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Crooked Texas Attorney General Sues to Stop Changes to Immigration Policy

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Mary Turck

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week filed a lawsuit to reverse President Biden’s executive orders on immigration. His lawsuit is based mainly on an illegal agreement between the outgoing Trump administration and Trump-supporting state and local officials in several jurisdictions.  … Continue reading →

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Reforming Immigration Law: The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Mary Turck

The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 would replace the word “alien” with the word “non-citizen” throughout the immigration code. That simple change signals a crucial change of attitude, saying that we are all human beings. Although a small part of the bill, the … Continue reading →

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Biden’s Day One Action on Immigration

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Mary Turck

President Joe Biden kicked off his term by making big and immediate changes. He became president at noon. By 6 p.m. he had issued a pile of executive orders, six of which were crucial changes in immigration policy and practice. … Continue reading →

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Re-Visioning Immigration

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Mary Turck

“If you conceptualize migration as national security issue, if you criminalize migration, then your approach will always be reduction of migration,” says Mexican ambassador to the United States Martha Bárcena Coqui. Instead, she suggests, “We need to conceptualize migration as … Continue reading →

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Learning From (Immigration) History

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Mary Turck

Cycles of immigration and anti-immigrant sentiment mark U.S. immigration history. At the very beginning, Benjamin Franklin denounced German immigrants to Pennsylvania, saying they “will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them, and will never … Continue reading →

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Death in Detention

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Mary Turck

Cipriano Chavez-Alvarez was 61 years old, with lymphoma, kidney disease, hypertension, and diabetes. A federal judge ordered him released from the prison where he had served 27 years of a life sentence for selling cocaine. The judge said he was … Continue reading →

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Paper Walls Keep Immigrants Out

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Mary Turck

Trump’s wall-building obsession knows no bounds when it comes to keeping out immigrants. Though his attempts at building a physical wall continue to fail spectacularly, his administration continues to erect one administrative wall after another. Again and again, these bureaucratic … Continue reading →

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Not Even Three-Fifths of a Person

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Mary Turck

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

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Mary Turck

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

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Mary Turck

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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