The uproar across the country and party lines against the administration’s inhumane immigration policies and rhetoric – from separating infants and toddlers from their parents to referring to immigrants as “animals” – is amplified only by the deafening silence in most of the Republican ranks. There are some notable exceptions. Below, we...
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In Michigan this week, dozens of advocates kicked off a 90-mile march from Detroit to Lansing to highlight Donald Trump’s mass-deportation policies — and draw attention to deportation cases like that of Ded Rranxburgaj, a local father who has been living with his wife in sanctuary for the last...
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Last fall, the California Values Act was signed into law, curtailing cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials and underscoring California’s role as a leader of the anti-Trump resistance. Studies have shown that jurisdictions with pro-immigrant policies are safer than those without them, and cities and states...
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The latest episode of our podcast, “A is for America”, features an interview with Mustafa Nour, a Somalian-American entrepreneur who lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and spoke with us about what it’s like to be a refugee in the Keystone State. Donald Trump said something dehumanizing about immigrants again this...
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Los más recientes comentarios de Donald Trump culpando, deshumanizando y convirtiendo en “lo otro” a los inmigrantes es un desafortunado recordatorio de la visión que del mundo tiene este presidente y es, asimismo, un adelanto de la fea política del miedo que veremos emanar de la Casa Blanca y...
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Contrary to DHS Secretary Nielsen’s Statements, This is NOT What Happens “Every Day” With Parents Facing Criminal Charges According to the Washington Post, “The head of the Department of Homeland Security defended the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from parents when the family is being prosecuted for...
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Emails Detail Administration’s Mission to Deport All Immigrants According to reporter Jorge Rivas at Splinter, Trump officials actively looked for reasons to deport Haitians before terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The discovery comes after reports exposed how the Trump Administration ignored the warnings of diplomats when they terminated TPS for six countries and...
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Republican leaders are laying bare the fact that their desire to maintain their hold on power vastly exceeds their interest in helping Dreamers or the country. The ongoing intra-GOP squabbling over the discharge petition, which is designed to force action on a vote for Dreamers, boils down the following:...
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Donald Trump’s latest comments scapegoating, dehumanizing, and “othering” immigrants is an unfortunate reminder of the worldview of this president and a preview of the ugly politics of fear that we will see from the White House and Republican candidates throughout this election cycle. The following is a statement from...
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Columbus, OH — Gov. John Kasich recently announced the creation of an historic Office for New Americans, a statewide expression similar to the local initiatives lead by the city of Dayton and other Ohio communities. In light of this development, a local faith leader has released this statement. Rev. Dan Clark, Ohio...
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