Smuggler’s fishing boat capsizes in Mediterranean. “…the boats will not stop,” Doctors without Borders Over 2,000 migrants have died this year getting to Europe. Most of them die crossing from Libya to Italy in shoddy boats. Yesterday, a boat packed with 600 people capsized off Libya. 373 people were rescued by Italian Coast Guard & Irish Navy. Over 200 people …
Dominican Republic is set to deport 200k Haitians. Source article on CNN.com 500k illegal Haitian immigrants live in Dominican Republic (DR). DR created a path to citizenship where immigrants register. Critics say the registration process is intentionally slow. Wednesday is the deadline for registration. 200,000 Haitian immigrants have registered so far. Another 200,000+ have not registered and face deportation. 96% …
African & Middle Eastern immigrants flee to Italy. Immigrants from Middle East & West Africa are fleeing to Italy. The rise of Islamic extremists push people to leave home. 10,000 immigrants arrived in Italy just last weekend. Thousands more make the 310-mile journey every week. They pay human traffickers ~$700 for the trip. They’re crammed into makeshift vessels that often …
President uses executive action to make changes on immigration Obama announced executive action on immigration on Thurs. Children born in the US to illegal immigrants gain citizenship. The reforms mean the parents of those kids won’t be deported. The reforms don’t protect anyone who immigrated after 2010. The reforms don’t grant citizenship or a permanent visa. People have to …