As the Republican Governors and Attorneys General of 26 states play politically-motivated games, their lawsuit blocking the implementation of DAPA and expanded DACA is having real-life consequences for millions of immigrants across the nation. In a must-read piece, Esther Lee of ThinkProgress talks to immigrants whose families would be eligible...
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Rumors of deportation raids have caused student attendance rates at one majority-Latino high school in Maryland to drop. The school, High Point High School in Prince George’s County, is about 70 percent Latino. “It’s a student population that’s prompted the school’s principal, Sandra Jimenez, to term it ‘Central American...
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English (en español al final de la página): USA Today: Supreme Court will rule on President Obama’s immigration plan By Richard Wolf AP: Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration AP: Supreme Court will review Obama’s immigration executive actions MSNBC: Supreme Court sets the stage for historic immigration showdown...
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Democratic leaders from Congress, as well as Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, applauded the Supreme Court’s decision today to take up U.S. v. Texas, the legal case that has blocked President Obama’s decision to confer protection against deportation and work permits to millions of immigrant families with deep roots and ties...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times: Trump pulls GOP further right on immigration as Democrats veer left By Stephen Dinan Florida State News: We are Florida: Immigration activists fight harmful bills By Joseph Zeballos Washington Post: Marco Rubio, facing mounting attacks on immigration, hits the...
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Republicans kicked off their first Presidential debate of 2016 just like they finished off 2015: Trying to out-Trump each other in order to suck up to the anti-immigrant crowd that now makes up their base. One of the most heated moments of the night came from Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz,...
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English (en español al final de la página): Wall Street Journal: Republican Debate Defined by Trump-Cruz Clash By Patrick O’Connor, Janet Hook, Beth Reinhard Washington Post: The six big issues in Republicans’ sixth presidential debate By Amber Phillips The Hill: Santorum calls mass deportation a ‘gift’ By Jonathan Swan...
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For us, it’s always been first and foremost about the families torn apart or at risk of being torn apart by our nation’s broken immigration system. Many of these immigrants are oftentimes lumped together in cold statistics, just one of the millions deported in record numbers by the Obama Administration...
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An overwhelming majority of the House’s Democratic Caucus has signed a letter asking President Obama to “halt the current enforcement actions towards Central American mothers and children” and present a “comprehensive refugee solution” to the families seeking refuge in the United States. “We strongly condemn the Department of Homeland...
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Last night, President Obama gave his final State of the Union address, and in keeping with a relatively recent tradition, Republicans offered their rebuttal in both English and Spanish — with one oh-so-slight catch. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart were each charged with delivering...
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