The American Federation of Teachers has penned a letter to the Department of Homeland Security urging an end to immigration raids targeting Central American students. “The increased policing and enforcement raids have had a chilling effect on our schools and immigrant communities,” reads the letter from the group, “jeopardizing...
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Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Tracee Ellis Ross, Guillermo Diaz and Kerry Washington are among the more than 50 actors and activists taking part in the #IAmAnImmigrant campaign in celebration of “Immigrant Heritage Month,” which Welcome.us and others are kicking off today. From Fusion: The #IAmAnImmigrant campaign features portraits...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: Donald Trump is splitting the white vote in ways we’ve never seen before By Scott clement Politico: Sessions to GOP: Adapt to Trump or die By Glenn Thrush Time: North Korea State Media Praises Donald Trump as a ‘Wise...
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Sen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is claiming that Donald Trump will attract Latinos and African-Americans in the upcoming general election — on which planet exactly, Senator? “Donald Trump is going to do better with Hispanics and African Americans,” Sessions claimed. “I am convinced, because he’s talking about things that...
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English (en español al final de la página): Reuters: Bashing Trump not enough for Democrats to win Latino vote, advocates warn By Luciana Lopez Reuters: Trump’s San Diego Rally Draws More Than 1,000 Chanting Protesters Associated Press: Donald Trump breaks with nation’s only Latina governor By Morgan Lee New...
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Mother Jones has released a video superimposing Donald Trump’s voice over 1960’s footage of African-Americans being beaten and harassed by white Americans during the Civil Rights Movement era. It’s a frightening vision, and a very real comparison — Black protesters have been among the targets of Trump’s fanatics during his...
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If Marco Rubio is still pondering his next move after his Senate term ends next year, we hear a position as a weather vane might available. This same man who once called Donald Trump a “con artist,” a “lunatic,” and “wholly unprepared to be President” has apparently pulled an...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times: DHS admits it’s still violating judge’s order on immigration amnesty By Stephen Dinan Colorlines: Children of Immigrants Share Their ‘American Story’ in New PSAs By Sammer Rao New York Times: Boos for Univision Anchor Who Spoke Spanish and Criticized...
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Hundreds of influential writers and novelists have signed an open letter in opposition to Donald Trump’s candidacy. “ writers, we are particularly aware of the many ways that language can be abused in the name of power,” reads a portion of the letter, which has been signed by famed...
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Donald Trump has pretty much wrapped up the GOP nomination for President, but that hasn’t stopped him from taking swipes at his fellow Republicans — including the nation’s first and only Latina governor, Susana Martinez. At a rally in New Mexico yesterday, a spiteful Trump — reportedly bitter that...
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