Donald Trump is in scrambling revisionist mode after canceling his Q&A with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which was scheduled for later this week. “This is the first time I’m hearing about this,” Trump blabbed to CNN, claiming he never really agreed to make the USHCC appearance in the...
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English (en español al final de la página): The Hill: Trump pulls out of session with Hispanic chamber By Ben Kamisar Politico: Hispanic Chamber steamed over a ‘Trump tantrum’ By Eliza Collins NBC News: Donald Trump Cancels Q&A, Says Hispanic Chamber of Commerce By Suzanne Gamboa Politico: Bernie Sanders...
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A new United We Dream survey of more than 1,750 DACA recipients showcases how the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals Program has led to drastic improvements in the daily lives of undocumented youth. The United We Dream survey — one of the largest of its kind to date —...
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English (en español al final de la página): AP: Trump and Carson’s Attacks on Muslims Worry Some GOP Elders AP: Trump pledges to return Syrian refugees if elected, but federal laws in his way By Alicia Caldwell The Hill: Partisan battle lines drawn on Syrian refugees By Julian Hattem...
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Actor and activist Eva Longoria is the latest in a string of high-profile Latinos to fight back against the toxic, anti-immigrant and anti-Latino rhetoric from Republican Presidential candidates — and she bringing some back-up, too. The Latino Victory Project co-founder is calling on Latinos and immigrants to submit their personal,...
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English (en español al final de la página): Media Matters: How Conservative Media Obliterated The Space For “Compassionate Conservatism” On Immigration By Jessica Torres AP: Clinton seeking to organize Latino voters ahead of primaries By Ken Thomas National Journal: From “Welfare Queens” to Immigrants By Tanvi Misra Washington Post:...
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Donald Trump has mostly avoided answering any questions about how he would deport 11 million immigrants from the US — we tried to explain his plan in detail here — but now he’s recently made it clear he intends to model it after one of the darkest moments in...
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English (en español al final de la página): Wall Street Journal: The GOP Choice: Protest or Govern By William A Galston Washington Post: Donald Trump’s ‘humane’ 1950s model for deportation, ‘Operation Wetback’, was anything but By Yanan Wang Huffington Post: Donald Trump Wants To Relive ‘Operation Wetback’ By Roque...
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In the face of Congressional inaction on immigration reform, states and local governments are taking their own steps to better improve the lives of the nation’s undocumented immigration population — and there’s no better example of that than California. 12 states and Washington, D.C. currently allow undocumented immigrants to legally...
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A new op-ed from Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, reminds us of the strength, courage, and inspiration we can draw from the 100 women who embarked on a 100 mile walk earlier this month to see Pope Francis in Washington, D.C. “As we journeyed from...
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