The Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA)

The mississippians were a group of people from North America. They lived here about 2700 years ago. They were very different than what we are used to now.

Marcelo Suárez- Orozco and Mariela M. Páez is the author for this chapter. This section of the book talks about filling low-wage, low-skill jobs Americans avoid. How Latino immigrants are the minimum wage

The purpose of this paper is to go over a lawsuit that was filled by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The paper will cover who the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) is and their role in the lawsuit. It will go over whether or not the lawsuit promotes social change. The paper will also go over how the EEOC as well as other news groups released information about the case to the public. I will then give my take on how I would implement new strategies to make sure the problem does not come up in the workplace again.

Today, the United States is home to the biggest migrant population on the planet. Despite the fact that Immigrants s adapt rapider in the United States contrasted with created European countries, immigrants policy has turned into a profoundly antagonistic issue in America. While a significant part of the civil argument focuses on social issues, the Economic impacts of immigrants are clear: Economic analysis discovers little support for the view that inflows of outside work have lessened occupations or Americans ' wages. Economic theory prospects and the greater part of academic research affirms that wages are unaffected by immigrants over the long haul and that the financial impacts of immigrants are for the most part positive for natives and for the general economy. Immigrant’s s have dependably been fundamental advantages for the U.S. economy and contribute enormously to the country 's aggregate financial yield and duty income. In the last year, for instance, workers added $1.8 trillion to U.S. total GDP (Kwon, 2013). Business analysts have found that Immigrants s supplement native conceived laborers and increment the way of life for all Americans. Moreover, as buyers in neighborhood groups, Immigrants make interest for private ventures and strengthen the economy. Immigrant’s business people have additionally assumed a critical part in progressing economic development and making organizations.

Cundal and Seaman discuss the many ways in which the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is abused and the effects of this misuse on the workers. Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) are working jobs that should be classified as long term positions, not short term. This incorrect classification affects a worker’s salary, healthcare plan, pension, vacation pay, and sick days. Cundal and Seaman also address the ways in which TFW are more susceptible to employer abuse than other workers. Temporary Foreign Workers must apply for a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) before switching employers, which can take up to five months; most workers cannot afford to live without a source of income for this length of time. This usually compels workers to keep serious issues private. Many workers are also uninformed about their basic rights, which often leaves them exposed to mistreatment or abuse by employers. Cundal, an immigration lawyer in Calgary and Seaman, a human rights and civil liberties researcher wrote an unbiased and fact based article using a wide variety of sources including articles, reports, and newsletters. Cundal and Seaman provided an extensive reference list in addition to footnotes to support their writing. The authors not only address the human rights issues faced by TFW’s, they also identify ways in which these issues can be resolved. Cundal and Seaman however, fail to provide information on how many TFW are affected by employer abuse and exploitation. This information is

STATEMENT OF FACTS: Sheila White interviewed with Marvin Brown and obtained a job as a “track laborer” with Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company. Shortly after her hire date, however, she assumed forklift operator duties. This new assignment still fell under the “track laborer” position description, and White occasionally performed those duties although her primary responsibility was operating the forklift. Three months into her new job, White complained to the company that her immediate supervisor was sexually harassing her on the job. He was temporarily suspended and required to attend sexual harassment training. White was then informed that she was being reassigned to track labor duties only. White

and Immigrant Resource Guide (provided by the New York Times and St. Martin's Press) seek to

Employment challenges and economic disparities amongst Hispanics in the United States has been an ongoing battle, social policies along with institutions continue to perpetuate poverty among Latinos’ and African Americans. According to Liu (2011), Labor market segmentation by race/ethnicity, gender, and national origin has been recognized as a prominent feature of urban labor markets in immigrant gateway cities across the United States. A direct example of this would be when Cubans’ immigrated to Miami in the 1960’s, at first, they were welcomed by the Americans with open arms until they realized they could be in competition for employment as the Cubans were not leaving to go back home. This created many issues especially when it came to welfare,

For starters, Rampell did not jump to speaking about what is going on in Louisiana today she was able to give background knowledge on it and why Louisiana wasn’t giving immigrants the rights to marry. Moreover, Rampell mentioned how if a person is an immigrant in Louisiana they would need a birth certificate to marry. This sentence got to me because my grandparents are immigrants and they did not get the chance to marry one another. It’s just odd that people could not get married because they don’t have a simple piece of paper to show that they are a citizen.

