Washington, DC — Key media observers, lawmakers, and outside experts are criticizing the dangerous and sweeping nature of the Laken Riley Act as well as the misguided political assessments undergirding some of its support. An updated look at key voices include: Key Media Observers Michelle Goldberg of The New...
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Washington, DC — Ahead of key Trump nominee confirmation hearings this week, America’s Voice has assembled an array of backgrounders on some of the key nominees tasked with executing Donald Trump’s mass deportation vision. The full array of backgrounders are available online at the America’s Voice website here: Nominee...
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English Fresno Bee (Editorial) Laken Riley Act violates undocumented peoples’ due process. Senate should reject or overhaul | Opinion Read more at: https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article298470713.html#storylink=cpy January 14, 2025 Semafor Laken Riley immigration bill will cost $83B, Democrats project By Burgess Everett January 14, 2025 NBC News Ron DeSantis pushes to align...
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Donald Trump and his allies have been claiming their “bloody” mass deportation agenda will prioritize criminals. As incoming “border czar” Tom Homan claimed, the focus will be on the “worst first.” But their day-one plans and prior track record tells the exact opposite story. The incoming administration’s top priority...
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English Washington Post The immigration bill that’s accelerating a Democratic reckoning By Meryl Kornfield and Patrick Svitek January 13, 2025 Morning Star Online Latin heroes fight fires while Congress plots their deportation By LINDA PENTZ GUNTER January 13, 2025 The Hill Senate advances Laken Riley bill past second hurdle...
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Jan 13, 2025
Donald Trump selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his latest nominee for U.S. Attorney General, following his disastrous pick of disgraced former Congressman Matt Gaetz for the position. Bondi was the state’s attorney general from 2011 to 2019, and has more recently been affiliated with the America...
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Washington, DC — Lawmakers, media observers, and outside experts are criticizing the dangerous and sweeping nature of the Laken Riley Act as well as the misguided political assessments undergirding some of its support. Among the key voices include: Senator Chris Murphy: “I don’t think we want the entire immigration...
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English Common Dreams ‘Don’t Be Fooled’: Laken Riley Act Not About Crime by Migrants—It’s a Right-Wing Power Grab By Julia Conley January 10, 2025 Semafor ‘Numb to injustice’: House Democrat explains why the Laken Riley Act sailed through By David Weigel January 10, 2025 CNN Senate immigration bill aims...
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THE DANGEROUS SCOPE OF THE LAKEN RILEY ACT On Tuesday, the House passed the Laken Riley Act, a dangerous anti-immigrant bill introduced by Republicans last year meant to jumpstart mass roundups and detentions and further scapegoat immigrants. This proposal should really be called the Ken Paxton Empowerment Act, because...
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Donald Trump has nominated America First Policy Institute (AFPI) founder and former Trump administration official Brooke Rollins as his pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees our nation’s food and farm supply, nutritional programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and houses the U.S. Forest...
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