English (en español al final de la página): Equal Voice: Contradictions on Immigration and the State of the Union By Maribel Hastings New York Times: New Attack Ads Call Marco Rubio a Flip-Flopper on Immigration By Maggie Haberman and Ashley Parker New York Times: Ad Backing Jeb Bush Calls...
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All three Democratic candidates for President condemned the ongoing ICE raids that continue to terrorize immigrant communities during last night’s “Iowa Brown & Black Forum” at Drake University in Des Moines. While the forum addressed numerous issues important to minority voters — particularly the “Black Lives Matter” movement — immigration took center...
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Immigration advocates from the “We Are Florida” campaign are gathering in Tallahassee, Florida, for several days this week in anticipation of several bills set for the 2016 legislative session that could both set back and advance immigrant families in the state. From Florida Politics: There are six specific bills...
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Please note the following column was translated from Spanish to English and is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper credit. This column is available online in Spanish here. This week President Barack Obama will give his last State of the Union address in the midst of...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Hillary Clinton Promises Not to Be ‘Deporter in Chief’ By Alan Rappeport Washington Post: Clinton joins Democratic rivals in stepping up pressure on Obama to end immigration raids By Karen Tumulty Wall Street Journal: Hillary Clinton Opposes Immigration...
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Jan 11, 2016
Please note the following column was translated from Spanish to English. This column is available online in Spanish here. As immigrants, we have all felt fear at some point. In most cases – fear propagates across the immigrant community with frequency. This fear manifests itself in several ways for immigrants residing in...
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Today, immigrants and immigration advocates gathered at Sen. Rob Portman’s campaign offices in Cleveland and Columbus to deliver petitions calling on the him to reject all campaign funds raised in Donald Trump’s name. Why is @robportman accepting campaign support from sale of Trump merch? Ohioans want him to #dumptrump pic.twitter.com/okWPCDkKwQ — tramontela...
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DREAMers and activists from United We Dream Action interrupted Marco Rubio at the Kemp forum in South Carolina this past weekend to call out his anti-DACA attacks as his campaign continues to veer to the right. From UWD Action: Since championing comprehensive immigration reform in 2013, Senator Rubio has...
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Queue up “Thank You For Being A Friend,” because Donald Trump’s pals are flooding Iowa voters with robocalls in his support as the first nominating contest in the nation approaches. The catch? These friends happen to be from a white nationalist super PAC featuring the who’s who of right-wing...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg: Cruz: McCain Questions Citizenship Because He Secretly Backs Rubio By Kendall Breitman Latin Post: 2016 Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio Says ISIS is ‘Seeking to Exploit’ Loopholes in the Immigration System By Selena Hill Indian Republic: US agents round up Central...
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