Were honored to take part in the community response to President Obamas executive order on immigration. Great story in todays Star Tribune that explains how families, nonprofits, and others are getting ready: From a Spanish-language radio host, Jorge Reyes Olivares and his wife, Juana, heard they should scale back Christmas shopping to save for immigration fees. From friends, they heard they should beware of lawyer impersonators. From attorneys, they heard they should start getting their documents in order. It will be May before the couple and others living in Minnesota without legal status will be able to apply for a work permit and deportation reprieve under President Obama’s recent executive order. But immigration activists and others have already ramped up efforts to get the word out and urge immigrants to start getting ready. At the heart of the push is a goal to foil an expected surge in scam artists who prey on immigrants. Last week at the Minneapolis Foundation, advocates, nonprofits, Minneapolis and St. Paul city officials and others — some 30 groups and agencies in all — gathered to brainstorm ways to help.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:29:18 +0000
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