As Pope Francis is set to pray at the Rio Grande tomorrow, a delegation of women and leaders began a day-long pilgrimage from El Paso to Ciudad Juarez today to bring a message of welcome and compassion for the immigrant and refugee. “Last September, we heard the Pope’s message...
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Marco Rubio has been on a roll lately, and definitely not in the good way. Two weeks ago he was mocked for appearing to “malfunction” at the Republican debate in New Hampshire, when he repeated the same canned responses no less than three times in a row. Then there...
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Please note the following column was translated from Spanish to English and is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper credit. This column is available online in English here and Spanish here. With the death of the conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and the reality of a...
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Con la muerte del juez supremo conservador, Antonin Scalia, y la realidad de un máximo tribunal ahora dividido a partes iguales, la pregunta que muchos se hacen es cómo el inesperado desarrollo afectará los casos más complicados que se supone se consideren en el presente período del tribunal, incluyendo...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg: Anger Builds Where Obama Seeks Shelter for Immigrant Children By Lauren Etter and Jennifer Oldham Washington Post: Bernie Sanders just made a very big promise on immigration By Greg Sargent Salon: Hillary Clinton is dead wrong about Bernie Sanders’ immigration...
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When it comes to immigration, the differences between Republicans and Democrats couldn’t be more clear. Every time we think the GOP field has reached a new low, they get worse. Some talk mass deportation. For others, it’s self-deportation. But they all want to block DAPA and end DACA and...
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So much for “the Hispanics love me,” Donald Trump. The Republican candidate’s bigoted remarks already have him in the hole when it comes to the vital Latino voter demographic, with evidence showing he’s dragging down the GOP along with him (YUGE bad news when you need 47% of Latino voters in...
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Last September, the pilgrimage of 100 women walking 100 miles from Pennsylvania to Washington DC to greet Pope Francis inspired us in so many ways. We were there when the women triumphantly ended their journey at McPherson Square in DC, with many weeping. For these women, the journey wasn’t...
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English (en español al final de la página): Reuters: Clinton, Sanders Clash Over Obama as They Vie for Minority Votes Politico: Clinton, Sanders spar on immigration By Nick Gass Bloomberg News: Sanders, Clinton Split with Obama on Immigration Family Raids Time: Clinton and Sanders Spar Over Unaccompanied Minors By...
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Today, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Al Franken (D-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the “Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016.” The legislation would ensure that vulnerable individuals, such as unaccompanied minors and asylum...
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