Current Events

  • Trump fully embraces far right immigration playbook

    CNN3 hours ago
    Stein was especially pleased with Trump’s recent insistence that any deal to save DACA, which protected young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children, include cuts to family-based immigration, or “chain migration,” and the diversity visa program, which allows up to 50,000 individuals from …
  • Juan Williams: Ground shifts on immigration

    The Hill16 hours ago
    Powerful business interests ranging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration reform group have been lobbying Congress hard to pass a DACA fix. “If ever there was an occasion to come together to help people improve their lives, this is it,” wrote Tim Cook, the …
  • ‘Dreamer’ immigration bill not on US Senate agenda this month

    Reuters3 hours ago
    Immigration advocates have erected a huge monitor on the National Mall. Situated at the base of the U.S. Capitol for lawmakers and tourists alike to see, it broadcasts videos of Dreamers pleading for help. Meanwhile, seven DACA beneficiaries from Mexico, Argentina and Colombia were in the fourth day of …
  • Article draws together art and immigration with Hamtramck Disneyland

    Detroit Metro Times7 hours ago
    What’s more, the 2.1-square-mile melting pot continues to benefit from immigration, and many residents see the value of a one-of-a-kind art environment that capitalizes on that story. And it isn’t just locals with Eastern European roots who want to preserve and protect Hamtramck Disneyland. Aghajanian …