A petition to ban Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom has garnered more than 250,000 signatures, “more than enough for a committee to consider sending the motion for parliamentary debate,” according to CNN. The public-led petition “was created on the British government’s official petitions website in response to...
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The “Dump Trump” movement continues to go global. Following Donald Trump’s recent attacks against Muslims, a Dubai-based retailer has announced it will pull all Trump-branded items from 160 stores, which range from Kuwait, to the UAE, to Saudi Arabia, to Pakistan. “As one of the most popular home decor brands...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Republicans fear Trump could jeopardize control of Congress By Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer AP: Trump’s Muslim ban idea pushes GOP toward chaos Politico: GOP struggles to escape Trump trap By Eli Stokols Roll Call: Vulnerable Republicans Choose Words Carefully...
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Donald Trump’s bigoted proposal to shut down Muslim immigration to the US has won him praise from white nationalists — it wouldn’t be the first time, either — so it’s really no surprise that Trump is yet again invoking another ugly chapter of modern US history in order to...
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Yesterday afternoon, Senator Bernie Sanders became the latest 2016 Presidential candidate to sit down with DAPA-eligible immigrants. Senator Sanders was joined by his campaign’s Latino Outreach Strategist, DREAMer Erika Andiola. They hosted other DREAMers, refugees from El Salvador and Bangladesh, an undocumented transgender woman, and parents eligible for relief from deportation...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: Donald Trump calls for ‘total’ ban on Muslims entering United States By Jenna Johnson and David Weigel The Hill: Trump calls for ‘shutdown’ of Muslims entering US By Ben Kamisar USA Today: Donald Trump’s call for banning Muslims from...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Marco Rubio, Switching Focus, Aims to Halt Ted Cruz’s Momentum By Jonathan Martin and Jeremy Peters Politico: Univision asks court to dismiss $500M Trump lawsuit By Alex Weprin New York Times: 95,000 Words, Many of Them Ominous, From...
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More than 500 national and local faith leaders have sent a letter to all members of Congress opposing recent anti-refugee legislation and urging lawmakers to “demonstrate moral leadership and affirm their support for the resettlement of Syrian refugees to the United States.” Signers of the letter include more than 152...
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Last Friday, Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) became the second member of the House of Representatives to sit down with an immigrant family as part of the “DAPA Dinners” campaign. Rep. Foster sat down with the Flores family of Bolingbrook, Illinois for a meal to hear how DAPA and expanded DACA — currently...
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More than 200 Democrats from the House and Senate — led by Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid and Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi — filed an amicus brief yesterday supporting “the Obama administration’s appeal to the Supreme Court to take up a legal case that has stalled President Barack...
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