“We didn’t get beat up, so that was great,” said teenager Kieran King-Sellars on being booted from Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma earlier this week. We guess that’s the sad, dangerous atmosphere the leading Republican candidate for President and his followers have created. Peaceful protesters are actually relieved...
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It’s sounding like all that heated rhetoric from Republican candidates about an uncontrollable, porous border is turning out to be exactly that — rhetoric. A new study from the Center for Migration Studies has found that the total undocumented immigrant population in the United States declined to 10.9 million...
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Florida’s anti-immigrant legislators are back at work in Tallahassee – and this time they are seeking to further criminalize immigrant families. Two Republican legislators, Florida Representatives Carlos Trujillo (R-Miami) and Larry Metz (R-Yalaha), have introduced legislation that has been inspired by Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant hatred and rhetoric. House Bill...
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On Tuesday, Iowa State University students protested Donald Trump’s campaign event on campus chanting “A vote for Trump is a vote for hate!” and “Love trumps hate.” U.S. Secret Service and Trump campaign officials escorted the group of students out. The ISU Daily captured photos and video of the protest. After...
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Republicans kicked off their first Presidential debate of 2016 just like they finished off 2015: Trying to out-Trump each other in order to suck up to the anti-immigrant crowd that now makes up their base. One of the most heated moments of the night came from Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz,...
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Ahead of Tonight’s GOP Debate in SC, Leading GOP Contenders Propose Mass Deportation or Self-Deportation During this week’s official Republican response to the State of the Union address, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley called on the country to resist “the siren call of the angriest voices” in how we welcome and treat...
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Immigrants and Advocates Call on Senator to Stop Accepting Campaign Support Raised in Donald Trump’s Name Today, immigrants and advocates gathered at Senator Rob Portman’s (R-OH) campaign offices in Cleveland (Brecksville) and Columbus to deliver petitions calling on the Senator to reject all campaign funds raised in Donald Trump’s...
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Today, immigrants and immigration advocates gathered at Sen. Rob Portman’s campaign offices in Cleveland and Columbus to deliver petitions calling on the him to reject all campaign funds raised in Donald Trump’s name. Why is @robportman accepting campaign support from sale of Trump merch? Ohioans want him to #dumptrump pic.twitter.com/okWPCDkKwQ — tramontela...
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Queue up “Thank You For Being A Friend,” because Donald Trump’s pals are flooding Iowa voters with robocalls in his support as the first nominating contest in the nation approaches. The catch? These friends happen to be from a white nationalist super PAC featuring the who’s who of right-wing...
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When it comes to Donald Trump, comparisons to former Presidential candidate George Wallace are nothing new (check out Rachel Maddow’s recent take, or a powerful submission from one of our own advocates here). Those comparisons have now been validated as Wallace’s daughter and former staffers have all but proclaimed Trump as the...
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