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Republicans Are Still Harming Children #AbolishICE

July 21, 2019 By joeltpatterson

As President Trump goads crowds of white people toward hateful racist chants, our taxes are still paying to harm children and families who seek asylum in America. The journalist Aura Bogado, of Reveal News, points out that new facilities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: AbolishICE, asylum, corruption, immigration, migrants, racism

Barbara L’Italien dupes FOX & Friends

July 23, 2018 By methuenprogressive

Fox & Friends thought they booked pro-ICE Democratic candidate Ann Kirkpatrick, but called a quick thinking  L’Italien staffer instead. The interview: The Globe: "According to L’Italien’s campaign, however, the mix-up came … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: barbara-litalien, ice, immigration, MA3

Baker spins on helicopters

June 18, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

Charlie Baker has now rescinded his offer of a couple of helicopters to assist in Donald Trump’s/Stephen Miller’s torment of immigrants and asylum seekers. The Boston Globe refers to his “change of heart” after hearing of the tearing away … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, immigration, Safe Communities Act

ICE has *lost* 1,475 children; Baker threatens veto of Safe Communities Act amendment

May 25, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

This is, bar none, the worst scandal of the Trump administration: That is what happened to 1,475 minors swept up at the border and taken into custody by the federal government. Gone. The Office of Refugee Resettlement reported at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, immigration, Safe Communities Act

On Tuesday, Charlie Baker Won’t Be Able to “Target Trump Without Saying His Name”

January 25, 2018 By hesterprynne

The wind beneath Charlie Baker's wings blew again in his State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday evening, which the assembled members of the Legislature received with standing ovations too numerous to mention. The Governor's poll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: charlie-baker, Donald Trump, ice, immigration

Naivete on the Left

September 18, 2017 By tedf

We're familiar, after years and years of it, with the idea of right-wing ideologues coming to Washington and having no idea how to govern. This is what has led to government shutdowns, narrowly-averted defaults on the public debt, and in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: democratic-party, Donald Trump, immigration, republican-party

DACA and Congressional Cowardice

September 5, 2017 By tedf

This is cross-posted from Letters Blogatory There are hundreds of thousands—maybe more than a million—people living in the United States who entered the United States illegally with their parents when they were children. In the important … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: DACA, Donald Trump, dream-act, immigration

JALSA Leadership Transition Indicates Next Chapter in Jewish Social Justice Advocacy

July 10, 2017 By JALSA

BOSTON, July 10, 2017- Sheila Decter, Founder and Executive Director of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA), and a tireless advocate for social and economic justice, civil rights and constitutional liberties in a career … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, boston, immigration, law-and-lawyers, ma, ma-gov, ma-sen, massachusetts

DOJ Regularly Asks Hate Group for Input on Immigration Cases, Censures Attorneys for Calling Them Out as Hate Group

May 9, 2017 By long2024

As an immigration attorney, I am DEEPLY disturbed by the letter Maria Sacchetti revealed in the Washington Post yesterday. Disciplinary Counsel at the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the DOJ sub-organization that runs the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: hate, immigration, resistance, trump

Senate President Stan Rosenberg Post-Election Statement on Behalf of the Massachusetts Senate

November 17, 2016 By SenPrezStan

Over the last week I have heard many heart-wrenching stories about children and adults expressing their sadness and fear based on the results of the national election. It is natural to feel sad and disappointed when your candidate doesn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, immigration, ma-sen, mapoli, massachusetts, national, stan-rosenberg

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