English (en español al final de la página): Latin Post: Poll Finds Obama’s Name Hurts Immigration Plan By Andrew Puglie Talking Points Memo: This Is The Jeff Sessions Election And The GOP Is Just Along For The Ride By Lauren Fox Washington Post: The GOP’s condemnation of ‘sanctuary cities’...
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Rep. Luis Gutiérrez and a coalition of groups want to get one million new citizens naturalized this year to vote against ugly anti-Latino, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim rhetoric. In past years that may have been a pretty lofty number, but recent offensive comments from Republicans have galvanized Latinos and immigrant across the nation to launch...
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Nearly a year after his deportation to Honduras, a new effort to return Pastor Max to his family in Iowa has begun. Rep. Dave Loebsack, from Iowa’s Second Congressional District, yesterday introduced legislation aimed at reuniting the Pastor with his wife Gloria and their four US citizen children in...
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Immigrants and their allies are working across Florida in order to defeat two anti-immigrant proposals in the state legislature. We recently wrote about how two Republican representatives, Miami’s Carlos Trujillo and Yalaha’s Larry Metz, are sponsoring legislation inspired by Donald Trump’s toxic rhetoric. One of those proposals, House Bill 675,...
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English (en español al final de la página): Vox: 2016 is forcing immigration activists to tear up their old playbook By Dara Lind AP: Debate Takeaways: Without Trump, Spotlight on Cruz, Rubio USA Today: Bush to Rubio: You ‘cut and run’ on immigration By Cooper Allen Washington Post: The...
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On Tuesday, hundreds of demonstrators in San Francisco and Los Angeles held simultaneous actions in protest of recent ICE immigration raids targeting Central American women and children fleeing violence. In downtown San Francisco, 200 demonstrators protested in front of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. Ultimately, 16 of...
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English (en español al final de la página): Huffington Post: Donald Trump Pelted With Tomatoes At Campaign Rally In Iowa By Eve Harley Washington Post (The Fix): 69 percent say ‘President Trump’ makes them anxious By Scott Clement Wall Street Journal: Trump Accused of Backing Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants...
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In the midst of a US primary season where immigration has taken center-stage, Pope Francis is widely-expected to address the issue when he again visits the Americas and holds Mass in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico next month. “Migration is a complicated situation and he’s not going to ignore the demands...
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As we noted yesterday, a report has noted that while the number of eligible Latino voters is 40 percent higher in 2016 than in 2008, our voting muscle remains undermobilized. However, more and more evidence is showing that Latinos are becoming energized thanks to help from the unlikeliest of...
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Iowa Latinos participated in a silent protest and voter registration event in response to Donald Trump’s campaign stop in Marshalltown, Iowa yesterday, where he eagerly received an endorsement from notorious Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Immigrant activists preparing to protest the Trump/Joe Arpaio rally in Marshalltown. pic.twitter.com/MP189Qq5nu — Kate...
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