SPLC files suit to protect wages of 50,000 guest workers, as well as U.S....
The SPLC filed a federal lawsuit today to reverse a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) decision that will effectively revoke raises owed to thousands of guest workers as well as depress the wages of U.S....
View Article'Opportunity' means reforming our broken immigration system, providing path...
There was a line in President Obama’s State of the Union address that particularly resonated with me: “Opportunity is who we are.”I think everyone would agree. The question is whether we’ll provide...
View ArticleGOP immigration reform 'standards' offer more of the same failed policies
The “standards” for immigration reform offered by Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives today fail to offer any serious proposals to fix the nation’s broken immigration system,...
View ArticleFederal appeals court in SPLC case affirms Labor Department’s ability to set...
A federal appeals court’s ruling today may lead to higher wages for foreign guest workers and will help prevent employers from undercutting U.S. workers by paying lower wages to foreign laborers.The...
View ArticleSPLC Report: State Department cultural exchange program hijacked by U.S....
Laura Franco and her sister thought they had found a life-changing opportunity.After meeting with a labor recruiter and spending hours browsing through a website, both were convinced that leaving the...
View ArticleSPLC victory in South Carolina: Key provisions of state anti-immigrant law...
Major provisions of South Carolina’s vicious anti-immigrant law will be permanently blocked as part of a settlement announced today.The settlement, which is pending federal court review, will end the...
View ArticleSPLC victory in South Carolina: Key provisions of state anti-immigrant law...
Major provisions of South Carolina’s vicious anti-immigrant law will be permanently blocked as part of a settlement announced today.The settlement, which is pending federal court review, will end the...
View ArticleFederal court delivers important victory in SPLC case against hospital, state...
A federal judge has ruled that a case against two employees of Singing River Hospital and a state child welfare caseworker accused of unjustly separating a newborn baby from her mother may proceed –...
View ArticleKentucky tobacco farm fined after SPLC files safety complaint on behalf of...
A Kentucky tobacco farm has been fined $3,500 for serious worker health and safety violations following an SPLC complaint that the company failed to protect employees hanging tobacco at heights as high...
View ArticleGroups release information to help immigrant students take advantage of new...
The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Florida Immigrant Coalition released information today that will help immigrant students take full advantage of a new state law that makes them eligible for...
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