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We begin this series with stories from Brave Journeys/Pasos valientes, a book by fifteen high school students (ages 14-17) who crossed mountains and deserts and rivers to rejoin their parents – who came to this country to escape danger, with the dream of a better life. (Published in English and Spanish.)
These workers and community members are being told: You are not wanted here, you are not safe here, your children have no security here.
The paradox of displaying support for the victims while simultaneously reinforcing objectification of women was not the only example of hypocrisy on display.
Women, in many cases, are the primary drivers of their families’ integration.
When the line between fact and fiction becomes so blurred, people will behave in ways that defy logic.
The American Dream has transformed from an open welcoming for all to a selective term catering to white male privilege.
The Trump administration fails to meet deadline for family reunification, and a Federal Court disregards persistent anti-choice harassment at reproductive health services clinic.
If things continue on the current trajectory, Donald Trump will now be free to cement in place a fully fascist Supreme Court for decades to come.
Whether it’s working as a personal care aide or helping to look after their own families, we must recognize the valuable role immigrants play as caretakers as the heated debate around immigration policies continues.
In his remaining months in office Obama is unlikely to remedy the setback the U.S. Supreme Court recently inflicted on millions of Americans and their immigrant families. But the fight isn’t over.