Showing posts with label Asians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asians. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

KY: Illegal Aliens need individualized services in domestic violence

KY: Illegal Aliens need individualized services in domestic violence...The goal is to create a safer community for all, and make sure we have language access and culturally competent services when legal immigrants, illegal Aliens and refugees come seeking help..Hispanic population more than doubled in both Kentucky and Jefferson County in the past decade, while the Asian-American population grew by more than 60 percent in both locations, according to U.S. Census figures. Jefferson County Public Schools had 4,774 students with limited English proficiency as of November 2010, with languages ranging from Spanish to Somali to Nepali to Burmese.
Thousands of refugees have arrived in Kentucky from countries torn by war and persecution.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110529/NEWS01/305290088/Immigrants-need-individualized-services-domestic-violence-cases-experts-say?odyssey=mod

Friday, May 20, 2011

CA: 2 charged in elaborate scheme to obtain valid CA driver's licenses for illegal aliens

CA: 2 charged in elaborate scheme to obtain valid CA driver's licenses for illegal aliens..Two individuals arraigned following their arrest in Los Angeles on criminal charges stemming from their role in an elaborate scheme involving illegal aliens from Asia who traveled to Kern County and used altered Canadian passports and legitimate Social Security numbers to obtain valid CA driver's licenses and state identification cards.

http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1105/110519bakersfield.htm

Monday, May 16, 2011

Latino and Asian populations rise while fewer whites reside in California

Latino and Asian populations rise while fewer whites reside in CA...CA's ethnic mix is shifting, and not only because of the rising numbers of Latinos and Asians. There are actually fewer white people living in the state than there were a decade ago.
The number of non-Hispanic whites in CA has fallen by 850,000 since the turn of the century, from 15.8 million in 2000 to 14.95 million in 2010..Already a majority-minority state, California is expected to have a Latino majority by 2025.

http://www.capsweb.org/content.php?id=1182&menu_id=8&menu_item_id=81