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With expected increases in the Calhoun County Latinx population, VOCES (voice in Spanish) is moving to its own building that is four times the size of its previous headquarters.

One of the biggest problems in the employment market is a mismatch between open positions and job seekers’ skills.

Undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts are now able to apply for a driver's license regardless of their immigration status. The Work and Family Mobility Act went into effect July 1, removing the requirement that residents provide proof of lawful presence in the U.S. Franklin Soults - the senior communications strategist with the 32BJ local of the Service Employees International Union, speaking for the Driving Families Forward coalition - said other states with similar laws have seen reductions in both uninsured drivers and hit-and-run incidents. ...

Tax rebates can boost economic growth, and the rebates available in New Mexico this summer are designed to reverse discriminatory exclusions of immigrant essential workers. During this year's legislative session, lawmakers used a massive budget windfall from the lucrative oil and gas industry to approve some $667 million in tax rebates. Immigrants make up a disproportionate number of the state's oil and gas workers. ...