Trump rejected the bipartisan DACA deal on the advice of John Kelly.
DREAMers
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How the Trump Administration Ambushed a Bipartisan Deal on DACA
If the president simply rejects the deal, a government shutdown is on him.
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Should Democrats Stop Negotiating With a Racist President?
Let congressional Republicans deal with the government shutdown that Trump seems to want.
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Why Trump Can’t Lead on the Issue of Immigration
White House strategist Stephen Miller is working to sabotage any agreement.
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Complicity or Avoiding a Pavlovian Response?
The outrage isn’t simply about what Trump says or tweets, it’s about what his administration is actually doing.
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The Press Won’t Report It, But We Know It’s True: If You Voted for Trump, You Hate the Dreamers Too
Remember the Felipe Garza-Donna Ashlock story from about 30 years ago? It was a heartwarming, and heartbreaking, tale: a Latino teenager in Patterson, California fell for a white classmate who happened to have a heart condition. In January 1986, Garza died suddenly after a blood vessel burst in his brain–and his heart was transplanted into […]
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Not Suitable for Children
Remember eight years ago this week, when right-wingers freaked out over President Obama’s back-to-school address to public school children? MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow noted at the time that the right-wing meltdown was completely irrational, since Obama said nothing offensive during the speech. Eight years later, if Donald Trump decided to deliver a back-to-school address to America’s […]
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Sessions Makes the Case for Why Congress Shouldn’t Help Dreamers
Is he speaking just for himself or for the Trump administration?
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Why End DACA Now?
Trump and Republicans have been in power for over seven months. Here’s why they are going after Dreamers now.
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Will Congress Step in to Protect Dreamers?
Speaker Paul Ryan says that he supports a legislative solution. What’s he waiting for?
