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HDANJ releases Labor report on "Tapping the Growing Latino Workforce" |
The Hispanic Directors Association of New Jersey (HDANJ) releases Labor report on “Tapping the Growing Latino Workforce to Promote New Jersey’s Prosperidad.” To read the report in English, click here.
"I think this is an issue that will have growing importance as time goes on," said panelist Frank Argote-Freyre, director of the Monmouth County chapter of the Latino Leadership Alliance. "And if we don't tap into this workforce ... I think our economy in New Jersey is going to be in significant trouble." -- The Press of Atlantic City, October 17, 2007. To read full article, click here.
Other articles regarding this report will be posted as soon as available.
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Attorney General releases Directive On State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies |
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On Wednesday, August 22, Attorney General Anne Milgram issued a directive for how state law enforcement agencies should interact with federal immigration authorities when they arrest undocumented immigrants. The directive calls for police officers to report a person’s citizenship status after an arrest of an indictable offense and driving while intoxicated.
To read Attorney General Anne Milgram’s directive, click here.
Below are articles on the topic written in local media regarding the directive.
"Our concern is that within the context of the directive there's obviously a lot of leeway as to how this could be treated," said Frank Argote-Freyre, policy adviser for the New Brunswick-based Hispanic Directors Association and a member of the executive committee of the Latino Leadership Alliance. "So one concern we have is municipalities with contentious relationships will use their police departments to ask this question more frequently, when it may not be appropriate.
"I think the directive does some positive things, but if municipalities are not clearly versed in the subtleties of it, it could lead to abuse of immigrants," he said. "We're particularly fearful of that in places that have a long, tense history with their immigrant population."
"With some of the lesser crimes it's a matter of interpretation whether or not you raise (the charge) to an indictable offense," Argote-Freyre said, citing the example of two drunks arguing outside a bar. "That could be a disorderly person offense, but on the other hand it could also be aggravated assault — which is an indictable offense. So there's a great deal of discretion and leeway that police have in criminal cases."
Local law enforcement needs to be very public in reassuring immigrant communities that victims and witnesses will not be intimidated, said Charles "Shai" Goldstein, executive director of the New Jersey Immigration Policy Network.
- The Home News Tribune, August 26, 2007. To read full article, click here.
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Latino Report Update: Important Message Issued re: Immigrant Children and Families (June 2007) |
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The Department of Children and Families, issues an important message regarding immigrant children and families in response to the third recommendation in HDANJ and LLANJ's Latino Perspectives Report released May 2007 “On the Verge of Crisis: The Broken Immigration System”. On June 27, 2007, Commissioner Kevin Ryan issued a letter to all its contracted partners and providers that no child or family can be denied any services that your organization offers using state funding because of their immigration status. Click here to read the letter. Click here to view full Latino Perspective Report: On the Verge of Crisis: The Broken Immigration System |
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