Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Review Journal (Nevada): Senate candidate Cortez Masto meets with families fearful of being split up by deportation By Ben Botkin New York Times: Mike Pence Hints at Trump’s Muslim Ban Extending to Other Religions By Ashley Parker New York Times: Polls... Continue »
While the first-ever refugee team was greeted by a standing ovation at the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Vox’s Dara Lind writes that nations must do more to fix their crisis. “The Refugee Olympic Team is also a symbol of the failure of the international community,”... Continue »
Despite written directives from DHS, a new analysis shows that undocumented immigrants with no criminal record are still being targeted for detention by federal agents. “Only one quarter met the standards for being ICE’s top priority for deportation, or those with serious crime convictions. Compared with 2014, there was... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Vocero Latino: Another GOP Senator Comes Out Against Trump (It’s Not Rob Portman) New York Times: Mormons’ Distaste for Donald Trump Puts Utah Up for Grabs By Alan Rappeport Washington Post: Trump says his wife immigrated legally to the U.S. Washington... Continue »
Fifty Republican national security experts have signed an open letter warning that Donald Trump “would be the most reckless President in American history.” “None of us will vote for Donald Trump,” the letter’s signatories — hailing from the Richard Nixon to George W. Bush Administrations — state. “Most fundamentally,... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Hillary Clinton Begins a Two-Day Swing in Florida By Matt Flegenheimer Washington Post: ‘There is no other Donald Trump:’ In Florida, Clinton casts voting against Trump as a national imperative By Anne Gearan Buzzfeed: Hispanic Florida Republican Party... Continue »
For the fourth time this summer, Donald Trump is going to find his hate walled in yet again. Designers David Haggerty and James Cazzoli are raising $60,000 in order to build a 200-foot sandbag “wall” at West 59th Street and the Avenue of the Americas, just blocks from Trump... Continue »
Ten refugees were among the thousands of athletes kicking off the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio last weekend — an historic first. The team of ten refugees — selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 athletes from Syria, South Sudan, and other troubled regions of the world — marched into Maracanã... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Talking Points Memo: Clinton Says She’s Not Taking Latinos—Or Any Other Voters—For Granted By Esme Cribb Washington Post: Clinton predicts Democrats likely to retake Senate, says landscape good for passing immigration overhaul By Anne Gearan EFE: Clinton promises immigration reform if... Continue »
NBC News finds that Donald Trump’s un-American plan to ban Muslims from entering the US would be a bureaucratic nightmare that would not only cost tens of billions of dollars, but would force the government to enact a religious test through “a massive interrogation machine.” “Currently, the U.S. immigration... Continue »