This summer marks five years since a federal judge ordered the reunification of thousands of children who were ripped from their parents under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. But five years later, hundreds remain separated due to that administration’s rapid deportations of parents to Central America, lack of...
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There’s A Reason Why Melugin Is A Favorite Of Anti-Immigrant Lawmakers, Candidates, And Their Allies If a tweet from the southern border is going viral among anti-immigrant lawmakers, candidates and their allies, chances are it originated with Fox News and their designated border flak Bill Melugin. He’s built his...
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English AP News 3-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say By Paul J. Weber August 12, 2023 Houston Chronicle Divided and disappointed: A family’s endless search for home in the chaotic US asylum system By Jhair Romero, Raquel Natalicchio, and Staff...
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English Washington Times Texas ships 30,000th migrant to blue-state sanctuary cities By Stephen Dinan August 11, 2023 The Guardian Ecosystems near Texas-Mexico border ‘choking’ from efforts to stop migrants By Reuters August 11, 2023 Reason Immigration, Invasion, and Habeas Corpus By Ilya Somin August 11, 2023 The Hill Meet...
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Aug 11, 2023
The kid with the neck tattoo of bright red lips, I won’t soon forget him. It wasn’t the neck tattoo of a tough guy or a gang member, but the playful tattoo of a baby-faced teenager. I bet I will run into him someday in the U.S., but I...
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English Politico Playbook: Will Iowa’s cattle call thin the herd? By Ryan Lizza, Rachael Bade and Eugene Daniels August 11, 2023 The Guardian New York rights groups call for fast-track work permits for asylum seekers By Gloria Oladipo August 10, 2023 Miami Herald Changes are coming to the family-reunification...
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Former President Donald Trump launched his first presidential campaign in June 2015 by descending his golden escalators and accusing Mexican immigrants of being criminals and rapists. Trump would again and again push the debunked and tired narrative that immigrants bring crime throughout his presidency, including establishing the widely-condemned Victims...
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Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Is Ugly – And Costly, As The Texas Governor Continues To Show Texans are subsidizing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s political stunts, whether they want to or not. Texas has wasted billions in state (and possibly federal) funds on Abbott’s ineffective, wildly inhumane, and wildly expensive border operations....
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English La Opinión (CA) Abbott’s buoys show his limitless cruelty By Maribel Hastings and David Torres August 09, 2023 El Semanario (CO, NM) Defending Parole for Four Countries in the Latin American Region (CHNV) in the Face of a Legal Challenge By Maribel Hastings and David Torres August 10,...
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In chilling remarks meant to make him stand out among the anti-immigrant animus of the 2024 GOP presidential primary field, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week called for violence at our border with Mexico. “If cartels are trying to run product into this country, they’re going to end up...
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