Category Archives: Immigration

New DACA license bill would stop DOT ‘pink stripe’ design

A new bill introduced yesterday would require the state to issue licenses for people who qualify under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative and prohibit the DOT from making them distinguishable from regular licenses. The department announced recently it … Continue reading

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Bill filed to stop drivers licenses under DACA

After a long battle to win the right to drivers licenses under DACA — the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, which allows for a more normal life for undocumented individuals brought here as children — a bill filed … Continue reading

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Immigration meeting canceled

The House select committee on the the State’s Role in Immigration, a group that was looking into the 287(g) program and what other states like Arizona and Alabama were doing, cancelled its meeting scheduled for today. It’s hard not to … Continue reading

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SB 179 — Your papers, please

Here is the text of the bill introduced on Thursday that requires aliens to carry their registration papers with them at all times. This makes North Carolina the 18th state to consider Arizona-like legislation. Other links: Official bill tracking page … Continue reading

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Kay, ya blew it

Really, you did. You disappointed a lot of people who supported you in a way that they’re not likely to ever forgive. This was a vote on principle and you picked politics. You’re on the wrong side of history. And … Continue reading

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Checkpoint monitoring and racial profiling

More on the racial profiling issue via this post from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice on BlueNC. Over the past week the Southern Coalition for Social Justice has been ramping up its efforts to train checkpoint monitors, with public … Continue reading

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Prevent Racial Profiling

Senate Bill 464 — prevent racial profiling — is going to get a review by the House Juvenile Justice Judiciary Committee this week. (Remember the incidents in Alamance? ) Here’s the text: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT to … Continue reading

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Bill of the Day: Battle over immigration and higher education

Conflicting approaches to immigration and higher education on the agenda for the legislature. H362 instructs the community college and UNC systems not to implement any policies requiring people to list their immigration status when applying for school. Several bills filed … Continue reading

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