America’s Voice ICYMI: Federal Judge Dismisses Texas AG Paxton’s Suit Against Cities That are Fighting Against SB4 Standing Up for DACA: Support for Dreamers On Display Across America Columbus, Ohio Kicks-Off National “Dreamer Dinner” Campaigns with Councilwoman Elizabeth Brown Columbus Dreamer Dinner Seeks to Shore Up Support for DACA...
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The mass deportation pipeline is real, and those who profit are hoping for an expansion The last time we wrote about the private prison industry, they were raking in profits hand over fist thanks to the increased number of immigrant detentions under the Trump Administration. The private prison company...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Eduardo Porter of the New York Times: “The Danger From Low-Skilled Immigrants: Not Having Them” Moment of Truth is at Hand for California State Law that Defies Trump Deportation Agenda Private Prisons Are Making Millions By Helping to Deport Longtime Immigrant-Americans — And They’re Positively Gleeful About...
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As Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice (DOJ) advances a thinly veiled, bigoted agenda, cities and organizations are fighting back against the Administration’s mass deportation policies. The DOJ is facing scrutiny from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which filed open records request yesterday with the federal government...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Jeh Johnson: “Have a Heart, Mr. President, and Defend These Immigrants in Court” ICYMI: Editorial in Goodlatte’s District: “We need more immigration, not less” Department of Justice Under Fire for Attacking Immigrants; ACLU and Chicago Fight Back Immigration 101: What is SB 4, Texas’ Immigration Law?...
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Customs and Border Protection has been called America’s most “out-of-control” and ‘most corrupt’ enforcement agency, yet Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans want to trim back hiring standards so that 5,000 new agents can be brought on in an alarmingly short period of time. That was the subject of yesterday’s...
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America’s Voice RAISE Act and Trump’s Immigration Approach Face Fierce Backlash From Leading Observers Who Makes These Decisions? ICE Set to Deport Mom and Sole Caregiver of 8-Year-Old Cancer Patient Akron Beacon Journal, NYT, WSJ, and Conservative Pundits Critique Anti-Immigration Legislation, Trump’s Overall Immigration Approach John Oliver’s Last Week...
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Here’s what’s been happening this week in Texas: Report: SB 4 will cost Texas $5 billion The Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance, using data from the 2015 American Community Survey and Bureau of Economic Analysis, estimated that SB 4 will ultimately cost the state $5 billion in GDP, $223...
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At Mother Jones today is a longread about SB 4, the politics of the Latino vote in Texas, and how organizers are trying to use the new anti-immigrant law to build a stronger future for the Latino vote in the state. As the article mentions, advocacy groups like Jolt...
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In Tennessee this week, 200 Dreamers and advocates rallied outside a Mike Pence fundraiser with state Republicans, calling on the officials to protect Dreamers from deportation and save DACA. Tennessee, via its Attorney General Herbert Slatery, is one of the ten states threatening to sue the Trump Administration unless...
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