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28761
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Thousands of undocumented immigrants live in North Carolina, and the state’s Latino population is rapidly growing. With the incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump proposes to deport immigrants. Organizations such as El Pueblo are encouraging community members to fight against the state legislators’ position on immigration.
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28763
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Juvencio Rocha-Peralta is the Executive Director of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina whose headquarters are located in Greenville. Rocha-Peralta is concerned about the future of the community of Mexicans in North Carolina, the future of their children, and the future outcome of heightened fears of deportation since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Roach-Peralta discusses his history, his groups mission, and the work still to be done.
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28826
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President-elect Donald Trump has stated plans to immediately deport three million people. North Carolina immigrant communities are fighting for immigrant rights and gaining allies. More local nonprofit organizations, such as NC Dream Team, are forming and working to stop immigrant deportation.
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28954
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The story of Felipe Molina Mendoza shows how capricious and arbitrary America’s immigration system can be. Mendoza came to North Carolina from Mexico as an undocumented immigrant, and is openly gay. Mendoza describes the immigration process and anxieties surrounding deportation.
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28961
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The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program grants temporary work permits and a deportation reprieve to undocumented immigrants who arrive as minors. Now, under a new presidency, students are pressing the University of North Carolina system to establish itself as a sanctuary campus by refusing to comply with government efforts to deport undocumented students.
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28979
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For centuries, North Carolina has leaned on the labor and initiative of immigrants from across the globe. James H. Johnson, a professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, covers the history and patterns of immigration in North Carolina.
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28980
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In 1997, Lilian Cardona and her family fled to North Carolina from Guatemala to escape violence, war, and drugs. With no criminal record, a valid work permit, and a baby due in May, Lilian fears she will be deported under President Trump’s new immigration policies.
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28981
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Widely publicized immigration sweeps, anti-immigrant rhetoric on the state and national levels, and a stream of proposed new laws targeting the undocumented have put immigrants in North Carolina at unease. In Wake County, undocumented residents question whether to report crimes because doing so might lead to their deportation.
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28982
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Wildin Acosta is well-known among the Latino and undocumented immigrant community in Durham. Acosta’s case is among at least six in North Carolina involving high-school-age immigrants who could qualify as refugees but instead were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last spring. All have been released, and they are now seeking asylum and advocating for immigrants.
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More than six thousand pastors have signed a letter to President Donald Trump supporting the country’s refugee resettlement program, including almost twenty from North Carolina. Supporters say that loving one’s neighbor and welcoming the stranger are key tenets of Christianity. Durham’s Hope Valley Baptist Church and other volunteers have converted spaces into short-term housing and become mentors for refugees.
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28984
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An estimated twenty thousand fled religious and political persecution in Vietnam and found a new home in North Carolina. An indigenous community comprising about thirty tribal groups, they're often referred to as the Montagnards, a term meaning "mountain people”. Today, North Carolina is home to the largest Montagnard community outside of Vietnam.
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28987
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The growing population of Latinos and immigrants in North Carolina is evident in the food industry. However, immigrant cooks, such as Luis Ortega, are rarely acknowledged for their intelligence, creativity, and culinary talents. Ortega came to North Carolina for a better life, but returned to Mexico because he felt invisible as an immigrant cook and feared deportation.
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28994
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Edwin Reyes-Guillen, a Durham man with no criminal record, was arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. United States Marshals were looking for a fugitive, but arrested Reyes-Guillen suspecting he was an illegal immigrant. His upcoming trial will determine whether he will be deported to Honduras.
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Durham resident Wendy Miranda Fernandez was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March while seeking a stay of a final order of deportation. Fernandez fled violence in El Salvador, also known as the murder capital of the world. With an uncertain future, Fernandez has been kept from marrying her fiancé, is unreachable by phone, and her whereabouts are unknown.
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A Faith Advocacy rally was held in Raleigh to show opposition to anti-immigration legislation, including a bill that would deny tax revenue to cities that accept non-government IDs. Reverend William J. Barber II, a civil rights leader, spoke at the rally in support of an immigrant family threatened to be deported.
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