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      <title>Immigration Hot Topics - Affirmative Case by Cindy Haston</title>
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      <description>Topic Dump for the 2018-19 CX Resolution</description>
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      <pubDate>2018-04-30 14:25:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Jose </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>F.A.S.T Pass giving translators who helped foreign troops a fast pass to become american citizenship   ( <a href="https://theintercept.com/2018/04/15/iraq-war-translators-trump-refugee-visa/">https://theintercept.com/2018/04/15/iraq-war-translators-trump-refugee-visa/</a> )  ( <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/australian-veteran-protests-to-protect-afghan-translator/9664170">http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/australian-veteran-protests-to-protect-afghan-translator/9664170</a> )<br>////////////////////////////////////////////////////<br>the caravan of immigrants coming here to seek protection ( <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-caravan-migrants-border-20180430-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-caravan-migrants-border-20180430-story.html</a> )</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-30 15:19:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Blay Begius</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/256591605</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Reduce restrictions for family member allowance into the U.S. through family immigration programs <a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/advantages-family-based-immigration">https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/advantages-family-based-immigration</a><br>///////////////////////////////////////////////////////<br>Reduce restrictions for Middle-Eastern immigrants who have sustained significant losses during wartime.<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/12/602022877/the-u-s-has-welcomed-only-11-syrian-refugees-this-year">https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/12/602022877/the-u-s-has-welcomed-only-11-syrian-refugees-this-year</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-04-30 16:17:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Ania</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Full Breakdown of the US Immigration Issue<br><a href="https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-immigration-debate-0">https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-immigration-debate-0</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-01 14:49:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Lizeth</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/256881868</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Class of admissions <br> </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-01 14:52:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Adrianna</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/256883176</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div> How Coleveland residents could help with immigration issues <a href="https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/cleveland-heights-residents-could-soon-weigh-in-on-immigration-issues-through-new-task-force">https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/cleveland-heights-residents-could-soon-weigh-in-on-immigration-issues-through-new-task-force</a><br><br>Requirements for naturalization</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-01 14:55:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Jaylen</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/256887284</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>&nbsp;Increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. <br><a href="https://immigrationforum.org/blog/fact-sheet-family-based-immigration/">https://immigrationforum.org/blog/fact-sheet-family-based-immigration/</a> <br> In the case of an alien subject to removal who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines that action to be against the child's best interests. <br><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/provisional-waiver/provisional-unlawful-presence-waivers">https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/provisional-waiver/provisional-unlawful-presence-waivers</a><br><br></div><div><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-01 15:02:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Isaiah</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The prison industry's profits have doubled from the government's increased spending on detaining undocumented immigrants. And that may be one reason the prisons, in turn, spend so much on lobbying.<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/the-winners-in-immigration-control-private-prisons/279128/">https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/the-winners-in-immigration-control-private-prisons/279128/</a><br><br></div><h1>Asylum 101: Different Pathways Asylum-Seekers, Refugees Take To Reach The US </h1><div><a href="http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/may/08/asylum-seekers-refugees-san-diego/">http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/may/08/asylum-seekers-refugees-san-diego/</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-02 14:51:52 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Ania</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/257290668</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Remove the naturalization test from the requirements to become a US citizen.<br><a href="https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/civics-test-high-school-laws/2650949.html">https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/civics-test-high-school-laws/2650949.html</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-02 15:08:21 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The H1B program</title>
         <author>hastonc</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/257398292</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Super complicated - it covers a lot more than just migrant farm workers.  It also includes workers who come to build power plants and the like.  </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-02 18:29:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Senator Feinstein Bill to Reform H2-A Visas</title>
         <author>hastonc</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/257399799</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The bill would STREAMLINE (i.e. reduce red tape) for the H-2A seasonal worker program so that it realistically responds to agriculture needs. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-02 18:32:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Kylie</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/257689409</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The U.S citizenship test, and what do immigrants need to know to be a citizen in America?<br><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/teachers/educational-products/100-civics-questions-and-answers-mp3-audio-english-version">https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/teachers/educational-products/100-civics-questions-and-answers-mp3-audio-english-version</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test">https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test</a> </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-03 14:52:59 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Jaylen</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/258060721</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Where do immigrants come from and where do they go <br><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016/table14">https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016/table14</a> <br><br><a href="https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/maps-foreign-born-united-states">https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/maps-foreign-born-united-states</a> <br><br><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016">https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-04 14:55:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Isaiah</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/hastonc/yh41b6gife8u/wish/258065850</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/i-589">https://www.uscis.gov/i-589</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-04 15:07:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[nship test, and what do immigrants need to know to be a citizen in America?
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https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test 
Senator Feinstein Bill to Reform H2-A Visas
Senator Feinstein Bill to Reform H2-A Visas
The bill would STREAMLINE (i.e. reduce red tape) for the H-2A seasonal worker program so that it realistically responds to agriculture needs. 
 Senator Feinstein Introduces Legislation to Relieve Labor Crisis in Agriculture
Senator Feinstein Introduces Legislation to Relieve Labor Crisis in Agriculture
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today re-introduced legislation to provide much-needed relief to the nation's ongoing agriculture labor shortage.
united states senator for california
The H1B program
The H1B program
Super complicated - it covers a lot more than just migrant farm workers.  It also includes workers who come to build power plants and the like.  
 U.S. Temporary Foreign Worker Programs
U.S. Temporary Foreign Worker Programs
Foreign workers have been an essential but contentious feature of the U.S. economic landscape for generations. Since the United States launched its first migrant labor program, during World War I, Washington has struggled to balance the shifting needs of industry with the concerns of the domestic labor force.
council on foreign relations
Ania
Ania
Full Breakdown of the US Immigration Issue
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-immigration-debate-0
Ania
Ania
Remove the naturalization test from the requirements to become a US citizen.
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/civics-test-high-school-laws/2650949.html
Isaiah
Isaiah
https://www.uscis.gov/i-589
Isaiah
Isaiah]]></description>
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         <title>Immigration Law Overview</title>
         <author>hastonc</author>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-10 15:36:10 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Article on Barriers to Legal Immigration</title>
         <author>hastonc</author>
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         <title>Stanford Immigration Policy Lab</title>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-10 15:45:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Vouchers for Naturalization Application Fee</title>
         <author>hastonc</author>
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         <title>US Dept of Labor and Immigration Laws</title>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-10 15:53:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Legal issues in Imigration</title>
         <author>hastonc</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Would NOT consider this a reliable source - but might be useful to gather ideas for legit research.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-10 16:10:55 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Crafting a Successful Legalization Program: Lessons from the Past</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Pretty good overview of things to do to REDUCE restrictions on immigration.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2018-05-10 16:40:22 UTC</pubDate>
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