Bad Politics, Terrible Policy, and Disastrous for the Country On a press call today, children of undocumented immigrants joined Ricardo Aca, DACA recipient who works at the Trump Hotel, and legal expert David Leopold, to respond to the latest stream of anti-immigrant demagoguery and unpack what ending “birthright citizenship” really means...
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Scott Walker has gotten himself into so many twists when it comes to immigration, he could work at Cirque du Soleil if the whole President thing doesn’t pan out. Walker was back in contortionist mode today, telling reporters, “I’m not taking a position on one way or the other.” But it was just...
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As a Trumpified Jeb Bush doubles down on his use of the derogatory “anchor baby” — saying he doesn’t find the term offensive — WaPo reports that a whole lot of others probably feel differently about that, considering “8.4% of the resident adult population of the US in 2012 was...
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Re Trump’s immigration plan: Conservative commentators raise red flags while GOP candidates raise white flags As Donald Trump rises in the polls, conservative commentators are becoming alarmed, and not just about his impact on the 2016 race. They are growing concerned that his ultra-nationalism and xenophobia threaten conservative ideals...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Jeb Bush Cites Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in Defending Birthright Citizenship By Ashley Parker Politico: Jeb Bush: ‘Anchor babies’ is not an offensive term By Eli Stokols and Eliza Collins Washington Post: Jeb Bush: ‘Anchor babies’ isn’t...
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Gone is the Jeb Bush who once said that undocumented immigrants come to the U.S. out of an “act of love” for their families. Instead, he’s been replaced by a Trumpified caricature who, earlier this week, followed in the footsteps of the Donald’s anti-immigrant extremism (call it the “Trump Effect”)...
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We know where Donald Trump stands when it comes to Ricardo, a 24-year-old DACA-mented man who works at a restaurant in Manhattan’s Trump SoHo. Speaking of Ricardo, Trump told The New York Times, “He’s got a legal work permit. I’ve heard he does a good job.” But, Trump’s policy...
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Despiadado crimen de odio en Boston; locutor radial en Iowa sugiere esclavizar a los indocumentados; candidatos republicanos se desplazan más hacia la derecha en inmigración Durante semanas hemos estado hablando del “Efecto Trump”, y de cómo las posiciones racistas y de derecha dura del empresario han orillado a otros candidatos a...
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As a Floridian, I am a little bit perplexed with the positions that Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio have adopted on immigration. It is especially concerning, when you take a closer look at both their previous positions on the issue, coupled with the fact that they both hail from...
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Vicious Hate Crime in Boston; Iowa Radio Hosts Suggests Enslaving the Undocumented; GOP Candidates Move Further Right on Immigration For weeks we’ve been talking about the “Trump Effect,” and how Donald Trump’s racist, hard right positions have driven other GOP candidates to embrace similar policies. Now, it’s going a step further,...
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