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A new analysis from Cook Political Report shows the extent of the Republican “divide-and-distract” midterm strategy anchored in stoking fear related to immigration. While Democrats focus overwhelmingly on “kitchen table” issues like healthcare, wages, education and retirement security, Republicans are running on Trump, taxes, and immigration. In May, Stephen...
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It’s big day for Kris Kobach, a long-time leader of the extreme anti-immigrant movement who is running for Governor of Kansas. This past weekend, ProPublica in an in-depth article titled “Kris Kobach’s Lucrative Trail of Courtroom Defeats,” reminded readers of Kobach’s long history of filing anti-immigrant ordinances, most of...
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This weekend, Donald Trump issued renewed threats to shut down the government to get his border wall and railed against immigration laws. But, that’s not the immigration issue that’s captured the nation’s attention. Instead, voters across the country are tuning into Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents....
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Miami Herald, “‘Scared to death’: Miami Haitians fear family separations if protected status expires” DHS Needs Accountability; Oversight, Not Billions More to Fund Trump’s Assault Against Immigrants ICYMI: CNN’s Tal Kopan: “Trump admin was warned a policy change could strengthen MS-13. They did it anyway.” More...
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Georgia is one of the rare states with two primaries, and a runoff election today just named Secretary of State Brian Kemp as the Republican nominee for Governor. Kemp ran against Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle for an opportunity to face off against Democrat Stacey Abrams in the fall. Kemp,...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Rewire, “Trump’s Extension of Somalis’ Protected Status ‘Does Not Go Far Enough’’ Re Kirstjen Nielsen: “Is she a careerist, cowed by Trump, willfully blind, evil — or all of the above?” What Kind of Hack is Kirstjen Nielsen? Vox: “Elizabeth Warren confronts Trump nominee for her...
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Since at least April of this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been out across the country giving speeches that are helping to lay the foundation for an anti-immigrant political strategy in the 2018 midterms. Republicans have already made it clear that this is what they will run on...
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Jun 22, 2018
Published June 22, 2018; updated August 15, 2018 Kris Kobach is Kansas’ current Secretary of State and Republican candidate for Kansas Governor, and an anti-immigrant extremist who has served as the xenophobic right’s lawyer for more than a decade. He is known for his connections to some of the...
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America’s Voice Trump Executive Order Fails to End Family Separation, Calls for Kids and their Families to be Detained, Together or Separately Policy and Legal Experts Respond to Trump’s Executive Order Republican and Trump’s Plan to Keep Families in Detention is Not a Solution to Family Separation and It...
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America’s Voice As Trump Rips Kids from Families, House GOP Engages in Theater of the Absurd We Have The Power to Stop Trump From Putting Kids In Cages Bipartisan Group of 75 Former US Attorneys — Including Two Ohioans — Denounce Trump Policy of Separating Families at Border Any...
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