Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Rally in Washington

 

VOA News: Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Rally in Washington 

Thousands of people marched to the White House on Tuesday, urging President Joe Biden to provide work permits to long-term immigrants, among other policy reforms, as VOA’s Celia Mendoza reports. 

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VOA News: Advocates March in Washington to Demand Work Permits for Migrants

Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday in Washington to urge the Biden administration to extend labor protections to undocumented immigrants in the United States. The Here to Work Day of Action march, organized by a coalition of dozens of migrant advocacy groups, called on U.S. President Joe Biden to allow immigrants living in the U.S. for years to apply for work permits. read more

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USCIS 100:06. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* Question 6 Audio (MP3, 313.28 KB)

• speech
• religion
• assembly
• press
• petition the government

USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? Question 51 Audio (MP3, 426.66 KB)

• freedom of expression
• freedom of speech
• freedom of assembly
• freedom to petition the government
• freedom of religion
• the right to bear arms

USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? Question 55 Audio (MP3, 681.01 KB)

• vote
• join a political party
• help with a campaign
• join a civic group
• join a community group
• give an elected official your opinion on an issue
• call Senators and Representatives
• publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
• run for office
• write to a newspaper