Since the beginning of June, Welcome.US has been sharing personal family stories, PSAs, and photos from celebrities of all backgrounds in commemoration of Immigration Heritage Month. Perhaps one of the most extraordinary stories to emerge yet from the campaign has been that of José Hernández. At 10, he was a...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg (Opinion): California, a Warning to Republicans By Francis Wilkinson Reuters: Three Teenagers Arrested Over Assaults During California Trump Protest New York Times: Donald Trump Unexpectedly Shifts Toward a Softer, More-Serious Approach By Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman New York Times:...
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In the race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Republicans have been shut out of a spot on the fall ballot “for the first time since the state’s first direct election of Senators in 1914.” Under state rules, the top two finishers win spots on the fall ballot...
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Yesterday, Senator Richard Burr was asked to respond to Trump’s recent attacks on Judge Curiel, which have been widely condemned across the country as the textbook definition of racism. In a bizarre twist of linguistic gymnastics and moral flexibility, Burr was able to simultaneously declare that the comments were...
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By Continuing to Support the Republican Nominee, Ohio Officials Like Sen. Portman Have “Cut a Deal with the Devil” After Donald Trump’s comments questioning Federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s impartiality due to his Hispanic heritage, it’s clear that the presumptive Republican nominee is espousing an overtly racist view. In a new...
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This isn’t about tone, this is about a battle for the soul of America Despite the fact that Donald Trump’s comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel have been rightly criticized as “racist” by leaders from across the political spectrum, most Republican elected officials and candidates are continuing to support their...
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Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) called out his Republican colleagues in the Senate for failing to condemn en masse the “racist rants” of their nominee for President, Donald Trump. “The remarks of the presumptive Republican nominee for President about Judge Gonzalo Curiel are taking this nation and the Republican Party...
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid ripped into several of his Republican colleagues yesterday, calling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “the poster boy” for “spinelessness” toward Donald Trump, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley “an extension of the Trump political campaign.” Both Sens. McConnell and Grassley have attempted to distance...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Donald Trump Says His Remarks on Judge Were ‘Misconstrued’ By Alan Rappeport New York Times: Paul Ryan Calls Donald Trump’s Attack on Judge ‘Racist,’ but Backs Him Still By David Herszenhorn Reuters: Trump Unyielding on Hispanic Judge Uproar...
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National Immigration Law Center (NILC) announced today that the private information of certain individuals who received three-year work permits under the 2012 DACA program will remain confidential, for now. Last week NILC, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Texas filed a lawsuit on behalf of four individuals...
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