First, the anti-immigrant side put up a burled wood podium next to our Fight for Families rally stage. They roped off some space, and there it sat, empty. For hours. Great attendance at the anti podium at the Supreme Court today.#FightForFamilies #FamiliasUnidas #UnfreezeDAPA pic.twitter.com/4QK8IEC1Dk — ¡Gabe! Ortíz (@TUSK81)...
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En inglés aquí. El próximo 18 de abril la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos escuchará los argumentos orales del caso de inmigración U.S. v Texas. En juego está el destino de las políticas migratorias relacionadas con la extensión de la Acción Diferida para Quienes Llegaron en la Infancia (DACA+) y la Acción...
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A look into the amicus curiae briefs filed in support of Texas in the United States v. Texas Supreme Court case reads as a “who’s who” of anti-immigrant standard bearers. The signatories include some of the most extreme advocates in America, with widely documented ties to hate groups, population...
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It’s time to stop pretending that Speaker Paul Ryan is the Republican Party’s brand new savior in the face of Trumpism. “Paul Ryan would be great for the party and he could certainly win,” declared Sen. Jeff Flake after Ryan announced yesterday he would not be seeking the Republican nomination should...
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Apr 12, 2016
On April 18, 2016 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the U.S. v Texas immigration case. At stake is the fate of the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA+) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) immigration policies. These policies would provide, on a...
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Yesterday, Senate Republicans filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, expressing opposition to two Obama Administration immigration policies: Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which was first created in 2012 but revised in...
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Today’s the deadline for Republicans to file their amicus (friend of the court) briefs in opposition to DACA and DAPA. It’s the first real chance we’ve had to see how many Republicans will line up behind Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and the anti-immigrant nativist wing of the Republican Party....
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¿Podrías hacer esto si tuvieras que hacerlo? Presentarte ante una audiencia televisiva a nivel nacional y ante un futuro presidente de Estados Unidos, hablar sobre el hecho más doloroso de tu vida y pedir ayuda? Con el auxilio del reportero de Univision, Enrique Acevedo, y una plataforma provista por...
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Cross-posted from Lynn Tramonte’s post on Medium. Could you do this, if you had to? Stand before a national television audience and a possible future United States President, talk about the most painful event of your life, and ask for help? With the assistance of Univision reporter Enrique Acevedo, and a...
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When it comes to immigration, the differences between Republicans and Democrats couldn’t be more clear. Every time we think the GOP field has reached a new low, they get worse. Some talk mass deportation. For others, it’s self-deportation. But they all want to block DAPA and end DACA and...
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