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Florida law puts a brake on hiring of undocumented workers
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 24 Comments • 4 Likes • 3 years ago
Benjamin Perez cleans houses in Miami for a living. Like tens of thousands of others in the Florida workforce, he toils without legal papers. The future of this off-the-books labor force today sits in limbo due to a recently approved immigration law. Conservative Florida Governor Ron DeSantis...
US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • 3 years ago
“A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored with the unveiling of a...”
A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored Friday with the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp that features his portrait. The release of the stamp of Chief Standing Bear comes 146 years after the Army forced...
Abbott Says Texas Deploying ‘Tactical Border Force’ in Response to Title 42 Order’s Expiration
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 33 Comments • 2 Likes • 3 years ago
“The Title 42 public health order authorizing rapid illegal immigration expulsions has been in place for more than three years and is set to expire...”
As the federal government and jurisdictions along the southern border prepare for the end of Title 42 expulsions, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the deployment of “specially trained” National Guardsmen to help respond to an expected surge of illegal immigration. Abbott decried the White House’s...
Officials blast New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to send migrants to their counties
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 3 Likes • 3 years ago
“Rockland County's top official declared a state of emergency over the weekend.”
Officials representing some New York suburbs have rebuked New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to send migrants to their towns for shelter. Rockland County's top official declared a state of emergency on Saturday in response to Adams' plan to send 340 adult male migrants to live at an Armoni Inn...
North Dakota governor signs law protecting tribal adoptions
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 3 Likes • 3 years ago
“North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a law that protects tribal cultures by codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into...”
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law to protect tribal cultures by codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law, Burgum's office announced Monday. The federal Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978, gives preference to Native American families...
Musicians from Oglala Sioux and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribes Join South Dakota Symphony on debut recording.
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 3 years ago
On October 28,the Lakota Music Project, a collaboration between South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO) and musicians from the Oglala Sioux and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribeswill release its first recording, the self-titled Lakota Music Project on innova Recordings. Years in the making, this...
1,500 active-duty troops being sent to southern border ahead of expected migrant surge
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 36 Comments • 3 Likes • 3 years ago
“Title 42 restrictions are ending on May 11.”
The Department of Defense plans to send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to support the security mission along the U.S.-Mexico border for a temporary three-month period ahead of an expected surge of migrants with the end of Title 42 restrictions on May 11, according to U.S. officials. They...
Thousands in Albuquerque for the Gathering of Nations
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 3 Likes • 3 years ago
“The ‘Meow Wolf of the powwow world’ brings millions in revenue and criticisms of commodifying Native American culture”
America’s biggest powwow kicked off last night with the Miss Indian World competition and heads into the weekend ready to showcase Indigenous songs and dances, while bringing millions of dollars from visitors to Albuquerque. The Gathering of Nations is in its 40th year and each year opinions,...
Indiana Senate backs bill on student names, pronoun changes
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 1 Like • 3 years ago
“Indiana schools may soon be required to notify parents if their children request a name or pronoun change at school”
Indiana schools may soon be required to notify parents if their children request a name or pronoun change at school, after the state Senate on Monday advanced a House bill that some worry could out transgender kids to their families. The Republican-dominated state Senate's 37-12 vote came after...
DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 3 Likes • 3 years ago
Led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican with presidential ambitions, the Florida Legislature is considering a sweeping package of immigration measures that would represent the toughest crackdown on undocumented immigration by any state in more than a decade. Expected to pass within weeks because...