The state of Mississippi just recently signed into law that allows businesses to deny service to gay couples. This bill called HB 1523 signed into law by Governor Phil Bryant is being called the religious freedom bill. The bill now signed into law has received major backlash from the entire United States during the almost two weeks that it has been enacted. The Governor has made statements saying that the bill was signed into law to protect religious beliefs and the convictions held by the individuals associated with private businesses and organizations. Many major organizations including the federal government have spoken up about this bill claiming to stop federal funding to not supporting that state by closing stores and businesses within the state. Nothing like this has ever been enacted in this country and the harsh attacks on the Governor and state of Mississippi have not stopped. Many LGBT organizations along with civil rights unions have called the bill discriminatory to the LGBT community in the state of Mississippi. The bill allows private businesses to withhold service from the gay community due to religious beliefs, which is from a moral standpoint wrong because sexual orientation is a part of a person that is instilled into someone and is on the same level as racial discrimination. Governor Phil Bryant and the state of Mississippi has no right to say that people should be allowed to be discriminated towards because of their sexual orientation it goes

An issue that many undocumented immigrants face in the U.S. is unemployment and economical disparities. It is important to focus on the challenges Latino immigrants encounter in the workforce. Immigrants do not account for the majority of Latino workers in the United States. Since the recession the economy has not restored all the jobs that were lost. Jobs being added are hardly keeping ahead the other supply of workers. Most of the jobs recovered are being occupied by U.S. born workers. According to the article Latino Jobs Growth Driven By U.S. Born, Rakesh Kochhar states “ U.S.-born Hispanics gained 2.3 million jobs in the recovery, compared with a loss of 37,000 jobs in the recession. For Hispanic immigrants, the 453,000 jobs gained in

The undocumented immigrant population is growing every year in the United States. Whether they came to settle here for freedom or for more opportunities in life, it is a lot harder for immigrants who are undocumented versus the immigrants who are legally documented to find professional and/or stable jobs to maintain due to the absence of legal working permits or green card holders. We can help them lead to successful paths, as well as helping our economy grow, and keeping our community safe by having employment centers.

Brenda Davis, Chief of Social Work received an email from AP on August 18, 2016. The AP asked why she wasn’t selected for the position of Social Worker GS 12. Brenda Davis informed her that she wasn’t on the hiring certificate. AP wrote that RMO’s answer was too vague. AP wanted details regarding who was hired. RMO didn’t provide AP with that information. Brenda Davis made a suggestion that she speak to Timothy Wilson and ask him for constructive ways she can improve her resume. Brenda Davis explained that someone had been hired for the position but she was not aware of the selectee’s national origin or color.

As the number undocumented immigrants continues to rise in the United States much of what is communicated in the media has consistently taken on a negative tone. A negative tone giving many in the public the impression that undocumented aliens are without an advocate in the pursuit of streamlining the path to become legal and enjoy the rights and privileges that go along with being a member of American society and all that that entails. There exists however organizations that have taken up the cause for these immigrants providing legal support, health care and a voice for the larger audience to hear. Two of these organizations are the Federation for American Immigration Reform or FAIR and the Immigrant Youth Justice League or IYJL.

Due to this factor, many immigrant families seek services available in the U.S.The following articles addresses Immigration Policy and Federal Policy. It also addresses social services that are available to immigrant families and how social workers jobs are designed to help this individuals. Within the article, it addresses the different services needed by these individuals, such as mental health, health care, and living assistance.