Category Archives: Immigration

Why say liberal with a sneer?

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

The root meaning of liberal from Latin “liber” is “free.” It is related to liberty, liberation and learning. Many founding fathers were liberals; Madison and Jefferson rejected monarchy; they envisioned a government for a free people with liberty and justice … Continue reading →

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On Trump vs Hawaii

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

Excerpts from “DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. HAWAII, ET AL. ” decided 5 to 4. Under these circumstances, the Government has set forth a sufficient national security justification to survive rational basis review. … Continue reading →

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Rep. Capuano (D-MA) on conditions at the Southern border

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

June 27, 2018 Dear Friends, I spent Saturday with some of my House colleagues at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. I felt I had to see for myself the impact of President Trump’s family separation policy. I wanted an opportunity … Continue reading →

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Immigration reform bills

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

Rep. Capuano (D-MA) writes: The First of Two Very Bad Immigration Bills The House spent most of Thursday debating two immigration bills. Neither one comes close to comprehensive immigration reform. The first, H.R. 4760, the Securing America’s Future Act, is essentially an anti-immigration … Continue reading →

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Immigration

Posted on June 20, 2018 by

For too long, the Human Rights Council has been a protector of human rights abusers.–Ambassador Haley ########### Linda Andrei: DACA immediate citizenship Refugee status clearly defined Keep families together Plan for migrant workers Max Della Pia: “Words cannot fully capture … Continue reading →

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Everyone knows

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

As we go down this trade agenda that is being deployed by the administration that clearly is disruptive and wants to change the status quo of our trade positions with China and other trading partners, we anticipate this type of … Continue reading →

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Walls

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall…–Robert Frost Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it–DJT A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.   In … Continue reading →

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