Most of the Republican Members of the House Homeland Security Committee have amplified white nationalist “invasion” and “replacement” conspiracy theories over the last few years. Their rhetoric is inexorably tied to the “Great Replacement Theory” and multiple domestic terrorist attacks that have claimed the lives of dozens of Americans...
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is now officially out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary race after his overhyped run for the White House crashed and burned following a distant second-place finish in Iowa last week. There’s no overstating the harm and danger his policies and rhetoric will continue to...
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Washington, DC — Key observers are highlighting the incoherence and cynical politics underlying Donald Trump and House Republicans’ likely opposition to any immigration and border agreement. As Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice stated: “The priority for House Republicans is to first and foremost demonstrate their fealty to...
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No matter which Republican presidential candidate emerges as the victor in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, what is assured is that attacking and vilifying immigrant communities all over the U.S. and at the southern border will remain the bedrock of their strategy to drive GOP voters to the polls, both...
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Republican presidential candidates are making their closing arguments to Iowans ahead of the caucuses next week. Donald Trump hopes to all but end the nomination contest with a decisive victory, while Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis hope to make a strong enough showing to start to turn the tide...
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During an appearance on Meet The Press this past weekend, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) shockingly refused to commit to certifying the results of the 2024 presidential election. The third-ranking House Republican deflected when host Kristen Welker asked if she would certify the 2024 results regardless of winner, instead resurrecting...
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As we enter 2024, we can fully expect to be deluged with an onslaught of punditry about the Latino vote. Over the years, we have watched as many paid political prognosticators expressed their uninformed takes on how Latinos will vote and it’s usually dire predictions that Democrats are in...
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The executive committee of the Republican Party of Texas this month voted down a resolution that would have banned members from associating with antisemites, Holocaust deniers, and Nazi sympathizers – then attempted to hide a record of the vote, The Texas Tribune reports. “In at-times tense debate on Saturday,...
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House Republicans and their right-wing allies are in an uproar over new Customs and Border Protection (CBP) guidance that simply instructs federal agents to treat LGBTQ migrants in their custody with a modicum of respect. Under the guidance, agents are instructed to avoid using specific pronouns until they have...
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Senate Republicans have been demanding a series of cruel, draconian and permanent changes to the U.S. asylum system in exchange for funding to support our allies in Ukraine. These lawmakers seek to end the legal pathway of asylum as we know it and cut off other legal avenues for...
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