immigration

Immigrants without legal status make up a large part of the workers in several industries and have a combined household income of almost $27 billion dollars in the Mountain West. The consequences could be dire if those workers were sent out of the country.

An Idaho sheriff and leader of a national law enforcement organization is raising his hand to help the feds crack down on illegal immigration. But in Colorado, lawmakers are working to bolster laws that prohibit such collaboration.

There’s been a lot of talk from President-elect Donald Trump and other elected officials about plans to deport large numbers of undocumented immigrants from the U.S. That’s left many people scared, especially those who have deep roots in the country and have built lives, businesses and had children born here.

The Wyoming Freedom Caucus recently announced their priorities for the upcoming session, calling it the Five and Dime Plan.

Chamber of Commerce will wait for change before reacting to second Trump term, president says.

Bracing for President-elect Donald Trump to make good on campaign promises, Elisabeth Trefonas tells clients to memorize their rights, phone numbers and childcare plans.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to cut down on immigration and ramp up deportations once he’s in office. While it remains to be seen how these plans will play out, advocates in Teton County are bracing for changes.

The interaction signals tension to come over immigration enforcement.

Potential changes that could take place under the new Trump administration have many concerned. Immigration advocacy groups are holding meetings and discussing ways to mobilize and respond to the potential of “mass deportations.”

“Mass deportation” of undocumented immigrants is a concept presidential candidate Donald Trump is proposing. But it’s getting significant pushback as economists look at the detrimental effects losing such a large part of the workforce could have. Advocates say a better solution would be to overhaul the current work visa process.