WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? – THE NEW YORKER

Where Are the Children? For extortionists, undocumented migrants have become big business. By Sarah Stillman The kidnapper sounded polite, even deferential, when she called on a Tuesday afternoon last May. Melida Lemus and Alfredo Godoy had left their clapboard house in Trenton, New Jersey, to pick up their two daughters from school. Godoy, who works in construction, was late to …

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FRAUD WARNING: ATTORNEYS WARN ABOUT NOTARIOS OFFERING CHEAP IMMIGRATION HELP – DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW

By: John Pacenti Attorneys on the ground dealing with President Barack Obama’s executive order deferring the deportation of up to 5 million undocumented immigrant say they are concerned about unscrupulous “notarios,” notary publics who prey on people seeking legal status. While some Republicans accuse the Democratic president of acting like a monarch and Obama challenges a do-nothing Congress to pass …

MANY U.S. IMMIGRANTS FEAR COMING OUT OF HIDING DESPITE OBAMA’S ACTION – REUTERS

by David Adams Norma Martinez, an undocumented mother of two girls born in New Jersey after she arrived illegally from El Salvador in 2007, worries the Obama administration’s new immigration program might provide fleeting protections that a new president could easily reverse. “I don’t want to go on living in hiding,” said Martinez, 34, adding that she would happily sign …

SOME LOOKING AT THE FINE PRINT OF IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL – CBS 4

HOMESTEAD (CBSMiami) — One day after President Barack Obama took action to change immigration rules, some are taking a look at the fine print of the new policy. Cheers, hugs, and tears greeted President Obama’s speech, outlining his executive order, changing U.S. immigration policy. Read the rest of the story and watch the news clip.

UNDOCUMENTED URGED TO WAIT AS IMMIGRATION REFORM BEGINS – NBC6

Less than 24 hours President Barack Obama announced his executive order impacting millions of undocumented immigrants, workers who help immigrants said everyone needs to wait before making any plans to take advantage of the new rules. Read the rest of the story and watch the news clip.