Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail are using the terrorist attack on Paris to attempt to enact new immigration and refugee restrictions in the United States. Donald Trump and Rep. Steve King (R-IA), two of the men most responsible for the Republican Party’s anti-immigration platform, are leading the charge...
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Once Again, Facts Fall Victim to Fear and Hysteria Voices across the political spectrum are pushing back on the anti-refugee ugliness on display from some politicians. According to Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: “We need to make policies based on facts, not fear. America prides itself on...
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English (en español al final de la página): The Gazette: Presidential candidates forming their immigration policies By Erin Murphy TV Newsroom: Donald Trump Blasted As ‘Immigrant Bashing Carnival Barker’ By Martin O’Malley Wireless Goodness: Hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ draws 9.3 million viewers By Annie Stokes Reuters: U.S. Republicans seek...
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Nov 16, 2015
As we stated last week, Trump added another disturbing detail to his mass-deportation vision: A “Deportation Force” to implement his radical, widely-condemned plan. As Frank Sharry, the Executive Director of America’s Voice noted, “Trump’s radical and dangerous mass deportation plan, a discredited idea once consigned to the sewers of the far-right, is...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Clinton, Sanders race left on immigration By Seung Min Kim Irish America: Martin O’Malley Dines with Undocumented Family By Adam Farely OR-Politics: ‘SCALP TEAM 6′ SAVES TRUMP’S HAIR IN UNAIRED ‘SNL’ SKIT Politico: GOP candidates link Paris attacks to immigration...
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¿Qué efecto tendrán los ataques terroristas de París sobre la contienda presidencial 2016 en Estados Unidos y sobre cómo se aborde el tema migratorio? Quizá aquí comience a separarse la paja del trigo, particularmente en el bando republicano, para determinar quién tiene madera de líder y no de payaso....
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Nov 13, 2015
Immigration became a big point of discussion during last night’s Republican debate, a discussion that Marco Rubio was able to avoid. Despite Rubio’s pivotal role in the “Gang of 8” Senate bill in 2013 and his subsequent reversal, he wasn’t asked about immigration by the debate moderators. Rubio, however,...
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New York-based photographer and DREAMer Ricardo Aca — who rose to national prominence after his video showcasing his life as an undocumented immigrant working in a Donald Trump hotel went viral — debuted a new exhibit this week challenging stereotypes about immigrants and immigration. From DNAinfo New York: He’s...
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Workers Defense in Action PAC organized an historic gathering in Austin, Texas yesterday, where former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley became the first 2016 Presidential candidate to meet with an immigrant family for “DAPA Dinner.” The Ramirez family — consisting of several DACA-recipient children, a U.S. citizen child, and DAPA-eligible...
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The immigration issue has become a defining – and divisive -issue in the GOP presidential contest. Donald Trump’s dangerous vision for America — one of tearing families and communities across the nation apart — has drawn widespread rebuke from pundits across the political spectrum. As we noted yesterday, a lot of the...
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