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Monthly Archives: April 2017
May Day protest plans and other immigration articles – April 28, 2017
May Day is coming on Monday, and this year’s protests will focus on immigration, as they have for several years. In Minneapolis and St. Paul, that means two marches – not coordinated, but not exactly opposing one another. The … Continue reading
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New research on unauthorized immigrants and other immigration articles – April 27, 2017
The Pew Research Center just issued a new analysis of unauthorized immigrant population in the United States. Among its findings: The total number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States dropped to 11.0 million in 2015, the lowest number since … Continue reading
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Judge rules against Trump on sanctuary cities and other immigration articles – April 26, 2017
In a 49-page decision on April 25, U.S. District Judge William Orrick III issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order penalizing sanctuary jurisdictions – section 9(a) of the executive order. The preliminary injunction applies … Continue reading
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Sanctuary city attacks and resistance and other immigration articles – April 25, 2017
From News Day post: On April 21, the Department of Justice sent letters to nine jurisdictions “having laws that potentially violate 8 U.S.C. §1373:” — Sacramento, Chicago, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Miami, Milwaukee, New York, and Chicago. … Continue reading
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Latest attack on sanctuary cities meets major resistance
From the campaign onward, Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric also targeted sanctuary cities. Since his inauguration, his administration has made three moves against sanctuary cities: an executive order, a failed series of ICE reports, and now Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attack on … Continue reading
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Holding health care hostage to border wall and other immigration articles – April 24, 2017
The border wall should be a non-issue by now, with immigration officials, Republicans on the border, and just about every person with any background information agreeing that it’s a stupid idea. Everybody, that is, except the president. With a government … Continue reading
Celebrate Jeanette Vizguerra and other immigration stories – April 21, 2017
Jeanette Vizguerra (Time, 4/20/17) An undocumented immigrant activist living in sanctuary is on the 2017 Time 100 list of “the most influential people in the world: the artists, icons, leaders, pioneers and titans who are shaping the future.” “Jeanette moved … Continue reading
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Deporting mothers and Dreamers and other immigration articles – April 20, 2017
Maribel Trujillo was deported yesterday. She’s a mother of four U.S. citizen children from Fairfield, Ohio. Trujillo came to the United States in 2002, and was arrested in a raid on her workplace in 2007. Her asylum application was denied, and … Continue reading
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Hire American, Buy American (unless your name is Trump) and other immigration news – April 19, 2017
On April 18, President Donald Trump signed a “buy American, hire American” executive order, tailor-made for sloganeering and without any immediate legal effect. He ordered four cabinet departments to study things and recommend changes in the H-1B visa program for skilled … Continue reading
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What do the numbers tell us? and other immigration articles – April 18, 2017
What Does New Immigration Data (or Lack of It) Tell Us About Trump’s First Three Months in Office? asks Latino USA. The short answer: not much. The Latino USA article begins by summarizing a report by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, which … Continue reading
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