The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and other prominent Democratic members of the House, gathered earlier today to denounce the ICE raids currently targeting Central American families. “Raiding homes to break families apart is not what our country stands for,” tweeted CHC chair Rep. Linda Sánchez, and at the press conference said that...
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In a letter to the President yesterday, Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Reps. Keith Ellison and Raúl Grijalva demanded an end to the numerous ICE raids targeting Central American refugees in multiple states across the nation. Reps. Ellison and Grijalva join other members of Congress — including Democratic leaders Sen. Harry...
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Another day, another set of stories articulating the fear present in the immigrant community following the Obama Administration’s decision to launch home raids against Central American refugees. Fortunately, a growing number of leaders are speaking up and condemning this horrific tactic. Read on for excerpts from key English-Language clips yesterday and today. Next week, we’ll report on...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg: Rubio Toughens Immigration Stance by Invoking Terrorism Fears By Sahil Kapur Bloomberg: Steve King Defends Ted Cruz’s Citizenship Status By Kevin Cirilli NBC News: Dreamer Says She Fears Deportation After Exchange with Ted Cruz By Suzanne Gamboa In These Times:...
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Juan Escalante of America’s Voice Documents Defining Moments in Marco Rubio’s Past that Pro-Immigration Voters Will Not Forget Today, ahead of this weekend’s Kemp Forum in South Carolina, Juan Escalante, Digital Campaign Manager at America’s Voice, highlights in a new Medium post the top moments when Marco Rubio “turned...
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When it comes to Donald Trump, comparisons to former Presidential candidate George Wallace are nothing new (check out Rachel Maddow’s recent take, or a powerful submission from one of our own advocates here). Those comparisons have now been validated as Wallace’s daughter and former staffers have all but proclaimed Trump as the...
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Frank Sharry: “The way the Obama Administration is handling this is a huge mistake, from a policy, moral, and political perspective.” New York Times article by Liz Robbins, titled “Rumors of Immigration Raids Stoke Fear in New York,” captures how the Obama Administration’s home raids are causing panic and fear in the entire...
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Yesterday, dozens of demonstrators from multiple Bay Area immigrant and faith groups protested outside ICE’s San Francisco headquarters in response to recent immigration raids across the country. SF protest against new crackdown on Central American immigrants. On Day of Epiphany, We 3 Kings of Deportation… pic.twitter.com/FvelaFBbJv — Doug Sovern...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times: Obama immigration raids a potential ‘disaster’ for Hillary Clinton, Democrats By Stephen Dinan Newsmax: Democrats Blast Obama Over Immigration Raids By Cathy Burke Politifact: 5 things to know about the fight between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz on immigration...
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El 23 de diciembre, cuando empezaba mi periodo de descanso por los días festivos, al igual que muchos de mis colegas quedé estupefacto por el encabezado del Washington Post: EEUU planea redadas para deportar familias que cruzaron la frontera en el último año. ¿Redadas? ¿Por el gobierno de Obama?...
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