During a summer when Superman is back in theaters to save the day, we should also remember that there are real-life heroes all around us. They’re the workers who feed us, make our roads safer, teach our children, care for our loved ones, and help sustain our economy. Millions...
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Amid recent town hall pushback and nationwide May Day events where immigrants and their rights have been major rallying cries, a number of immigrants targeted under the Trump administration’s nativist obsessions have won important victories that shouldn’t get lost in the daily flood of often devastating news. Blowback from...
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Over the weekend, more than 1,000 demonstrators, some carrying U.S. flags and signs reading “TOM HOMAN TOOK OUR KIDS,” took to the streets in the border czar’s small hometown of Sackets Harbor, New York – population 1,400 – to protest his vile and shocking arrest of a local mother...
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Dairy states like California, Idaho, Utah, Vermont and Wisconsin are largely responsible for producing the fresh milk, delicious cheeses, and other dairy products that are enjoyed by Americans all over the country. It’s also fair to say that these states can’t be America’s Dairylands without the skilled and essential...
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No doubt we’ll hear a lot about immigrants during the GOP convention in Milwaukee this week. Expect a lot of the usual xenophobic rhetoric. But don’t expect an acknowledgement of the role immigrants play in “America’s Dairyland.” It’s an open secret that across Wisconsin, industries like dairy rely on...
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