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Colorado's Omni-Salud program - which allows low-income undocumented Coloradans and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to enroll in affordable health insurance plans with financial assistance - saw a surge in demand at the start of the state's open enrollment period. Raquel Lane-Arellano - communications manager with the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition - said the rush to enroll shows that word is getting out about the program, now in its second year. "It also shows us that there is such a great need for the program," said Lane-Arellano, "given t...

A new tool encapsulates information about immigrants in New York and across the U.S. The Immigration Research Initiative's new data tool found immigrants make up 23% of New York state's population and contribute around $500 billion to the state's gross domestic product. While the new tool doesn't look at arriving migrants, it does account for population shifts during the pandemic. ...

Opponents of previous efforts to build a border wall in South Texas are reeling from the Biden administration's announcement last week to resume, and speed up, wall construction. In issuing the order, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said 26 federal laws will be waived to construct more border wall in Starr County, Texas. ...

A new report questions New York City Mayor Eric Adams' latest budget proposal for dealing with the city's influx of over 110,000 migrants. The cost for housing the migrants is the reason Mayor Adams is warning city departments to be prepared to trim 15% from their budgets if state and federal funds are not provided soon. But a report from the Fiscal Policy Institute takes issue with Adams' proposal. ...

A policeman in western Jamaica is under investigation amid claims that he fleeced a charity based in the United States (US) that was sending money to assist an American man who was convicted here on child sex charges. The US Embassy has taken an...