Speech at the PCC Immigration Forum: The CNMI Foreign Worker Crisis (November 10, 2011)
Kelvin RodeoPublished on: 20/06/2026
A speech delivered by Kelvin Rodeo at an Immigration Forum at Pasadena City College on November 10, 2011, bringing the plight of CNMI foreign workers and their U.S. citizen children to a mainland American audience — featuring a letter from 16-year-old Kristine Valencia, born in Saipan, facing the prospect of losing her home.
CNMI foreign workersSaipan immigrationCW visaH.R. 1466CNMI historyNonresident Workers ActU.S. citizen childrenguest worker deportationCNRAConsolidated Natural Resources ActCongressman Gregorio SablanPasadena City College immigration forumCNMI labor exploitationNorthern Mariana Islandsimmigrant rightsde facto permanent residentsKristine ValenciaUnited Workers MovementWendy Doromal
