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Washington, DC – Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the latest candidate put forward by Republicans to be their leader and Speaker of the House, has repeatedly elevated white nationalist “great replacement” and “invasion” conspiracy theories that are directly linked to multiple acts of deadly violence in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, El Paso,... Continue »

Rep. Mike Johnson’s fellow Members of Congress will take a vote today to elect him Speaker of the House and in line for the succession of the Oval Office. They do so after Johnson from Louisiana’s 4th District has spent the last two years promoting white nationalist conspiracy theories... Continue »

Washington, DC – While Republicans are mired in their ongoing dysfunction and drama, most notably with the ongoing House Speaker debacle, one of the few points of consensus and unity in right wing circles is their relentless anti-immigrant focus and related incendiary messaging. As we have been monitoring, the... Continue »

SEPARATED FAMILIES, ECUADORANS, VENEZUELANS, AND THE NEED FOR BIDEN COHERENT STRATEGY AND NARRATIVE This week saw a series of announcements by the Biden administration, but they still lacked a coherent, unifying strategy. A proposed settlement was announced by the DOJ with migrant families intentionally separated by the Trump administration... Continue »

Despite being handed a resounding court ruling against one of his anti-immigrant policies just a couple of weeks ago, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding his concertina border fencing – into the United States. Yup, you read that right. Abbott has ordered Texas National Guard troops to install miles... Continue »

Dreamers: Deported. Farm Workers: Deported. Immigrant Families Here For 25 years: Deported. Economy: Ruined. For Those Who Care, Jim Jordan, Donald Trump Are Out To Ruin Your Re-election Earlier on Tuesday, the United States House of Representatives took another vote to elect a Speaker, The GOP’s choice was Rep.... Continue »

Washington, DC – Today, Members of the House will take their first vote on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as House Speaker. Below are key background details and examples of Jim Jordan’s immigration extremism and mainstreaming of dangerous and antisemitic “great replacement” and “invasion” conspiracy theories. Jim Jordan is one... Continue »

English Associated Press Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years By Rebecca Santana and Elliot Spagat October 16, 2023 The Washington Post Trump, under fire for Israel comments, proposes fresh crackdown on Muslim immigrants By Isaac Arnsdorf October 16, 2023 CNN Trump,... Continue »

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has already sunk billions of taxpayer dollars into cruel and ineffective border policies that have separated families, have been ruled unconstitutional in court, and have illegally jailed hundreds of Black and brown migrants for weeks and months without any formal state charges, just to... Continue »

Courting confusion, hate, and violence, leaders on the political right look to exploit the horrific attacks to cynically advance their nativist narratives As the horrific situation in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, Donald Trump has led the Republican Party and the political right to exploit the events for... Continue »