By allowing Donald Trump use of West High School in Sioux City, Iowa for a campaign rally tomorrow, Superintendent Paul Gausman is ignoring “his own anti-bullying policies for the sake of politics,” say students and local community leaders. “Many students and their families believe that the district’s bullying policy...
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Important news over the weekend, via The Los Angeles Times: A Honduras man arrested by Louisiana police in what one government lawyer said was a case of racial profiling has been released by immigration officers. Gustavo Barahona-Sanchez, who is in the U.S. illegally, was released from LaSalle Detention Facility by...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg View: Rubio’s Immigration Magic Trick By Francis Wilkinson Arizona Republic: Campaign to dump Donald Trump from SNL gains steam By Daniel Gonzalez Arizona Republic (Opinion): Silence Donald Trump? That’s not American way By Robert Leger Chicago Sun Times: Paul Ryan’s...
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Epic Speech by Freedom Caucus Member Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) on the Politics of Immigration a Must See – and Still True A PBS “Frontline” documentary aired last night, entitled “Immigration Battle.” It captures how our country missed yet another shot at achieving a legislative breakthrough on immigration reform in 2013-14. After...
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English (en español al final de la página): National Journal: Rubio Gets Fundraising Help From Lobbyists By Zach Montellaro Newsmax: Rubio Backs Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities By Cathy Burke Washington Times: Rep. Luis Gutierrez calls on NBC to dump Trump from SNL By Seth McLaughlin The Bakersfield Californian: Trump’s...
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Washington, DC – Today, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on a Senator David Vitter (R-LA) sponsored bill (S. 2146) targeting so-called “sanctuary cities.” The bill, which would erode community trust with local law enforcement and scapegoat immigrants and their families, failed on a cloture vote this afternoon. Following...
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English (en español al final de la página): National Journal: Three Things You Need to Know About Sanctuary Cities By J Weston Phippen October 20, 2015 Politico: Rubio veers right in latest immigration twist By Seung Min Kim October 20, 2015 TV Newsroom: Rubio rallies GOP faithful in conservative...
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As the Senate returns to work from its latest break, the Republicans have prioritized S. 2146, anti-immigrant legislation, sponsored by David Vitter, but inspired by GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. Over the weekend, The New York Times editorialized that this bill is a “false fix for a concocted problem.” Here’s...
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What’s happened to the President’s executive actions on immigration? That’s a good question. Republican politicians are doing everything in their power to prevent those policies from taking effect. Republicans on Capitol Hill threatened to shut down the government over them at the beginning of the year. Currently, the executive...
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There’s no time to even write this blog post — Jose Adan Fugon-Cano and Gustavo Barahona-Sanchez need your help immediately! They could be deported any second. They ended up in immigration custody after being racially profiled by local police in Louisiana. DHS’ own civil rights office questioned the basis for their arrest...
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