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Scenario

How immigration status enables workplace exploitation

I am undocumented and my boss knows it and keeps threatening to call ICE whenever I ask for basic safety protections and I feel trapped between exploitation and deportation.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Precarious legal status transforms basic labor rights into dangerous privileges, making workers vulnerable to systematic abuse.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Responsibilities — the other side of rights?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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