America’s Voice Insensibilizarnos ante los excesos de Trump debilita la democracia New Polls: Trump Has Lost the Argument, Bigly English New York Times Trump’s Wall Stance Upends Washington’s Usual Border Bargaining By Michael D. Shear January 12, 2019 Washington Post A brief guide to Steve King’s ‘long history of...
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New year, same old Steve King. America’s most racist Congressman made headlines yesterday by asking in a New York Times interview when racism became unacceptable: “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” King said. “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about...
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In a must-read piece, Alex Shephard of The New Republic captures the fact that the GOP is repeating the errors of the 2018 midterms by leaning on racism and xenophobia. It backfired then, and it is backfiring again. Shephard’s piece is excerpted below and available in full here. Ahead...
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9 Years After Haiti Earthquake, Need for Residency Remains Apparent As the nine year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti looms tomorrow, the trial defending Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has ended. Jacqueline Charles at the Miami Herald gives a thorough summary of the TPS- centered trial, Saget...
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TPS Holders & Their Family Faced with Separation as Result of Administration’s Termination of Immigration Status Featured in NPR’s Morning Edition, Maria Rivas, a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holder originally from El Salvador, and her 15 year old daughter Emily, a U.S. citizen, face the unbearable reality of family...
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Today’s Must-Read Pieces from Gerson, Vox and TPM The absurdity of the ongoing government shutdown over the border wall implicates a President who is in over his head and can’t find an exit strategy that feeds his ego. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are not operating as...
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America’s Voice At Long Last, Are Republicans Fed Up With Steve King’s Racism — and What Took Them So Long? ICYMI: “Republicans Have Learned Nothing From the Midterms” ICYMI: Miami Herald, “A trial on whether Trump has the right to end TPS for Haiti ends. Now comes the wait.”...
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A recording of the call is available here. Earlier today, border advocates and immigration experts gathered to discuss President Trump’s relentless rally for an unpopular and unnecessary border wall. Trump’s visit to McAllen, Texas today after pleading with the American public for wall funding on Tuesday night is just...
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A Profile in Stupidity, A Profile in Cowardice We’ve come to this: Trump’s incompetence and narcissism leaves him with no manhood-affirming exit strategy; and McConnell’s cowardice and coddling of Trump’s incompetence and narcissism means he won’t take the exit ramp before him. Here are some smart takes: Frank Wilkinson...
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De todas las egolatrías que han caracterizado el desempeño presidencial de quien por ahora ocupa la Casa Blanca, la necedad en la construcción de un muro fronterizo, como caballo de batalla desde su campaña, es la promesa que lo mantiene apenas con alfileres al poder. Es tal la fragilidad...
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