Immigration

GOP HYPOCRISY

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Did she qualify and receive an Einstein visa for her nude modeling?  Would mass deportation include Melania and her family?

First they came for the immigrants, and many remained silent because they were not immigrants.

Then they came for the journalists, and many didn’t speak out because they were not journalists.

Then they came for the political opponents, and still, many stayed silent because they weren’t involved in politics.

Then they came for the judges, and they didn’t speak out because they were not judges.

POTUS EXECUTIVE ORDER

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The US-Mexico border will be locked down despite the Republican Congress refusing to act on a previously approved bipartisan plan.

President Joe Biden waited for Mexico’s presidential elections to move on the U.S. president’s border actions. Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum, the nation’s first female leader, Biden said in a statement Monday that he was committed to “advancing the values and interests of both our nations to the benefit of our peoples.” 

NEWS vs VIEWS

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US news and information consumers can't see to differentiate between the two. Americans struggle to distinguish factual claims from opinions amid partisan bias.

How well do Americans distinguish statements of fact from statements of opinion? The answer: Not very well at all, according to new research co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scholars.

WELCOME IMMIGRANTS

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Most migrants, or refugees arrive poor, but a generation later their children more than pay for their parent's financial debts.

The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.

A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States: Rights of Immigrants. This guide focuses on the civil rights that various groups have fought for within the United States.

BORDER DISORDER

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Protecting our US borders from illegal movement of weapons, contraband, and people, while promoting lawful entry traffic is a big job.

Dying To Be Free

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22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans, and two Hondurans are among the people found dead inside a tractor-trailer in Texas.

A total of 50 believed to be migrants yearning to be free were found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas.  At least 16 were transported to area hospitals suffering from heat exhaustion.

There was a time when foreigners were welcome in The United States of America. The sad thing is that a clear majority of those living in the USA are either foreigners or their descendants.

REFUGEES

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According to the International Rescue Committee, more than 82 million people across the world have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and other disasters.

#IRC staff goes where they are needed, regardless of public attention. They’ll never stop fighting for the rights of people caught in crisis—and they hope you won’t either.

Operation Mordechai

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A Boca Raton, Florida lady has launched 'Operation Mordechai'  to help transport refugees out of #Ukraine and into #Israel.

Liar Lost Admirer

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Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic is deported from Australia after losing visa, dashing his hopes of defending his tennis title 

Australian authorities uphold decision to cancel Serbian Novak Djokovic’s visa. An Australian Federal Court panel has dismissed Djokovic's appeal after he challenged Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to cancel his visa.

The high court panel returned their unanimous decision just a day before the World No.1 ranked tennis player was set to play his first match of the Australian Open.