It is now clear that the fallout over Donald Trump’s racist anti-immigrant remarks will not go away quietly. Trump’s comments, and his ongoing defense of them, continue to drive the political news cycle and reinforce the Republican Party’s brand image on immigration issues in the process, while his fellow...
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As always, leave it to Rep. Luis Gutierrez to keep it real. Earlier today, the Congressman railed on Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s offensive comments last month, where he claimed immigrants from Mexico are criminals and “rapists”: For the record, I am not Mexican and I am not an...
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Two must-read pieces from ThinkProgress and the Daily Beast today highlight the ugly hypocrisy from Donald Trump. While the leading Republican Presidential candidate has spent the last few weeks demonizing an entire community of immigrants, those same immigrants have been, to a very large extent, responsible for his massive...
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MTV lifts up this powerful video experiment from UDsyde Films in response to Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s recent bigoted claims about Mexicans — and the clip is incredible to watch. The sight of the film’s creator dressed in a prison jumpsuit, handcuffed, and blindfolded standing in public would...
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It turns out those same immigrants that GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump has spent the last three weeks demonizing are also building his new luxury hotel in Washington, D.C. Mediate calls it, quite aptly, “the most predictable development in world history.” The Washington Post interviewed some two dozen immigrant...
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With the fallout over Donald Trump’s racist comments moving into a broader discussion about the role of immigration in the 2016 Republican primary, here are three key points to remember: GOP Field FINALLY Weighs in on Trump, With Some Supporting and Others Opposing. But Two-Week Delay Reinforces Party’s Anti-Immigrant...
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You’d think angering millions of Latinos and getting dumped by a long list of companies would scare some sense into Donald Trump, but it looks like he’s just tripling-down on his ignorant remarks instead — and getting increasingly personal. This past weekend, the leading Republican candidate for President tweeted —...
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The controversy over Donald Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant comments has moved to center stage of the 2016 Republican presidential race. As the New York Times described today, “Republicans have struggled with the question of immigration overhaul for years, trying to balance a hard-line stance with the need to appeal to Hispanics. Now...
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Iowa’s Voice confronted Presidential hopeful Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) at a meet and greet at the Sioux Center Public Library today, asking whether he agrees with Donald Trump’s recent derogatory comments about Mexicans (see video of the interaction here). Instead of responding to their questions, Paul bolted in the opposite direction—very...
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Almost a year ago in Iowa, Rand Paul made national headlines when he ran mid-bite from two DREAMers who were confronting prominent anti-immigration nativist, Rep. Steve King. Now an official Republican candidate for President, Rand Paul is again in Steve King’s district campaigning — and, yet again, running away. Advocates...
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