A recording of the call is available here. Earlier today, undocumented immigrants, advocates, attorneys, and immigration stakeholders gathered on a press call to discuss how immigrant taxes are found to be in the billions but President Donald Trump pays little to none in taxes. Time and time again, we...
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Xenophobia remains Donald Trump’s political comfort food. It’s his signature policy issue. He ran on it in 2016 and 2018. It’s a major topic in his 2020 rally speeches. So while immigration is not on the formal agenda tonight, don’t be surprised if he brings it up. In case...
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While Donald Trump seeks reelection in the race against Democrat Joe Biden, the question is, as in the 2016 cycle, why a percentage of Latinos continue supporting a president who has offended the Latino community with rhetoric and public policy; who has flirted with white supremacists; who is anti-immigrant...
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Frank Sharry: “The border wall epitomizes Trump’s presidency: built on racism, corruption, lies, scandal and incompetence, it’s falling apart before our very eyes.” “60 Minutes” ran a story on the border wall last night that featured bombshell revelations: “Three former administration officials tell 60 Minutes that President Trump quote...
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They’re Not Alone – Undocumented Immigrants Pay $11.7 Billion in Taxes Annually After the revelations broke last night about Donald Trump’s taxes, one of the former Trump undocumented workers that he exploited took to Twitter to highlight her own tax payments and the fact that Trump’s undocumented workers paid...
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Sep 25, 2020
Key Immigration Politics Stories NYT/Siena Finds Overwhelming Public Support for Path to Citizenship in GA, IA, and TX: Read this to find out why Trump’s xenophobia backfires. “Cornyn Con” Continues: Facing a close Senate race in a changing Texas, John Cornyn gets called out for lying about his support...
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A Washington Post investigative story about a Postville, IA meatpacking plant Agri Star exposes the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on frontline workers, many of them immigrants. The story reveals that too many policymakers and business owners seem callous at best and engaged in dangerous disinformation at worst. The company...
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In August, Stephen Miller asserted that Joe Biden’s immigration stance would be “a massive political vulnerability.” The Trump campaign has spent millions in ads attacking Joe Biden for supporting a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. New state-specific polling released today by the New York Times/Siena College in the...
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Facing a close Senate race in a changing state, Cornyn tries to con voters with his infamous two-faced two-step dance on Dreamers New polling released by New York Times/Siena finds competitive presidential and Senate contests in Texas. Trump leads Biden by 46% – 43% in a state he...
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“His own manipulation and falsification of intelligence reports makes him a threat in and of himself.” Today, Acting Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, known at DHS as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary, will testify before the Senate...
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