Speaker Paul Ryan is trying to get some pats on the back for saying he prefers a path to legalization over mass deportation. “I’m a person who believes that for the undocumented, we have to come up with a solution that doesn’t involve mass deportation, that involves people the...
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UPDATED 8/19 As the chances of a Donald Trump nomination seem increasingly likely, pundits from both sides of the aisle have been quick to note the candidate’s softening “tone.” It’s seems only appropriate then to offer a reminder of the racist, xenophobic campaign Trump has run since June of 2015, as well as...
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It’s fair to say that Donald Trump didn’t win over this undecided Republican voter. Lost in the mix from last week was an interaction between Trump and a woman named Jamie Eckman during a Today Show town hall event. The issue was immigration. But unlike the usual vitriol we...
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The Washington Post Editorial Board wasted no time helping to debunk this absurd media claim that Donald Trump is undergoing a “softening” in tone. Not that they had to rush — Trump did a fairly good job of torpedoing Trump 2.0 today, commenting that protesters at his Rhode Island rally hate America,...
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Gabe Ortíz: “Trump can’t erase or take back his extremely hateful words, no matter how hard he tries — or how much some in the media will try to abet him in that effort.” In the past week there has been a marked shift in the media coverage surrounding the Trump campaign....
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Apr 22, 2016
Crossposted from Medium. This week, America’s Voice released new polling that showed Donald Trump had an astounding 87% unfavorable opinion among Latino voters. No surprise given his venomous campaign rhetoric. This week, we’ve also seen a new spin on the GOP frontrunner: a “Donald Trump has been sounding more Presidential”...
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Republicans don’t like DAPA and DACA, but policy preferences have no sway before the Supreme Court. The truth is, Republicans are trying to litigate a political dispute at the Supreme Court, and yesterday’s oral arguments proved the anti-immigrant motivation behind the case. Maybe that’s why known hate group, FAIR,...
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First, the anti-immigrant side put up a burled wood podium next to our Fight for Families rally stage. They roped off some space, and there it sat, empty. For hours. Great attendance at the anti podium at the Supreme Court today.#FightForFamilies #FamiliasUnidas #UnfreezeDAPA pic.twitter.com/4QK8IEC1Dk — ¡Gabe! Ortíz (@TUSK81)...
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Next week, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Texas, the case about Obama’s immigration executive actions. As many legal analysts have noted, this case is based in politics and shouldn’t even be in the Courts. But, the Texas Attorney General — who is...
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A look into the amicus curiae briefs filed in support of Texas in the United States v. Texas Supreme Court case reads as a “who’s who” of anti-immigrant standard bearers. The signatories include some of the most extreme advocates in America, with widely documented ties to hate groups, population...
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