Since his campaign launch a year ago, it is undeniable that Donald Trump has encouraged his supporters to physically and verbally lash out against Latinos, immigrants, African-Americans, Muslim-Americans, and other minority groups. A series of new pieces highlight some of these disturbing attacks from all over America, with Trump-inspired...
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Since the beginning of June, Welcome.US has been sharing personal family stories, PSAs, and photos from celebrities of all backgrounds in commemoration of Immigration Heritage Month. Perhaps one of the most extraordinary stories to emerge yet from the campaign has been that of José Hernández. At 10, he was a...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg (Opinion): California, a Warning to Republicans By Francis Wilkinson Reuters: Three Teenagers Arrested Over Assaults During California Trump Protest New York Times: Donald Trump Unexpectedly Shifts Toward a Softer, More-Serious Approach By Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman New York Times:...
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In the race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Republicans have been shut out of a spot on the fall ballot “for the first time since the state’s first direct election of Senators in 1914.” Under state rules, the top two finishers win spots on the fall ballot...
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Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) called out his Republican colleagues in the Senate for failing to condemn en masse the “racist rants” of their nominee for President, Donald Trump. “The remarks of the presumptive Republican nominee for President about Judge Gonzalo Curiel are taking this nation and the Republican Party...
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid ripped into several of his Republican colleagues yesterday, calling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “the poster boy” for “spinelessness” toward Donald Trump, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley “an extension of the Trump political campaign.” Both Sens. McConnell and Grassley have attempted to distance...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Donald Trump Says His Remarks on Judge Were ‘Misconstrued’ By Alan Rappeport New York Times: Paul Ryan Calls Donald Trump’s Attack on Judge ‘Racist,’ but Backs Him Still By David Herszenhorn Reuters: Trump Unyielding on Hispanic Judge Uproar...
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Speaker Paul Ryan has condemned Donald Trump’s attack on Judge Gonzalo Curiel as “the textbook definition of a racist comment” — but that’s still not stopping him from voting Trump in November. “Claiming a person can’t do their job because of their race is sort of like the textbook...
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Buzzfeed has joined HP, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft in severing financial ties to this summer’s Republican National Convention over Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric. From Politico: In an email to staff on Monday, BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti explained that in April, the RNC and BuzzFeed signed an agreement to...
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English (en español al final de la página): Reuters: As Trump, Fans Attack ‘La Raza,’ Civil Rights Group Members Cringe Reuters: Trump stands ground on Hispanic judge amid furor By Doina Chiachu Associated Press: Democratic Congressman Calls Trump a Racist New York Times: Democrats Jump On Allies of Donald...
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