As we highlighted yesterday, hopes that Secretary Kelly would be a voice of reason on immigration in the Trump administration are fading quickly, as Kelly deploys his agents to aggressively enforce President Trump’s cruel immigration policies. In a new piece, the New York Times editorial board says “Kelly is missing...
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As the Trump Administration moves forward on its mass deportation immigration vision, new polling from Quinnipiac shows that the vast majority of Americans back immigrant legalization, and is the latest reminder that Trump’s extremism on immigration is at odds with the wishes of most Americans. 63% of Americans support citizenship;...
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Budgets reflect choices and values. Evidently, the Trump Administration is more committed to waging war on immigrants and refugees than in funding the war on terrorism. The federal budget proposal that will be released in the coming days will reportedly slash funding for TSA, the Coast Guard, rail security...
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Disturbing stories of individuals and families directly affected by the Trump Administration’s immigration policies continue to arise. Below are just some examples from the past few days. These stories beg the question: why are these the people the Trump Administration wants out of America? Doctors Who Want to Serve America...
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Yesterday, we assessed that the latest Muslim and refugee ban is still a “cruel, chaotic, and dangerous affront to the principles our country was founded on.” Given that internal DHS analyses undercut the supposed national security rationales for the policies, we noted that the motivations behind the ban traced back...
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In late January, Trump’s Refugee and Muslim generated chaos throughout the nation and international outcry. This ‘new’ ban is a transparent attempt to circumvent court-issued stays on Trump’s original version. Upon review, it’s clear that Trump’s refugee and Muslim ban remains exactly that: still a refugee and Muslim ban. Policy...
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The revised refugee and Muslim ban signed today does not dramatically change in character from the initial version, according to details reported by Reuters and comments by the president’s team. As we know, such a ban undermines national security and American values. And despite supposed national security rationales for...
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According to Speaker Ryan, “The priority and the goal is to not go out there and deport DREAMers. The priority and the goal is to secure the border and deport people who are violent criminals who are making our communities less safe.” So why are people like Guadalupe Garcia...
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In a new piece, Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, a conservative opinion writer, juxtaposes President Trump’s policies with a new poll from McClatchy-Marist on the nation’s views on immigration. Spoiler alert: Trump’s policies don’t align with the nation. As Rubin concludes, “Trump seems unable to give up his fixation with...
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While the President pretends to be open to immigration reform, his enforcement agents are ramping up, deportations continue, the Muslim and refugee ban is expected imminently, and another young DACA recipient, this one in Mississippi, has been arrested and detained. It is against this backdrop that advocates and policy...
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