Millions of Dollars in New Attack Ads By GOP Leadership Allies Underscores Republican Midterm Strategy: Focus on Demonizing “The Other” to Keep Focus off the GOP’s Failure to Help “All of Us” With the midterm cycle set to kick into higher gear after Labor Day, we have more disturbing...
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Eugene Robinson on Denial of Passports to Mexican-Americans in South Texas: “vile, unadulterated racism” Kevin Sieff of the Washington Post exposed the latest Trump administration push to criminalize people of color and immigrants, even if they are U.S. citizens. The outrage in response has been nationwide and palpable. Below,...
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The New York Times lead editorial board today decries the fact that 497 children — 22 of whom are under the age of 5 — remain separated from their families. The Editorial is excerpted below and available in full here. “I didn’t like the sight or the feeling of...
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Stripping U.S. citizenship from people born along the border will undermine the future of civic participation in Texas As reported yesterday in the Washington Post, the Trump Administration has been steadily denying passports to people who were born along the Texas-Mexico border but who have U.S. birth certificates and...
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Trump Administration Should Cease Plans to Grow Family Detention According to Vice News, Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro “wants answers on what Immigration and Customs Enforcement knew about the case of a toddler from Guatemala who died after leaving federal custody earlier this year.” In a recent meeting...
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Nicaraguan TPS Holders Could Face Family Separation, Violence, and Uncertainty if Forcibly Deported into Turmoil TPS Expiration Date for Nicaragua: 1/5/2019 CNN’s Tal Kopan reports that, despite Nicaragua’s ongoing turmoil and unrest, the Trump administration is expecting thousands of Nicaraguan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders to return to a...
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Washington Post Highlights New Trump Crackdown Targeting U.S. Citizens A disturbing story in the Washington Post story, entitled “U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question,” highlights a new front in the Trump administration’s efforts to “other” people of color and immigrants, even...
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Greg Sargent Take is Essential Reading on The Democratic Party’s Future Andrew Gillum’s upset win in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary carries with it several big lessons for the current political moment, including that candidates who unapologetically run on big issues, fundamental values, and a grassroots organizing model can...
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Yet, the Trump Administration Remains Intent on Drastically Expanding the Detention of Children with Parents According to Vice News on Monday, a toddler died weeks after being released from an ICE family detention center where she first became seriously ill. Yet, the Trump administration continues full-speed ahead on drastically...
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TPS Expiration Dates: Sudan, 11/2/2018 Nicaragua, 1/5/2019 Nepal, 6/24/2019 Haiti, 7/22/2019 El Salvador, 9/9/2019 Honduras, 1/5/2020 Participants of the TPS Caravan “Journey for Justice” made their voices heard this past week in San Francisco. As part of their nationwide tour, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, family members, advocates, and...
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