Discussion: Illegal Immigration, Immigration Reform, and Other Citizenship Issues II

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Democratic senators push bill focusing on local detainment of immigrants linked to violent crime

Republicans are dismissing an immigration-related bill pushed by Democratic senators and allied independents as an election year ploy.

apnews.com

 

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Biden campaign and Trump PAC release dueling ads on immigration

The advertisements focus on a topic that's expected to be one of the most potent issues driving voters’ decisions in November.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Texas Democrats see political opportunity in hardline immigration law

Judicial whiplash over Texas’s controversial new immigration law has delayed its implementation, but potentially not its political effects. S.B. 4 is the latest in a string of local- and state-leve…

thehill.com

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

How the imagery of white women victims is being used to stoke anti-immigrant fear

By Mel Leonor Barclay and Barbara Rodriguez , The 19th Republicans who are pushing for more restrictive immigration policy ahead of a pivotal election year continue to lean on an old strategy in ...

www.dailykos.com

They do the same fear mongering with white women against transgender women.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

A federal judge says migrants can sue the company that flew them to Martha's Vineyard

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1242131130/migrants-lawsuit-flown-marthas-vineyard-texas-florida-governor-ron-desantis

 

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A federal judge says migrants can sue the company that flew them to Martha's Vineyard

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1242131130/migrants-lawsuit-flown-marthas-vineyard-texas-florida-governor-ron-desantis

Good for them.

 

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Trump accuses Biden of causing a border 'bloodbath' as he escalates his immigration rhetoric

Many prospective voters say they’re concerned about illegal border crossings hitting record highs.

apnews.com

 

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Trump gets age of murdered woman wrong during anti-Biden campaign rally

The former president told supporters at a rally in Michigan on Tuesday that 25-year-old Ruby Garcia was 17

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Trump accuses Biden of causing a border 'bloodbath' as he escalates his immigration rhetoric

Many prospective voters say they’re concerned about illegal border crossings hitting record highs.

apnews.com

I thought the crossings were slowing down?

 

[Teelie]

Irrelevant to the Republican narrative. They can completely stop and they would still insist there are record numbers of crossing.

 

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Trump and Musk have regaled the right with racist junk science

The former president’s tirade about “sick” immigrants bringing disease into the country speaks to the disturbing popularity of racist pseudoscience within the conservative movement.

www.msnbc.com

 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/05/taxpayer-dollars-being-used-fly-illegal-aliens-nope/

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.is/xWMOt

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating

Artists, advocacy groups and immigration lawyers are concerned it could have devastating effects on emerging talent worldwide and local music economies in the U.S.

apnews.com

 

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Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating

Artists, advocacy groups and immigration lawyers are concerned it could have devastating effects on emerging talent worldwide and local music economies in the U.S.

apnews.com

So no Stones, Mumford and Sons.....or ticket sales will go up stupid high.

 

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John Leguizamo on Trump’s Latino support: ‘He doesn’t like us, and he doesn’t want us here’

Actor John Leguizamo obliterated a small horse piñata while reciting a thorough catalogue of Spanish-language profanities on “The Daily Show” Tuesday in response to a New York Times/Siena poll that…

thehill.com

 

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John Leguizamo on Trump’s Latino support: ‘He doesn’t like us, and he doesn’t want us here’

Actor John Leguizamo obliterated a small horse piñata while reciting a thorough catalogue of Spanish-language profanities on “The Daily Show” Tuesday in response to a New York Times/Siena poll that…

thehill.com

Ha! That whole rant was hilarious!

 

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Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents

Chicago is one of several big American cities grappling with a surge of migrants. With help from state and federal funds, the city has spent more than $300 million to provide housing, health care and more to over 38,000 mostly South American migrants.

apnews.com

 

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In Eagle Pass, Fewer Migrant Crossings Leave Law Enforcement Idle

“They don’t have much to do at all.”

www.motherjones.com

 

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Tenney hits fellow Republicans for failure to advance border bill out of committee

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY.) hit her fellow Republicans on Saturday, blaming them for the inability to get a border security bill to the floor of the House. “I saw a clip earlier that we didn&…

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