Several Hundred Thousand in New Jersey, Nearby States Affected by Delay in Immigration Reform The U.S. Senate Parliamentarian’s decision to disallow including immigration reform in a massive budget bill under consideration in Congress will impact hundreds of thousands of people in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, spurring a march through Philadelphia last weekend to pressure lawmakers to provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants in READ MORE READ MORE

Afghanistan, which has recently come under the control of the Taliban, is facing deadly violence and oppression by the Taliban authorities. In response, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has promised to do his part in welcoming Afghan Refugees. Taliban’s Takeover of Afghanistan The Taliban forces acted quickly, expanding their footprint in Kabul by mid-August. Their arrival sparked panic and mayhem in the capital, with many Afghans, as well READ MORE READ MORE

On August 17, 2021, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it entered a settlement agreement with an Illinois-based IT staffing and recruiting company – Ameritech Global Inc. The settlement resolves the claims of discrimination against U.S. workers. Ameritech posted job advertisements specifying its preference to hire applicants with temporary work visas. It also failed to consider at least three U.S. worker applicants who applied to the READ MORE READ MORE

New Jersey Senators Call for Release of Imprisoned Immigrants Both of New Jersey’s U.S. senators – Bob Menendez and Cory Booker – have demanded the release of all imprisoned immigrants throughout the entire state who are not a threat to public safety or otherwise a priority for removal from the country. Each senator signed and submitted a letter to acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tae READ MORE READ MORE

The U.S. Census Bureau’s population data shows that after years of population growth, the Hispanic population has become a large majority of Allentown, with the Lehigh Valley facing a decline in the population of whites over the last decade. Hispanic Population Growth in Lehigh Valley As of 2020, approximately 54 percent of the city’s population, more than 68,000 people, identified themselves as Hispanic. This makes Allentown the READ MORE READ MORE