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Biden Expands Health Care Coverage to DACA Recipients
President Biden announced that he will be expanding Affordable Care Act coverage to DACA recipients.Â
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House Will Vote Today On Two Immigration Bills Amid Concerns About Border Crisis
The House of Representatives will vote today on two immigration bills amid concerns about the humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southern border.  The American Dream and Promise Act would create a pathway to citizenship for millions for “Dreamers”––undocumented youths brought to the United States as children––as well as others who’ve been granted temporary protection from…
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House Budget Chair Willing to Give In to Trump For Dreamer Protections
New House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) said on Friday that some amount of money for border security in exchange for legal protections for Dreamers , or young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, could be the way to agreement for Democrats and Republicans to end the ongoing partial government shutdown. “There’s…
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Pelosi Pledges to Help ‘Dreamers’ When Democrats Take Control
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has promised that the House of Representatives will pass legislation next year that will put Dreamers — young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children — on a pathway to citizenship. Pelosi is attempting to secure her position as Speaker of the House when her party retakes control…
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Trump Nominee Says He Wants Dreamers to Pay Restitution to the U.S.
A man with a long history of saying untrue things and making outrageous claims about undocumented immigrants has been nominated by President Donald Trump to a sensitive position dealing with refugees. The State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration will be led by Ronald Mortensen, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), if…
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Top GOP Donor Cuts Off Cash To Republicans Who Don’t Support DACA
A multi-millionaire Republican donor is threatening to turn off the money supply to GOP candidates who don’t support DACA.
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Rachel Maddow Exposes Paul Ryan For Singlehandedly Blocking Dreamer Protections
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Donald Trump caused this mess by lifting protections for DACA recipients. Paul Ryan is making it worse by not holding a vote to clean it up.
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Paul Ryan’s Own Staff Applauds Nancy Pelosi After Record-Breaking House Speech
In one speech, she likely did more work than Trump has done all week, and Republicans could do nothing but tip their caps.
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U.S. court: No court-appointed lawyer for boy facing deportation
Ahilan Arulanantham, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California who represents the boy, said they would seek a review of the decision. The court ruling would allow the government “to pit trained prosecutors against children fleeing persecution,” he said.
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Immigration Group Obliterates Trump’s DACA Scheme: It’s A ‘White Supremacist Ransom Note’
“So let us be clear: any politician who backs up this ransom note is enabling Trump and Miller’s white supremacist agenda.”
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Morally Depleted Republicans Are Failing Nine Million Kids and 700K Dreamers
In the flurry and frenzy of new scandals and tragedies that wear on the spirit of our country, we must not forget the nine million children who have no say in these matters and the 700,000 Dreamers who enrich our country with their lives and service.
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Trump administration backpedals on citizenship for ‘Dreamers’
A U.S. official told Congress on Tuesday it would be “rational” to legislate a path for citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children, but within hours the administration backtracked, saying his comments did not state the views of President Donald Trump.
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Rhode Island To Pay For DACA Renewal For All Of The State’s DREAMers
A coalition of individuals and organizations, led by the governor, have come together to raise enough money to pay the $495 DACA renewal fee for all of the state’s DREAMers
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Trump Doubles Down On DACA Decision By Putting 440,000 More Immigrants At Risk Of Deportation
Trump is doubling down on his DACA decision, and hundreds of thousands more immigrants may be in his crosshairs.
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Congress Must Pass The Dream Act Before Trump’s Countdown Clock Runs Out
The rescinding of DACA last Tuesday put some 800,000 youth and young adults on a countdown clock with Congress. Without swift action from lawmakers in the House and the Senate to protect Dreamers, families will be torn apart, employers will lose workers, and students will be unable to complete their degree programs.
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Paul Ryan Forces GOP Rep To Abandon Legislation That Would Protect Dreamers
The GOP representative had planned to “force a vote on his bill to extend work permits and deferred deportations for young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.”
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House Democrat Urges His Party To Stop Working With Trump And Start Protecting Dreamers
Congressman Luis Gutierrez said Democrats shouldn’t be negotiating with Trump the day after he rescinded protections for 800,000 young undocumented immigrants.
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Terrified Trump Now Promises To ‘Revisit’ DACA If Congress Doesn’t Clean Up His Mess
It remains to be seen whether Congress can pass legislation that will shield Dreamers from deportation, but it’s clear the Trump is already regretting the move he made on Tuesday.Â
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GOP Senator Joins Democrat To Protect Dreamers From Trump’s Un-American DACA Move
Sen. Cory Gardner joined a Democratic colleague to co-sponsor legislation that would give young undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship and protect them from deportation.
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Nearly 80 Percent Of Americans Oppose Trump’s Effort To Deport 800,000 Dreamers
Trump’s DACA decision puts himself squarely on the wrong side of American history and public opinion. What’s new?
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Trump’s Plan To Ransom Dreamers For His Wall Lasted An Hour before 2 Top Senators Killed It
During a joint press conference, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it clear that Trump’s plan to ransom the fate of Dreamers to get his border wall paid for was dead in the Senate.
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Adam Schiff Strikes Back At Trump Bigotry With Amendment To Defund Deportation Of Dreamers
Rep. Adam Schiff has an amendment that would not fund any Trump effort to deport Dreamers.
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Cowardly Trump Leaks Decision To Kill DACA Over Labor Day Weekend
A holiday weekend means a new sleazy news dump from Donald Trump, as the White House has leaked that Trump is going to end DACA protection for Dreamers and possibly deport more than 800,000 immigrants who came to the US as children.
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GOP Senators Wage War Against Trump’s Plan To Deport Young Undocumented Immigrants
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Some Republicans in Congress are working to prevent Trump from carrying out a top campaign promise.
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Outside The Circus Tent At The Marco Rubio Campaign Kick-Off
PoliticusUSA’s Friday Fox Follies writer, Headly Westerfield, reports from the Marco Rubio Campaign Kick-Off in Miami.