In a powerful op-ed, Washington, DC-based architect Shalom Baranes recounts his family’s trek to the United States from Libya, and the life they’ve built here. After the September 11th attacks, Baranes was tapped to lead the restoration of the Pentagon, as he notes: As I look back, I wonder why...
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The New York Times writes a timely editorial blasting the Trump Administration and ICE for their “reckless shame game” — their ongoing attempts to publicly scapegoat immigrants and the communities that welcome them. According to the Times, the Trump Administration’s attempts to claim they are acting in the interest of...
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English (noticias en español al final de la página): TRUMP’S DEPORTATION PLAN: DETAILS, REACTIONS, EFFECTS Los Angeles Times Immigrant advocates spread the word: Be prepared, be self-reliant, know your rights By Esmeralda Bermudez March 23, 2017 WOSU Undocumented In Columbus And Planning For The Worst By Esther Honig March...
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Donald Trump wants to spend billions of dollars on a mass-deportation crackdown that would tear immigrant families and communities apart. The billions that he proposes to spend would be taxpayer money, partly contributed by immigrants themselves and partly contributed by the vast majority of Americans who don’t support Trump’s...
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Republicans are supposed to be the party of small government — though apparently not when they’re the ones in power, or when it comes to targeting immigrants. As Donald Trump’s immigration and mass deportation agenda takes shape, one recurring theme is its heavy-handedness, extensive overreach, and use of government...
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The 28-year-old man busted for fatally stabbing a black man in Midtown Tuesday has told cops he came here from Baltimore to kill African-Americans, sources said. The white supremacist and military veteran from Maryland surrendered to cops just after midnight Wednesday, sources said. “You need to arrest me. I...
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Throughout the country, the Trump Administration and an “unshackled” ICE and CBP are seeking to detain and deport immigrants who have lived here for decades, with U.S. citizen children and deep ties to America. After seeing the cruelty of mass deportation, Americans are standing up for their immigrant neighbors, underscoring...
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Throughout the country, the Trump Administration and an “unshackled” ICE and CBP are seeking to detain and deport immigrants who have lived here for decades, with U.S. citizen children and deep ties to America. In the face of this costly and chaotic mass deportation vision, Americans have gone out...
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English (noticias en español al final de la página): US ELECTRONICS BAN ON FLIGHTS FROM MIDDLE EAST Washington Post How the new ‘electronics ban’ serves the Trump agenda By Ishaan Tharoor March 22, 2017 Washington Post Trump won’t allow you to use iPads or laptops on certain airlines. Here’s...
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Read the original post here. Warning: This piece contains descriptions of sexual assault experienced by the author by a U.S. immigration officer. I had heard rumors about the challenges faced at the U.S. border, and I understood the consequences of choosing to cross in hopes of a better future....
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