The Importance Of Immigrant Discrimination

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Immigrants are protesting the Department of Homeland Security peacefully to express their dissatisfaction with a recent reversal in government policy that will leave many immigrants, who came to the U.S. for jobs, in legal disarray. To show their frustration, they are delivering flowers with notes venting their opinions.

In early September, the State Department issued a Visa Bulletin that encouraged visa-holders from China, India, the Philippines and Mexico to proceed with green card filings. But by the end of the month, there was an unexpected reversal in the Visa Bulletin that have left many scratching their heads.

According to CNN, the change in policy will delay almost 50,000 immigrants from filing the paperwork necessary for permanent

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