving privileges to undocumented people is data protection, so that agencies wouldn't be able to share a person's immigration status. (Adobe Stock)
MN Debates Drivers' Licenses for Undocumented People

It's been two decades since Minnesota stopped allowing undocumented people to apply for a driver's license. But there's renewed momentum in the …

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Una de las facilidades de un proyecto de ley propuesto en Minnesota para restaurar los privilegios de conducir a las personas indocumentadas es la protección de datos, de modo que las agencias no puedan compartir el estado migratorio de una persona. (Adobe Stock)
MN Debate Licencias de Conducir para Indocumentados

Han pasado dos décadas desde que Minnesota dejó de permitir que las personas indocumentadas soliciten una licencia de conducir. Pero hay …

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Recent years have seen a nearly 500% increase in the number of unaccompanied young immigrants, fleeing abuse in their home country, seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status after settling in the United States. (Adobe Stock)
New MN Law Expands Immigration Protections for At-Risk Youth

Minnesota has joined several states in raising the age limit for young immigrants who have escaped trauma to receive legal protections in the United S…

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In the mid 1990s, federal law was changed that paved the way for more deportations based on criminal convictions. But immigrant advocates say many defendants are unaware of the consequences when they seek plea deals. (Adobe Stock)
MN Deportation Case Seen as Major Victory in Pursuit of Reforms

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Refugee advocates are cheering a decision by an immigration judge to terminate deportation orders for a Minnesota man, who had …

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Even before winning her medals at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Suni Lee had already made history as the first Hmong American to compete in the Olympics. (Adobe Stock)
Suni Lee's Olympic Triumph a Boost for MN Hmong Community

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Over the weekend, local celebrations were held in honor of Minnesota's Suni Lee, who brought home a trio of gymnastics medals from …

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Immigration law experts say a significant percentage of U-visas go to victims of domestic violence. (Adobe Stock)
MN Enhances Efforts to Protect Immigrant Survivors of Crime

ST PAUL, Minn. - For an immigrant who is a victim of a crime, seeking justice can be especially difficult. Minnesota lawmakers are making that …

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