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photo copyright; BNPS.co.uk When she was growing up she would stop by the laundry and visit her grandmother on her way home from school. She would open the doors and immediately be hit by the heat and humidity of the steam irons and giant white and...
by phcarb
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 09:42 AM PDT
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photo copyright; BNPS.co.uk When she was growing up she would stop by the laundry and visit her grandmother on her way home from school. She would open the doors and immediately be hit by the heat and humidity of the steam irons and giant white and...
by phcarb
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 08:15 AM PDT
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I am among the “loathsome” refugees who came to this country because my native country expelled me. The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national-origins quota. The quota allowed...
by vlasopolos
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on Fri Apr 05, 2024 at 05:55 AM PDT
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I am amazed at the lengths immigrants will go to enter our country. They face violence on what is many times a year or longer journey facing losing what little they have to roadside thieves. The ...
by nailkeg
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on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 05:01 AM PDT
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Last week I had one of the most rewarding and yet most difficult experiences of my storytelling journey. I was asked to have a conversation/presentation with a group of male asylum seekers in their teens. They had crossed the border unaccompanied and...
by The Boss Gomez
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 10:21 AM PDT
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Vice President Kamala Harris’�week, featured a variety of issues,�starting Mon. Mar�18, honoring women�at the� Women's History Month Reception �at the White House, speaking to climate change and ...
by lpeacock
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Wed. (�Mar. 6), VP Kamala Harris was in Madison, Wisconsin�to announce a new� Executive Order on scaling and expanding the use of registered apprenticeships in industries and the ...
by lpeacock
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Trump on immigrants: They have languages that nobody in this country speaks. The languages are from Mars. People come from parts unknown speaking languages that nobody in this country speak and we have languages from Mars. Nobody knows how to, you...
by annieli
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on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 07:25 AM PST
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I decided to write this dairy after getting inspiration from Enoch Ro0t’s diary about his Norelco shaver. My Aunt was born in Imperial Russia (now in the territory of modern Ukraine). She didn’t marry until her parents (My grandparents on my mother’s...
by stlgeek
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on Sun Feb 18, 2024 at 01:54 PM PST
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Former President Donald Trump used language right from Hitler’s playbook�when he claimed that immigrants coming to the U.S. are “poisoning the blood of our country.” �What’s particularly ...
by Charles Jay
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on Wed Feb 14, 2024 at 09:55 AM PST
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I haven’t seen this story here on Daily Kos yet so I thought I’d drop a little tidbit of information that came through my inbox via Jeff Tiedrich’s Substack. Turns out the border “crisis” that’s been hyped up by Fox News and the Republican Party is...
by CyberMindGrrl
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on Sun Feb 04, 2024 at 10:11 AM PST
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This will be about: refugees, immigrants, and international law. If you’re not into that, please skip what follows. I intend talking particularly about the situations in Mexico, the USA, and the UK.
by Adventurist
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on Fri Jan 19, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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One word can describe Republicans' views on undocumented immigrants: dehumanizing. Not too long ago, Republican “religious” voters justified Trump’s horrible family separation policy for ...
by SemDem
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on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 06:30 AM PST
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Written by Ornela, CASA Member in Prince George’s County, Maryland. After having my life placed in danger I escaped Cameroon. I have been calling Maryland my home for the last eight months after applying for Asylum. Like thousands of asylum seekers I...
by CASAforall
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on Thu Jan 18, 2024 at 11:22 AM PST
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Second in a three-part series on the dangerous ramifications of a Trump presidency Hate is a strong word. It’s an ugly word. And in this case, it’s the right word. Twice impeached, four-time indicted, former president/insurrectionist Donald Trump and...
by RickElia
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on Sun Jan 14, 2024 at 05:52 AM PST
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The New York stadium under construction was estimated to cost 1.4 billion. Of the cost for the stadium, public funds would be contributed amounting to $850 million. The Bills owner would contribute ...
by nailkeg
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on Fri Jan 05, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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“Emigration offers some of the things the frustrated hope to find when they join a mass movement, namely, change and a chance for a new beginning.” Eric Hoffer THE TRUE BELIEVER Is there total chaos at America’s southern border? That depends on who...
by Gregg Matson
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on Fri Dec 22, 2023 at 10:47 AM PST
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I expect to post more editorial cartoons in the comments section and as updates to this diary. I’ll try to post Part 2 of the diary in the next couple of days. Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas, and Have a Wonderful New Year! UPDATE: Part 2 of the diary...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 07:01 PM PST
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For once, #DonaldTrump is right about #immigrants #poisoning American #blood. But only two such immigrants: His own paternal grandparents. Furthermore, two of his three wives were immigrants. Four of his five children were born to immigrant mothers. So...
by Art Smart
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on Wed Dec 20, 2023 at 12:28 PM PST
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So I attended a budget meeting for a credit union�recently.� Some of the side comments left me�troubled.�
Comment 1.� “Our inflation numbers are so high because immigrants increased the US ...
by lily2day
8 comments
on Mon Oct 09, 2023 at 09:00 AM PDT
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