Welcome to Immigration News
This site will have frequent short updates, lots of links, and some longer analysis. If you like it, please subscribe. You can view my other blogs at maryturck.com-
Recent posts
- Crooked Texas Attorney General Sues to Stop Changes to Immigration Policy January 24, 2021
- Reforming Immigration Law: The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 January 22, 2021
- Biden’s Day One Action on Immigration January 21, 2021
- Re-Visioning Immigration November 18, 2020
- Learning From (Immigration) History November 16, 2020
And in other blogs …
I also write about other political topics in my News Day blog and publish some of my poetry and other meanderings in Fragments.
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Not Even Three-Fifths of a Person
The latest Trump executive order attempts to weaponize the census to attack immigrants and states where large numbers of undocumented immigrants live, work, and raise their families. His order says that undocumented persons are not persons for purposes of Congressional … Continue reading
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Trump Needs Eighth Grade Civics Class
Now Trump claims he is going to sign an immigration bill by executive order. Somebody needs to explain to him the difference between legislation—bills—that are passed by Congress and executive orders, that are issued by the president. Here’s what he … Continue reading
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Cruel and Inhuman: ICE Detention Centers Put Everyone at Risk
In Arizona, two former correctional officers at the Eloy immigration detention center detailed serious COVID-19 risks to detained immigrants, to employees, and to employee families and communities. Among the problems cited: “Correctional officers told to ration masks and gloves. “Correctional officers given … Continue reading
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Cutting Off Your Nose
The Trump administration decreed on July 6 that international students have to leave the country if their universities opt for online-only classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The anti-immigrant cruelty of this order is surpassed only by its utter stupidity.
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Slamming the Door on Refugees—Again
On June 6, 1939, the United States refused to allow entrance to 937 refugees from Nazi Germany who arrived on the M.S. St. Louis. Today, the Trump administration refuses to allow entrance to any refugees. Its latest: a regulation denying … Continue reading
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