Thursday 28 December 2017

Top 3 sanctuary cities for immigrants

The Trump Administration is slowing breaking all the corners of the US immigration system. DACA is gone. However, the cities across the countries are opening their arms wide for the immigrants. The majority of cities have rolled out immigrant-friendly policies with campaigns designed to attract the newcomers. The respective law enforcement has changed the way they work with federal immigration authorities making it more easy on the immigrants.

These cities are working to provide a better quality of life through lowering the average cost of living and opting to enhance and change the policies making them immigrant friendly. An immigrant will choose the city that has a better minimum wage, affordable public transportation, municipal ID programs, great immigrant policies and programs, universal preschool and whether the cities label themselves as “sanctuary cities." Here are top 3 cities considered best if you are an immigrant:

San Francisco

The city of San Francisco fulfilled all the criteria that is looked by an immigrant to settle in the city. It only falls short in the department of affordable living. The house prices have skyrocketed in the recent years along with the boom in the tech industry. There has been a huge increase in the influx of start-ups.
The average cost of living in the city is 62% more than the average living cost in the country. However, the city has higher graduation rate and extremely affordable public transportation system in comparison with the other “sanctuary cities." It also has a strong municipal ID program.

Chicago

Just like San Francisco, the Windy City has the high minimum wage, good municipal ID program, along with universal pre-school, and "sanctuary" policies. This city already has the reputation of inviting the immigrants with open arms and helping them live their lives as they want. The government of the city also directs the resources of the city towards the immigrants. They offer legal assistance, mental health care, and citizenship information. However, the city has drawn the attention of Trump administration towards it due to its high crime rate.


New York
While the city of NY has the largest municipal ID program in the country, it is on the third number due to its crumbling transportation system. The city also has a high cost of living, which makes it difficult for the immigrants to live comfortably in the city.


Do you want to know more about your immigrant status? Contact Wildes & Weinberg. They have one of the best immigration lawyers in Los Angeles.

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