Renowned anti-immigrant extremist Steve King is at it again. King’s latest blatant anti-Latino rant was reported by Sahil Kapur at Bloomberg: “It’s very close to where we need to start sorting presidential candidates down on that line,” said Representative Steve King of Iowa, an outspoken immigration hawk. “The immigration issue is an existential...
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Immigrants across the nations are launching hunger strikes to highlight the conditions they face at various detention facilities. Earlier today, PRI reported on how 500 women set for deportation at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center in Liberty, Texas joiuned similar protests that took place in detention centers at...
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English (en español al final de la página): USA Today: How Trump is helping Clinton: Latino mobilization takes shape By Heidi Przybyla Talk Radio News Service: Immigration Activists Blast Paul Ryan By Brittany Gervals Blackstar News (Opinion): Political Suicide: GOP Gives Up On The Hispanic Vote, Again By Maribel...
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Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued a strong statement calling on NBC to revoke Donald Trump’s “Saturday Night Live” hosting duties, scheduled for this weekend. “Mr. Trump’s racist remarks and his continued rhetoric demonizing Latinos and immigrants has created fear within these communities around the country, many of which...
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On Wednesday the state of North Carolina succumbed to the #TrumpEffect, as Governor Pat McCrory signed into law HB 318 – a harsh anti-immigrant law that promises to make the lives of immigrants even more insufferable. Today, I signed a bill to end sanctuary cities in North Carolina and...
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English (en español al final de la página): Forbes: Donald Trump On SNL: The Final Nail In the Campaign Coffin? By Ellen Killoran Vox: Republican debate: Donald Trump’s entire immigration performance was a massive flip-flop By Dara Lind NBC News: Mark Zuckerberg’s Immigration Group Calls Mass Deportation ‘Absurd’ By Matthew Deluca...
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At last night’s GOP Presidential Debate, Marco Rubio provided another window into his latest thinking on immigration, this time as it relates to “legal immigration.” Look, in addition to what Donald was saying is we also need to talk about the legal immigration system for permanent residents. Today, we...
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NPR profiled Jannet Ramirez, one of the fasters outside of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans – and explained the reason for the fast and the implications of it. The case against Obama’s executive actions was brought by then-Attorney General, now Governor Greg Abbott from Texas....
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English (en español al final de la página): The Occidental Weekly: Trump’s SNL host slot is no joke for Latino community By Demi Duenas Washington Post: A screenshot from his Web site reveals Donald Trump’s true feelings about immigration By Max Ehrenfreund Buzzfeed News: Turns Out Donald Trump Hasn’t Read His...
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Today, the Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory, signed an onerous and vindictive anti-immigrant bill into law – at a public signing ceremony, no less: At a public signing ceremony, he put his name to HB318, a highly controversial bill taking aim at immigration and food assistance. The bill...
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