As we predicted, President Trump’s State of the Union address last night was filled with ugly xenophobia, racial incitement and flat-out falsehoods. On immigration, his attempt to claim “success” is based on the cruelty, chaos, bigotry and suffering he has imposed – by executive fiat (check out our pre-buttal...
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In a preview piece yesterday in anticipation of Trump’s State of the Union address, Nicole Narea of Vox captures the scope and cruelty that defines the Trump administration’s relentless effort to reshape immigration by executive fiat. Her piece, entitled Donald Trump didn’t need the wall, breaks down the series...
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English Vox Donald Trump didn’t need the wall By Nicole Narea February 04, 2020 USA Today Build the wall? Travel ban? Tax cuts? After Trump’s State of the Union, here’s where he stands on promises By Michael Collins John Fritze Deirdre Shesgreen Paul Davidson February 04, 2020 Fortune Midwest...
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Administration Needs Accountability for Cruelly Terminating TPS to Benefit Trump 2020 Campaign Today, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate sent a letter calling for the State Department’s inspector general to investigate the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The letter follows a report released in...
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“Deterrence by way of cruelty, chaos, racism and suffering is not success, it’s failure.” At tonight’s State of the Union address, expect President Trump to claim “success” on his signature immigration and border obsessions. Below, first read America’s Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry’s assessment of why Trump is, in...
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Tonight is Donald Trump’s third State of the Union address, and some members of Congress — as they have in previous years — are bringing immigrant guests to the speech as a way to spotlight Trump’s horribly destructive changes to immigration policy. Meanwhile, the Spanish-language response to Trump’s speech...
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English Vox Trump’s expanded travel ban will hit Nigerians the hardest By Nicole Narea February 01, 2020 El Semanario When the truth no longer matters By Maribel Hastings February 01, 2020 The Skanner Trump Expands Muslim Ban to Target Africans February 03, 2020 Associated Press ‘Othered’ in America: An...
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Maribel Hastings and David Torres Now that Donald J. Trump has been exonerated by the Republican Senate of the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over “Ukrainegate,” let’s imagine what the president could be capable of in this electoral year after feeling vindicated, after proving that...
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Affected families, elected officials, advocates and experts have roundly condemned the Trump administration’s announcement to expand its Muslim ban to target primarily Africans. Among the key voices highlighting the damage to our country’s values, interests, and families include: Speaker Nancy Pelosi denounced Trump’s new regulation in a statement noting...
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In the past month, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have gone to extreme measures to target Iranian-Americans and prevent them from re-entering their own country. In the midst of increased tensions, a Vice “Motherboard” exclusive details the seizure of an active duty American soldier’s iPhone – while traveling on...
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