A printer-friendly version of this blog post is available here. This year is already shaping up to be a year of protest, from the 70-city “Here To Stay” pro-immigrant mobilizations on January 14th, to the Women’s March on Washington on January 21st. In the spirit of powerful resistance, I...
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Nov 30, 2016
Last night, nearly 1,000 Columbus residents of diverse backgrounds called for unity among all Ohioans and rejected the politics of division and hate exemplified by the President-Elect’s rhetoric and policies. The Columbus United March for Justice was organized by a number of community members and leaders who believe...
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Crossposted from Medium. In English here. Donald Trump empezó su campaña presidencial afirmando que la mayoría de los inmigrantes de México eran delincuentes y violadores. Obviamente eso no es cierto. Ahora está prometiendo deportar a 2 o 3 millones de personas tan pronto como asuma la presidencia, otra vez afirmando que son...
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Latinos turned out in record numbers this election, and supported Clinton over Trump by an historic margin (79% to 18%). Unfortunately, a faulty exit poll number is undermining Latinos’ strong performance this cycle. The exit poll is just one survey, it is not actual results It is not fact,...
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Crossposted from Medium. En español aquí. Donald Trump started his presidential campaign by claiming that most immigrants from Mexico are criminals and rapists. Obviously that isn’t true. Now he’s pledging to deport 2–3 million people soon after taking office, again claiming that they are all criminals. But, as Dara Lind explains in Vox: The...
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In English here La campaña de Sophie Cruz de hacer una pregunta sobre la deportación en el próximo debate presidencial saca a relucir un tema que ha recibido poca atención hasta el momento: ¿qué pasa con los niños? No sorprende que los planes inmigratorios de Donald Trump y Hillary Clinton difieran diametralmente cuando se...
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En español aquí Sophie Cruz’s campaign to ask a question about deportation at the next presidential debate spotlights an issue that’s gotten little attention so far: what about the children? It’s no surprise that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s immigration plans differ dramatically when it comes to the well-being of children, including American...
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Lundy Khoy faced deportation due to the 1996 immigration laws. Read more about her from the Immigrant Justice Network. There are two types of anniversaries: joyous ones commemorating forward progress, and devastating ones reminding us how much time has passed since an evil act. 2016 is a devastating anniversary...
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En inglés aquí. A partir de ahora hasta noviembre, el movimiento pro inmigrante tiene dos objetivos: organizarse para derrotar a los políticos que están en contra nuestra y estar listos para DAPA y la extensión de DACA. Con el repunte de Donald Trump, el debate migratorio entre los “líderes” políticos republicanos...
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Crossposted from Medium. From now until November, the pro-immigrant movement has two goals: organizing to defeat politicians who stand against us, and getting ready for DAPA and the expansion of DACA. With the rise of Donald Trump, the immigration debate among Republican political “leaders” has been reduced to the level of...
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