English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Debate rages among pollsters over Trump’s support among Hispanic voters By Sergio Bustos Huffington Post: The Road To Trump’s Noxious Nativism On Immigration Was Paved By Centrists By Daniel Denvir The Hill: Universities face pressure to become immigrant sanctuaries By...
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On Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” President-elect Donald Trump pledged to immediately deport 2 to 3 million immigrants, stating that we need to remove “the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers.” Dara Lind of Vox examined the origins of Trump’s number and found that the 2 million figure is not based...
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Two scholarship programs targeting undocumented youth who need help achieving their higher education dreams are accepting applications starting today. Since launching in 2014, TheDream.US has provided thousands of dollars in scholarships to nearly 2,000 DACAmented youth to help them attend two and four-year colleges. These funds are particularly life-changing...
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Crossposted from Medium. En español aquí. Donald Trump started his presidential campaign by claiming that most immigrants from Mexico are criminals and rapists. Obviously that isn’t true. Now he’s pledging to deport 2–3 million people soon after taking office, again claiming that they are all criminals. But, as Dara Lind explains in Vox: The...
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Earlier today, we highlighted how leading English language media outlets and observers were recognizing that the national exit polls failed to accurately capture Latino voters’ record turnout and margins on behalf of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 elections. We also want to highlight the work of a leading Latina journalist –...
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Latinos Delivered, Yet Erroneous Exit Polls Unfairly Diminish Their Impact Latino voters showed up in record numbers and delivered record margins on behalf of Democratic candidates in 2016. Per the Latino Decisions election eve poll, Latinos backed Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by a 78-19% margin. However, if you rely...
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New FBI data shows a surge in hate crimes against minority groups, adding to “previous findings by researchers and outside monitors…who have noted an alarming rise in some types of crimes tied to the vitriol of this year’s presidential campaign,” noted the New York Times: In its report on...
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English (en español al final de la página): Los Angeles Times: When Trump says he wants to deport criminals, he means something starkly different than Obama By Brian Bennett Politico: Morning Shift: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown By Marianne Levine and Ted Hesson USA Today: After 11 years, Sen. Jeff Sessions...
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Some of America’s biggest and most populous cities are vowing to remain areas of refuge for undocumented immigrants following the election of Donald Trump. “On top of providing a safe haven for immigrant communities,” writes Yara Simón in Remezcla, “sanctuary cities encourage undocumented people to cooperate with law enforcement in...
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En el programa “60 Minutos” de anoche, Donald Trump prometió deportar inmediatamente a entre 2 y 3 millones de inmigrantes, declarando que necesitamos “sacar a los delincuentes y a quienes tienen antecedentes penales, son pandilleros o narcotraficantes”. No se dejen engañar. De ninguna manera hay 3 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados peligrosos...
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