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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...]

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Romney Drops Out: Another Anti-Migrant Politician Falls

February 7, 2008 By kyledeb

Read my full blog post for a more lengthy discussion of Romney's views on migrants, but I'll summarize it below.Twice undocumented migrants, from the same company, were caught in his backyard by the Boston Globe (first and second … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amnesty, attrition-through-enforcement, cuba, immigration, landscaping, migrants, mike-huckabee, mitt-romney

Immigration Matters: The Gay Marriage of 2008

December 11, 2007 By kyledeb

In his monologue, Olbermann cites Tim Rutton's piece, "CNN: Corrupt News Network", in which Rutton essentially argues that immigration doesn't matter, or at least that it shouldn't matter as much.A critic from the L.A. Times, CNN's partner … [Read more...]

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The Ladies of La Patrona: Humanity’s Hope

August 27, 2007 By kyledeb

The Mujeres of La Patrona have long been famous among the migrants that make the trip to the United States. But international attention was only recently drawn to them by an award winning documentary entitled, De Nadie. I covered the must … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: analysis, central-america, cordoba, de-nadie, illegal-aliens, illegal-immigrants, immigrants, immigration, la-jornada, la-patrona, ladies-of-la-patrona, mexico, migrants, nathalie-seguin-tovar, tania-molina-ramirez, the-beast, tin-dardamal, undocumented-immigrants, veracruz

Justice For Migrants

August 23, 2007 By kyledeb

From the Declaration of Independence:We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bahai, bahaullah, declaration-of-independence, emma-lazarus, hebrews, immigration, immigration-orange-lessons, justice, leviticus, migrants, new-testament, statue-of-liberty, the-bible, the-new-colossus, the-quran, the-torah

TODAY was the 80th Anniversary of the executions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

August 23, 2007 By AmberPaw

Robert Meeropol spoke; I found this especially affecting as his parents,  Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, were executed in 1953.  He was three when they were arrested, and six when they were executed.  He asked who studies or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: death-penalty, due-process, judiciary, justice, migrants

What it Means to be an “Illegal Alien”

August 17, 2007 By kyledeb

There won't be sources or statistics in this post.  I'm going to write this from what I have learned after living 18 years in Guatemala, and covering this for over a year and a half online.  If you need sources or statistics on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: central-america, guatemala, immigration, mexico, migrants, sex-trafficking, the-american-dream

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INBOX: Governor Healey has signed the $388.7 million supplemental budget. This extends the free school meal program in Massachusetts through the end of the year and expands SNAP benefits. It also provides basic needs and assistance for migrants residing in MA. #mapoli

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Inbox: Gov. Maura Healey has signed her first major piece of legislation, a $389 million supplemental budget that includes $85 million for the state's emergency shelter system. #mapoli

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.@T4MASS’ Core Team and Staff is a group of dedicated advocates working to align T4MA's work & mission around transit justice. Our new Executive Director will be joining this group to operationalize our five restructuring commitments.

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We were honored to host our T4MA (Transportation for MA) Core Team in Chelsea! Transit justice requires strong coalitions of statewide partners dedicated to equity and public investments! #TransitJustice

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We were pleased to connect this afternoon with House Ways & Means Committee Chair @RepMichlewitz and members of his staff. Thank you Mr. Chairman for underscoring the critical economic impact the creative and cultural sector brings to Massachusetts! #PowerOfCulture #mapoli

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