English (en español al final de la página): CNN: Why Clinton and Bush are battling over immigration By Eric Bradner New York Times: Donald Trump Defiantly Rallies a New ‘Silent Majority’ in a Visit to Arizona By Nicholas Fandos Politico: Donald Trump storms Phoenix By Ben Schreckinger The Hill:...
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Earlier today in New Orleans, judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments on whether to let DAPA and expanded DACA take effect. Both are currently on hold following an injunction from Judge Hanen of Texas. You can listen to the oral arguments...
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Okay, Donald Trump has said a lot — A LOT — of really terrible things lately, but that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve a laugh every once in a while, especially at his expense. Take a look below for a round-up of some of the best chuckle-worthy tweets about...
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With praise from Jan Brewer tucked in his Made-In-Mexico pocket, Donald Trump is trekking to Arizona for a rally with Sheriff Joe Arpaio tomorrow — and at least one prominent Arizona Republican is already dreading what is sure to become an immigrant-bashing-palooza. GOP Senator Jeff Flake, who as a...
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As the controversy over Donald Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant comments continues, the editorial board from leading Spanish language outlet La Opinión is weighing in ahead of Trump’s trip today to the conservative Friends of Abe organization in Los Angeles. The full editorial entitled, “Friends of Trump,” is available online here and also follows below:...
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Elise Foley of the Huffington Post Lifts Up Law Enforcement Voices Explaining Why Immigrant-Friendly Policies Remain Vital to Community Safety In the wake of the renewed sanctuary cities debate, a new Huffington Post piece by Elise Foley reminds us why local communities began implementing immigrant-friendly public safety policies in the first place....
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English (en español al final de la página): CBS News: Will Donald Trump move the need on the immigration debate? By Rebecca Kaplan North Jersey Record (New Jersey): Christie’s soft criticism of Trump reflects balancing act By Charles Stile New York Times: Can’t Fire Him: Republican Party Frets Over...
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It is now clear that the fallout over Donald Trump’s racist anti-immigrant remarks will not go away quietly. Trump’s comments, and his ongoing defense of them, continue to drive the political news cycle and reinforce the Republican Party’s brand image on immigration issues in the process, while his fellow...
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Cross-posted from the Florida Immigrant Coalition’s blog: This week, the Strategic Planning & Government Operations Committee of the Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously passed a resolution in support of creating an Identification Card for all county residents. The resolution, sponsored by Commissioner Juan Carlos Zapata and co-sponsored by Commissioner Daniella...
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As always, leave it to Rep. Luis Gutierrez to keep it real. Earlier today, the Congressman railed on Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s offensive comments last month, where he claimed immigrants from Mexico are criminals and “rapists”: For the record, I am not Mexican and I am not an...
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