Yesterday, we shared news that a wave of “hate crimes and racial abuse” had hit the UK following the Brexit vote, with more than 100 incidents reported to media and police. It turns out the real number is dramatically — and frighteningly — higher. From the Independent: The number of...
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Donald Trump can forget about a trendy meal during the GOP convention next month: The Republican Presidential nominee is persona non grata at some of Cleveland’s most popular restaurants. “There’s not a chance I’d let him into one of my restaurants,” Michael Symon, a respected Cleveland chef, restaurateur and television personality,...
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English (en español al final de la página): Associated Press: OBAMA LEGACY: Immigration stands as most glaring failure By Kathleen Hennessey Amsterdam News:The SCOTUS immigration ruling is the final nail in the coffin of the GOP By Felicia Persaud New York Times: Donald Trump, in a Trade Speech in...
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Conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin just scorched Marco Rubio, saying he “lacks spine” and has “lost his integrity” following his embrace of Trumpism and Senate re-election flip-flop. “It is especially painful for foreign policy hawks, reform-minded conservatives and pro-immigration Republicans to watch Rubio twist himself into a pretzel trying to stay true...
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A wave of “hate crimes and racial abuse” has swept through the UK since the recent ‘Brexit’ vote to leave the European Union, reports the Independent. Polish families have been among the targets of the more than 100 incidents reported, a number of it mirroring the “Go back to...
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New pieces continue to highlight a disturbing trend that has been all too evident for the past year: Donald Trump is the new standard-bearer of KKK leaders and other right-wing extremists. Since his campaign announcement, Trump has been a magnet for the white nationalist and anti-immigrant movements, who see...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: How Donald Trump Keeps Changing His Mind on Abortion, Torture and Banning Muslims By Alan Rappeport and Maggie Haberman Associated Press: Brit indicted in botched attempt to shoot Trump in Las Vegas By Kevin Ritter Washington Post: Who...
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Georgia has seen a 20% increase in Latino voter registration statewide since last October, according to the Gainesville Times: A growing population, increased political activism and Donald Trump’s rise in the Republican Party have prompted a dramatic increase in voter registration among Latinos in Hall County and across Georgia....
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An immigration judge has ruled that a North Carolina teenager arrested by ICE nearly six months ago can be released from detention — but only if his family can pay up thousands of dollars first. 19-year-old Yefri Sorto was one of the six North Carolina teens arrested by ICE...
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For Emmy-winning journalist Viridiana Vidal, the thought of her US citizen daughter being seen as less of an American because of her Mexican heritage was just too much. For years, Vidal had already been reporting on deportations and abuses faced by immigrants, and as journalist and a professional, she...
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