English (en español al final de la página): Reuters: Trump Plan Would Force Mexico to Pay for Wall by Blocking Remittances Associated Press: Trump proposes funding wall by cutting off remittances By Vivian Salama and Jill Colvin Associated Press: Billions in US Remittances a Lifeline for Many in Mexico...
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As David Leopold and many legal experts noted early on, it was no surprise when the Republican Governors and Attorneys General from 26 states ultimately settled on Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas when they were looking for a judge sympathetic to their political charade. Judge Hanen had already been...
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No es un secreto que Donald Trump ha construido su imperio sobre las espaldas de los inmigrantes, tanto documentados como indocumentados. Hace más de tres décadas hubo un grupo grande de trabajadores indocumentados —“llamado la “Brigada Polaca” debido a su país de origen” — que demolió el edificio que se...
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The below is a blog post from Lynn Tramonte, Director of Ohio’s Voice and Deputy Director of America’s Voice. The piece is available online here and pasted below. Yesterday, Senate Republicans filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, expressing opposition to two Obama Administration immigration policies: Deferred Action for Parents...
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Amicus Briefs Underscore Political Nature Of Entire Challenge To Presidential Prerogative The news that Senate Republicans have joined their House colleagues in filing amicus briefs against the deferred action immigration policies in the U.S. v Texas Supreme Court case is not particularly revealing in and of itself. After all, this is a Party that has...
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Yesterday, Senate Republicans filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, expressing opposition to two Obama Administration immigration policies: Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which was first created in 2012 but revised in...
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+Click here to host your own DAPA Dinner Yesterday, the Pinto family of Virginia met with Rep. Don Beyer for a “DAPA Dinner,” a campaign to highlight how DAPA and expanded DACA would benefit immigrant families all across the nation. The dinner, organized by the Virginia Immigrant Coalition for Immigrant Rights,...
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Last week, we noted that the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) endorsement of Donald Trump should not have been surprising, given the union’s longstanding relationship and collusion with the anti-immigrant movement. A new editorial and new opinion piece, by the New York Times and Bloombergrespectively, weigh in to offer additional commentary and condemnation. We present the pieces...
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English (en español al final de la página): Medium (Opinion): Now It’s Chief Justice Roberts’ Turn To Take Care By David Leopold Medium (Opinion): Three Takeaways as Anti-DAPA Amicus Briefs Start to Roll In By Lynn Tramonte YubaNet: Frank Sharry: The Argument Over Immigrants and Immigration Is (Mostly) Over...
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Today’s the deadline for Republicans to file their amicus (friend of the court) briefs in opposition to DACA and DAPA. It’s the first real chance we’ve had to see how many Republicans will line up behind Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and the anti-immigrant nativist wing of the Republican Party....
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