English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Trump Taps Kelly for DHS By Ted Hesson CBS: What can Obama do to help protect DREAMers from Donald Trump? By Reena Flores Houston Chronicle: Trump’s Homeland Security pick signals priority of border security By Bill Lambrecht Medill Reports Chicago:...
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Dec 8, 2016
Iowa’s Steve King is no stranger to disgusting comments about immigrants. He’s done everything from drawing a parallel between immigrants and livestock, to calling his comparison between immigrants and dogs “a compliment.” But, King has always focused his attention on one specific group of immigrants: DREAMers. Remember that whole...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Trump Appears to Soften on Deporting Thousands of Young Immigrants By Amy Chozick New York Times: Donald Trump Picks John Kelly, Retired General, to Lead Homeland Security By Mark Landler and Maggie Haberman Associated Press: Trump chooses hardliners...
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DACA helped make medical school a reality for Jirayut Latthivongskorn, who in 2014 made history as the first openly-undocumented student accepted to the University of California, San Francisco Medical School. Now, one stroke of a pen from a President Trump threatens to put a stop to his dreams and...
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The number of Latinos who say they have been discriminated against has more than doubled from the previous decade, according to a new report from online journal Social Science & Medicine – Population Health. “68 percent of Latino men and women in the United States reported discrimination, a rate...
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Television viewers and CNN commentator Ana Navarro came to the defense of a DREAMer during Van Jones’s CNN special “The Messy Truth” last night, following Rick Santorum’s callous suggestion to her that she should leave the country. The exchange came when DREAMer Elizabeth shared her inspirational story about coming to...
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English (en español al final de la página): Los Angeles Times: Santa Ana declares itself a sanctuary city in defiance of Trump By Cindy Carcamo Chicago Tribune: Emanuel’s latest immigration move: A task force to come up with a website By John Byrne Daily Kos: California officials build wall...
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From the Senate floor earlier today, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) shared powerful DREAMer stories, including law graduate Laura Alvarado, and formerly undocumented United States veteran Elijah Dawkins. There are over 740,000 #DREAMers who are contributing their talents to our country. One of them is Laura Alvarado:...
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The New York Police Department says hate crimes targeting the city’s minority groups have more than doubled from this time last year, according to the New York Times. “Hate crimes in New York City have risen in the weeks since Donald J. Trump won the presidential election, a noticeable...
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English (en español al final de la página): Independent Journal Review: White House Admits an Obama Pardon Can’t Give Legal Status to Immigration Violators By Jenni Fink Voice of America: Pitched Battle Expected Over Trump Immigration Plan By Michael Bowman Associated Press: California lawmakers aim to protect immigrants from...
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