Category: Immigration

In an extraordinary and almost entirely unreported act of political courage, freshman New York congressman Jamaal Bowman told CNN last Sunday night that decades of American capitalism and imperialism in Central America are responsible for the flood of immigrants coming to our southern border. When’s the last time you heard…

“In Russia, my act of expressing my concerns to the chain of command in an official and private channel would have severe personal and professional repercussions and offering public testimony involving the president would surely cost me my life,” he said. “Do not worry, I will be fine for telling…

In the past month we’ve seen an incredible number of dangerous events transpire in Iraq…between the United States and Iran…originally over the death of an American contractor. But despite the president’s actions in Iraq and his pronouncements via Twitter…he left some important things unsaid: It has been almost three weeks…

For a woman of color to try to defend the continued display of the Confederate Flag is simply beyond the realm of belief. But yet, here we are with the former Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, saying just that. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley…

Well you may have heard the president stated that there is a war on Thanksgiving. Not sure what he’s talking about. But yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published two different takes on Thanksgiving, and I want to share them now because it confused me and I’d like your thoughts and opinions….

From the email this morning…former candidate for governor, Matt Flynn, has endorsed Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy for Milwaukee County Executive: I am excited to support the campaign of my good friend Bryan Kennedy for Milwaukee County Executive.  Bryan was my campaign manager in 2018 and he shares my progressive values….

Yes…the USA was ‘hit’ by a hurricane…but parts of the Bahamas don’t even exist anymore. We can’t vet people at the border? I am pretty sure that we can…we do it every day at hundreds of ports of entry. It’s not like that ferry is going to drop them at…

I mean…what the flock? We aren’t doing any testing for communicable diseases? We aren’t providing even the basic health screenings for those we have in custody? Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in…

Well apparently not too many Americans. Last week if you’ll recall the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency rounded up 680 suspected illegal immigrants from four chicken processing plants in Mississippi. One of the plants was Koch Foods and they held a job fair. Not sure how many employees they lost…

yet Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents rounded up 680 people who might be illegal immigrants…at their places of work. at their places of work. So instead of rapists or gang members or drug dealers or human traffickers…ICE rounded up hard working individuals who had jobs and have families and were…