As NBC is set to mainstream Donald Trump’s bigotry on “Saturday Night Live” in a matter of hours, the horrific beating of an immigrant woman in Minnesota for not speaking English in public is beginning to attract national attention. From KARE 11 Minneapolis/St. Paul: Jodie Marie Burchard-Risch, 43, was...
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Last week, the Center for New Community reported that Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach,spoke at a conference organized by white nationalists. Kobach, one of the most extreme and vociferous anti-immigrant voices in the U.S., is a product of the Tanton network, which has deep ties to white nationalists. From...
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English (en español al final de la página): Sacramento Bee: Republicans’ prescription for political tolerance tested By David Lightman Rolling Stone: Hispanic Activists Demand SNL ‘Dump Trump’ By Tessa Stuart USA Today: Civil rights petition prods SNL to scrap Trump By Melanie Eversley A.V. Club: Donald Trump threatens to...
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Lynn Tramonte: “El senador ha caído a lo más bajo; los votantes pro inmigrantes seguramente no se olvidarán de esto” Varios de los principales observadores informaron sobre el significado de la declaración de ayer del precandidato presidencial republicano Marco Rubio, en el sentido de que pondría fin al programa de...
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As the campaign to rescind Donald Trump’s SNL hosting invitation delivered over 500,000 petition signatures to NBC Studios last night, a host of Latino cultural leaders have published an open letter calling out Trump’s racist campaign, noting that Trump’s xenophobia has already led to several attacks against Latinos and immigrants:...
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English (en español al final de la página): Associated Press: Rubio, Ryan back off comprehensive immigration overhaul By Erica Werner Associated Press: Protest against Trump hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ grows By Frazier Moore CBS: Petition Urging ‘SNL’ To Drop Donald Trump As Host Garners Over 520,000 Signatures; Protesters Rally...
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In a floor speech earlier today, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez offered his congratulations to his friend and colleague Rep. Paul Ryan on his recent election, but lamented “that the new Speaker had to promise not to address immigration reform as a condition of being elected”: “Maybe those on the other...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Latino Groups Call on ‘S.N.L.’ to Drop Donald Trump By Ashely Parker International Business Times: Marco Rubio Immigration Reform: Republican Won’t Reverse Obama Executive Action As President By Clark Mindock The Weekly Standard: Christie Goes After Rubio on...
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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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