Foreign workers for Hershey protest Pa. conditions
By MARK SCOLFORO
Foreign students working at a candy warehouse protested conditions and pay Thursday, chanting on Chocolate Avenue under streetlights shaped like Hershey's Kisses, arguing that they were employed under the guise of a cultural exchange but toil away in what amounts to a sweets sweatshop. The State Department said it was investigating.
The city of Springfield expects a rather large turnout for Monday night's City Council meeting. So much so, that the mayor has made the rare move to cut back on the amount of time members of the public can speak.
Instead of the usual 5 minutes, speakers will only have 3 to make a point about the E-Verify measure.
In a move that could shake up the U.S. immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security is going to begin reviewing all 300,000 pending deportation cases in federal immigration courts to determine which individuals meet specific criteria for removal and to focus on "our highest priorities."
Obama Administration to Review All Deportation Cases, Apply DREAM Act-Style Criteria
By Judson Berger
Published August 19, 2011 | FoxNews.com
Big shift in deportation policy
Feds may toss thousands of low-level migrant cases
by Daniel González – Aug. 19, 2011 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Thousands of illegal immigrants without criminal records who are currently facing deportation could have their cases thrown out as part of a revamped deportation policy that focuses primarily on removing immigrants convicted of crimes, the Obama administration announced Thursday.
U.S. will review cases of 300,000 illegal immigrants in deportation proceedings
The Obama administration aims to identify 'low-priority' offenders, including the elderly, crime victims and people who have lived in the United States since childhood.
By Christopher Goffard, Paloma Esquivel and Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
August 19, 2011