Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Las Vegas Sun (Nevada): Panelists: Language barrier holding back Hispanics financially By Chris Kudialis Associated Press: Trump’s ‘America First’ Echoes Old Isolationist Rallying Cry McClatchy: White nationalist group says it will be at Republican convention By Sean Cockerham Bloomberg: Obama Says... Continue »
White nationalists and skinheads who were recently involved in brutal stabbings in California will travel to next month’s GOP convention in support of Donald Trump, McClatchy reported: A group of white nationalists and skinheads who held a rally in Sacramento over the weekend where at least five people were... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): ThinkProgress: Undocumented Immigrants Dine With Lawmaker To ‘Humanize’ Their Plight By Esther Lee Associated Press: Trump’s Muslim Ban: From Simple Clarity to Plain Confusion Associated Press: In his words: Donald Trump’s evolving Muslim ban By Jill Colvin Politico: Hardly anybody wants... Continue »
Lin-Manuel Miranda may be winding down his role in his Tony-award winning musical “Hamilton,” but he definitely won’t be out of sight. The Daily Beast highlights his plan to get out the Latino vote in time for this November’s Presidential election: “I’m going to be trying to get out... Continue »
Last Friday, Rep. Gerry Connolly sat down with Virginia immigrants as part of the ongoing “DAPA Dinners” campaign, which joins elected officials with families to discuss how deferred action impacts immigrants and their communities. The dinner — hosted by the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) — was the first since the... Continue »
While Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt apparently didn’t have a couple minutes to spare for the immigrant families he’s putting at risk of deportation, he did have time for lights, cameras and press. It all started when immigrant families and PLAN advocates tried to meet with Laxalt in the... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): NBC: Latino Political Pulse: Will Immigration Frustration Impact 2016 Vote? By Stephen Nuno Las Vegas Sun (Op-ed): Trump’s vitriol turns journalist into an activist By Viridiana Vidal Daily Kos (Opinion): Five questions for Joe Sudbay on how to get back to... Continue »
Jorge Ramos: “Be bold. Don’t sit down. Don’t shut up. Don’t be a victim; change the rules of the game. And don’t go anywhere else. This is where you belong.” Yes, our community is hurting from the Supreme Court’s indecision yesterday on United States v. Texas. But we also... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Buzzfeed: Democrats, Activists See Supreme Court Deadlock On Immigration As Fuel For November By Adrian Carrasquillo Politifact: Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton would create ‘totally open borders’ By Amy Sherman Fox News Latino: Marco Rubio faces challenges to winning second Senate... Continue »
In extended remarks earlier today, President Obama addressed the Supreme Court’s indecisive tie in United States v. Texas, the case challenging the immigration actions he announced in November 2014. Calling the Court’s indecision “frustrating,” President Obama said that it is especially “heartbreaking for the millions of immigrants who’ve made their lives here, who’ve... Continue »