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Federal agreement: Several federal agencies have agreed to prevent employers from using the federal government to punish or scare unauthorized workers. Read the agreement.
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Video on Employment Discrimination: View the Department of Labor and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission presentation on Workplace Discrimination.
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Video on the Earned Income Tax Credit and Building Community Based Coalitions with the IRS. View the Internal Revenue Service's video on who is eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit and learn how to partner with IRS to provide services such as free tax preparation.
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Video on the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act. View the Department of Housing and Urban Development's presentation on registration and other requirements mandated by HUD for developers who sell land in colonias regions. Lean about possible remedies available when a developer violates the Act and encourages illegal settlements.
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Video on Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices. View the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division presentation on the rights and remedies available to worker who have been discriminated against based on immigration status.
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Video on Accessing Primary Health Care for Farmworkers. View the Department of Health and Human Services presentation on how to obtain free health care services for farmworkers.
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Video on Human Trafficking: Find out what human trafficking is, how to spot it, and what to do if you see it happening.
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HUD is working with other federal agencies to reach out to partners everywhere to help improve the housing and communities of migrant/farmworkers and people living in colonias. The Federal Interagency Legal Working Group for Colonias and Migrant Farmworker Issues has formed to help local groups - including legal aid groups -across the nation address the unique needs of these people. This legal aid initiative is part of HUD's Southwest Border Region, Colonias and Migrant/Farmworker Initiatives (SWBR).
Why Do We Need The Working Group? Residents of colonias and migrant farmworker communities face unique legal issues ranging from discrimination based on national origin to predatory lending and illegal land sales. Legal aid associations, and other local organizations working in these communities, have expressed the need for increased federal attention on the legal issues facing theses communities.
What Will We Do? The goal of the initiative is to connect federal, state, and local government agencies and community organizations, such as legal aid groups, to discuss and solve legal problems that impact colonias and migrant farmworker communities. By working together, the government can be more effective in addressing these problems and enforcing laws.
How Can You Participate? If you work with people who live in colonias or farmworkers and you have a question or issue to bring to the Working Group, send us an email. We will get back to you as soon as we can. Be sure to include your name and a phone number so we can contact you for more information.
Do you have questions or suggestions about our Working Group? Let us know.
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