Outgoing United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch called anti-Muslim hate crimes — which have spiked since the launch of Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign in June 2015 — “a stain on our nation’s very soul” during a speech at a Virginia mosque yesterday. “Hate crimes target more than just the...
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A new piece from Rewire’s Tina Vasquez details the introduction of new legislation from a bipartisan group of Senators which, if passed, would provide some protections to undocumented youth who are either already enrolled or qualify for DACA. Over 750,000 DACAmented youth face uncertain futures following the 2016 Presidential...
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English (en español al final de la página): Rewire: As Senators Propose Temporary Protections, Uncertainty Reigns for Young Immigrants By Tina Vasquez Daily Kos (Opinion) Trump’s pick for Homeland Security doesn’t seem like a total disaster By Joan McCarter Los Angeles Times: Kamala Harris says California will ‘provide national...
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As a rapidly-expanding number of campuses, communities, and states are joining the resistance to Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts, faith leaders and churches are vowing to offer sanctuary to undocumented immigrants. “If you need a safe place, once you enter the doors of this building, you are safe,” said...
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Sen. Dick Durbin continued his ongoing efforts to share the stories of DACA recipients, last Friday lifting up the story of Javier. Like many other DREAMers, Javier didn’t know he was undocumented until he tried to apply for financial assistance in order to attend college. Without DACA, higher education would have...
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“I was sitting down in the library in my school and a very big man wearing a Trump shirt walks up behind me. I start to turn around but before I can see who’s there, a hand is on my head… attempting to push my hijab back.” The Muslim...
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English (en español al final de la página): McClatchy DC: Bipartisan senators move to protect young immigrants from deportation By James Rosen The Hill: Senators move to protect ‘Dreamers’ By Jordain Carney NBC: Is Trump Softening on Young Immigrants? Senators Hope So, Offer Bill By Suzanne Gamboa Politico: Senators...
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Earlier this week, Sen. Dick Durbin shared the story of Luke, a gifted student and community leader who is currently a PhD candidate in chemistry at the University of Chicago. According to a letter Luke wrote to Sen. Durbin, “DACA did much more than shielding me from deportation and changing my immediate circumstances;...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Trump Taps Kelly for DHS By Ted Hesson CBS: What can Obama do to help protect DREAMers from Donald Trump? By Reena Flores Houston Chronicle: Trump’s Homeland Security pick signals priority of border security By Bill Lambrecht Medill Reports Chicago:...
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Dec 8, 2016
Iowa’s Steve King is no stranger to disgusting comments about immigrants. He’s done everything from drawing a parallel between immigrants and livestock, to calling his comparison between immigrants and dogs “a compliment.” But, King has always focused his attention on one specific group of immigrants: DREAMers. Remember that whole...
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