Immigration & Equality

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  How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits

  The New York Times - By Tara Siegel Bernard

  Undocumented workers often pay taxes that help fund programs like Social Security — even if they can’t collect from them in the future. The Social Security Administration receives billions in free money each year from an unexpected source: undocumented immigrants. This group paid an estimated $25.7 …

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  Biden extends legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants covered by program in Trump's crosshairs

  CBS News - By Camilo Montoya-Galvez

  The Biden administration on Friday announced it would extend the temporary legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants from El Salvador, Sudan, …

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  House passes Laken Riley Act, approving immigration measure in first bill of new Congress

  CBS News - By Kaia Hubbard

  Washington — The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration. The …

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  After record highs, illegal immigration plummets at US-Mexico border

  USA TODAY - Lauren Villagran

  Illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border dropped to a five-year low this week, amid the holidays and the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to contain unlawful crossings at the border. U.S. Border Patrol logged an average of 1,000 daily migrant encounters in the seven days that ended on …

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  U.S. refunding application fees for Biden immigration program for spouses of citizens

  CBS News - By Camilo Montoya-Galvez

  The U.S. government will issue refunds to tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens who applied for a Biden …

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  DHS secretary calls social media rhetoric following UnitedHealthcare CEO killing "extraordinarily alarming"

  CBS News - By Kaia Hubbard

  Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called the social media rhetoric "extraordinarily alarming" that followed …