Chicago’s Longtime Undocumented Immigrants Push Feds For Work Permits: ‘Why Not Us?’
As new arrivals receive federal work authorization, many undocumented immigrants are stepping out of the shadows and demanding work permits after waiting for decades.
Max Herman/Borderless Magazine
Outside Arturo Velazquez Institute, demonstrators rallied to voice their support of work permits for all on March 9, 2024.
By Jacqueline CardenasApril 29, 2024Labor, Organizing, Top Stories, Trending
Estela Gamino watched over her children as they bounced around their gray couches inside their apartment on Chicago’s North Side.
“He just joined sports. My other daughter, she stays for…band,” Gamino said, not long after picking them up from after-school programs.
Gamino remembers not being able to participate in these programs as a child. Her mother was always working while navigating life in the United States.
“Since I had kids, I always thought: “Well, I’m gonna try to be really involved,” the 33-year-old said.
https://borderlessmag.org/2024/04/29/chicago-migrant-crisis-work-permits-for-all-undocumented-immigrants-work-permits-for-all/
