English (en español al final de la página): The Atlantic (Opinion): The New Crackdown on Migrant Families By Russell Berman The Guardian: Homeland security secretary defends deportation of Central Americans By Spencer Ackerman and Daniel Hernandez Government Executive: Homeland Security Launches New Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants By Charles S....
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Donald Trump is pushing more falsehoods about Mexicans? What a shocker. From Politifact: In a new television ad — his campaign’s first — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shows footage of dozens of people swarming over a border fence. But the footage isn’t as it seems. About halfway through...
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Over the holiday break, we learned of a disturbing development: the Obama Administration appeared to be preparing a series of ICE raids targeting Central American refugees currently living in the US for deportation. Here’s everything we know about the Obama Administration’s deportation raids. What We Know About the Obama Administration’s...
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English (en español al final de la página): NPR: Immigration Activists Hope To Maintain Momentum For Reform By Richard Gonzales NPR: Immigration Emerging As Top Issue In 2016 By Alexandra Starr Politico: Hillary’s border crisis By Glenn Thrush Reuters: Democratic presidential candidates blast U.S. plan to deport families By...
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It seems violence and hateful rhetoric follows leading Republican candidate Donald Trump wherever he travels, and his recent appearance with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Mesa, Arizona was no exception. A new WaPo piece, “Cheers, a punch, a slur. What it’s like in the crowd at a Donald...
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s meeting with a DAPA-eligible family on Monday marks the first Presidential election where all candidates from one party have met with immigrant families to hear their personal stories one-on-one. In November, former Gov. Martin O’Malley kicked off the “DAPA Dinners” campaign by breaking...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: Ted Cruz’s claim that he has ‘never supported legalization’ of undocumented immigrants By Michelle Ye Hee Lee Politico: Who’s right: Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio? By Seung Min Kim Huffington Post: Ted Cruz May Be Right In His Fight...
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Ted Cruz has been in a bitter back-and-forth with Marco Rubio over the issue of immigration for months, most recently onstage at Tuesday’s Republican debate. But in an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, Cruz faced one foe he just wasn’t ready for: himself. From HuffPo: Fox News’ Bret Baier...
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As Republicans have traded in self-deportation for mass-deportation, a must-read piece from the Washington Post’s Editorial Board looks at the mainstreaming of extremism within the GOP since the entrance of Donald Trump to the 2016 Presidential race. The Washington Post editorial, entitled, “For Republicans, bigotry is the new normal,”...
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English (en español al final de la página): Dallas Morning News: Ted Cruz, under fire from Rubio on immigration, toughens stance: No legal status for 11 million here illegally By Todd Gillman Newsmax: Fox’s Baier Challenges Cruz on Amnesty Support By Greg Richter New York Times: Fact-Checking Ted Cruz...
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