Jul 27, 2015
Last night I found myself leaving the grocery store, when an individual called my name as I walked down the parking lot. “Hey, are you Juan Escalante?” Startled, I quickly replied “Yes?” and proceeded to engage in conversation. It turned out that this individual was an undocumented student, a...
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Citing a 1997 court settlement on the detention of children, late last week U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that hundreds of mothers and children currently held in family detention facilities must be released by the federal government. From the AP: “The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Dolly...
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Looks like Sheriff Joe messed with the wrong one, again. Following a court order from U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow on Friday, a team of six U.S. Marshals raided the downtown Phoenix office of embattled Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. According to reports, U.S. Marshals seized hundreds of...
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Coddling Anti-Immigrant Extremists, The GOP Has Brought Trump Effect Upon Itself By indulging, rather than standing up to, the anti-immigrant and nativist sentiments in its midst, the Republican Party has helped catalyze the rise of Donald Trump. As we head into the first round of presidential primary debates, the...
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English (en español al final de la página): Los Angeles Times (Op-Ed): GOP and Latinos: On immigration, history shows the way By Joe Trippi The Toledo Blade (Ohio): Group says Ohio will be at forefront of debate By Lauren Lindstrom Politico : Poll: Anger at Washington fuels Trump’s rise...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Allí estaba Donald Trump, en la frontera mexicoestadounidense en el sector de Laredo, Texas, invitado por un sindicato de la Patrulla Fronteriza, rodeado de funcionarios de la ciudad, con el tránsito vehicular detenido en la bulliciosa franja, y decenas de periodistas de todas partes siguiendo cada...
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Today, Ohio immigrants, immigration lawyers, and allies are heading back to Columbus to meet directly with their Attorney General Mike DeWine and Governor John Kasich in separate meetings. Their goal is to communicate the facts about the anti-DAPA/DACA expansion lawsuit that Ohio is supports; talk about the families it...
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While ultimately House Republicans were able to pass the Donald Trump Act — an enforcement-only measure that demonizes immigrant families and does nothing to finally fix our broken immigration system — House Democrats were mostly unified against the legislation. Under Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s direction, with major assists from Democratic...
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What a week! Trump takes the pole position in the race for the GOP nomination, Republicans in Congress follow Trump’s lead on immigration, Spanish-language media report on it all, and serious Republicans worry about the impact of these remarkable developments on the party’s future. Below we highlight three pieces...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: Donald Trump makes a Texas-size splash with visit to Mexican border By James Hohmann Washington Post: How Univision and Telemundo covered Donald Trump’s visit to the border By Ed O’Keefe Los Angeles Times: Donald Trump’s comments offend many U.S....
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