It turns out those same immigrants that GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump has spent the last three weeks demonizing are also building his new luxury hotel in Washington, D.C. Mediate calls it, quite aptly, “the most predictable development in world history.” The Washington Post interviewed some two dozen immigrant...
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English (en español al final de la página): CNN: What’s a ‘sanctuary city,’ and why should you care? By Michael Pearson Washington Post: Hundreds signed a petition asking D.C. chef José Andrés to ‘dump Trump’ By Perry Stein Talking Points Memo: Trump Goes There Again: Retweets Ugly Remark About...
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Kerry Eleveld of Daily Kos lifts up a report that Speaker John Boehner recently told an Irish audience that immigration reform is at the top of his agenda. The headline from Eleveld’s post really does put it best: “LOL”. The speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner...
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Last week, leaders from UWD, NILC, the Domestic Workers Alliance, DRM Action, PHDreamers, Harvard University, and Colorado State University joined our second “Dignity Days” event to discuss undocumented students pursuing higher education. As Juan Escalante notes, with the successful implementation of DACA, and in-state tuition and financial aid victories...
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You’d think angering millions of Latinos and getting dumped by a long list of companies would scare some sense into Donald Trump, but it looks like he’s just tripling-down on his ignorant remarks instead — and getting increasingly personal. This past weekend, the leading Republican candidate for President tweeted —...
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Cincinnati Enquirer: Iowans pepper John Kasich with immigration Qs By Chrissie Thompson Latin Post: Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich Confronted by Latino Child on DACA and DAPA By Rodrigo Uguarte Univision.com: Niño estadounidense de 11 años pide a gobernador de Ohio que apoye la acción ejecutiva Por Jorge Cancino...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times: Donald Trump’s comments spark poll surge, put 2016 Republican hopefuls on the spot By Seth McLaughlin Latin Post: Jeb Bush on Immigration: DREAMer Activist Clashes With GOP Candidate at Campaign Event By Andre F. Puglie The Hill: Trump: I’m...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg View: Trump Builds a Wall Between GOP and White House By Francis Wilkinson Los Angeles Times: Donald Trump’s comments on immigration complicate GOP’s ‘Latino problem’ By Lisa Mascaro New York Times: A Backlash Costs Trump, and Possibly Republicans By Alan...
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Almost a year ago in Iowa, Rand Paul made national headlines when he ran mid-bite from two DREAMers who were confronting prominent anti-immigration nativist, Rep. Steve King. Now an official Republican candidate for President, Rand Paul is again in Steve King’s district campaigning — and, yet again, running away. Advocates...
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Six immigrant rights leaders were arrested yesterday during an action protesting the treatment of LGBTQ immigrants while in ICE detention. “We are asking President Obama to free all LGBT people from detention because detention is not protecting them. Detention is brutalizing them,” said Brooke Cerda-Guzmán, an undocumented transgender woman....
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