Today, the Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory, signed an onerous and vindictive anti-immigrant bill into law – at a public signing ceremony, no less: At a public signing ceremony, he put his name to HB318, a highly controversial bill taking aim at immigration and food assistance. The bill...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Examiner: Twitter campaign wants ‘SNL’ to cancel Trump By Joshua Axelrod Houston Chronicle: Poll: Trump largely unpopular among Hispanic voter By Lomi Kriel Florida Politics: AP Poll Shows Donald Trump With Just 11 Percent Support Among Latinos By Mitch Perry San Bernardino County...
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Earlier today, we learned that soon-to-be Speaker Paul Ryan, who was once a supporter of immigration reform, has already kowtowed to the anti-immigrant wing of the GOP. Via Kerry Eleveld at DailyKos: Rep. Paul “no horse trading” Ryan traded a huge horse last week while trying to solidify support...
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Frank Sharry: los republicanos están en camino de crear una versión acelerada del ciclo electoral de 2012, lo que podría hacer que sus anteriores problemas con los votantes latinos parezcan algo anticuados Washington, DC – Republicanos, tienen un problema. Sus candidatos y su partido verdaderamente están construyendo un muro…...
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Today, on the House floor, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez spoke “about some of the Chicago-area high school students he has met with in recent weeks. In particular, he spoke of the sense he gets from them that they are being motivated to register and vote because of Donald Trump. Standing...
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Yesterday, America’s Voice hosted a press call that included activists in Iowa who were concerned about today’s Trump event at West High School in Sioux City, Iowa. They were concerned that Trump’s bullying behavior and anti-immigrant rhetoric. From NBC’s Suzann Gamboa: Students and residents are circulating a petition to...
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Tomorrow, the Republican Presidential candidates will gather in Boulder, Colorado for their third debate. Before the debate, activists will hold a rally to stand against anti-immigrant rhetoric. From the “My Country, My Vote” website: “A group of Latino leaders — including former Denver Mayor/U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Energy...
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English (en español al final de la página): LA Daily News: Why Donald Trump is still surging in national polls ahead of debate By David Montero Al Jazeera America: Latinos warn GOP candidates that they can’t win without them By Haya El Nasser Fusion: New Latino super PAC vows to fight...
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Important news over the weekend, via The Los Angeles Times: A Honduras man arrested by Louisiana police in what one government lawyer said was a case of racial profiling has been released by immigration officers. Gustavo Barahona-Sanchez, who is in the U.S. illegally, was released from LaSalle Detention Facility by...
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Times are tough for the anti-immigrant groups. Donald Trump has become the leading voice for that crowd with his calls for mass-deportation. So, they’re desperate for attention and relevance. Outside of extreme anti-immigration circles, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), one of the organizations created by white nationalist John...
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