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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Immigration
The $118 billion bill that Senate leaders put forward this week is a deal that never should have been made.
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Alliyah Lusuegro
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Immigration
The holiday season is all about gathering with loved ones, right? Well, that’s the exact opposite of what extra funds to border enforcement - part of a foreign aid package in the Senate - will do for immigrant communities.
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Ashik Siddique
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Military & Security
From left to right: DE State Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton, Bita iuliano (activist, grassroots organizer), Ashik Siddique, Sumaya Awad (author/activist, Adalah Justice Project), Rana Abdelhamid (organizer and former congressional candidate), Cynthia Nixon (actor/director), NY State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (Founder, Muslim Girl). Photo Credit: Eman Mohammed. Last week, I...
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
There is an entity whose job it is to prevent this sort of abuse: Congress. With each failure at the Pentagon, Congress is failing, too.
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Alliyah Lusuegro
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Military & Security
Even though they often come up short, the U.S. has a good thing in its veterans’ programs. Veterans deserve this level of care and dignity - in fact, we all do.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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An extra $105 billion in mostly military spending is no small matter, especially on top of the $886 billion military budget that has been working its way through Congress this year. So, how did this thing get so big?
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Alliyah Lusuegro
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Immigration
For much of the past few weeks, there has been so much wrong in the world. However, immigrant advocates show us that there are reasons for hope.
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Alliyah Lusuegro
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Immigration
A federal court of appeals has allowed the Biden administration’s asylum ban to stand - in likely violation of U.S. and international law.
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Jyotsna Naidu
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Military & Security
It’s not too late for President Biden to set a precedent of treating migrants with care, dignity, and respect, and request that Congress cut spending on deportations and detentions.
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Alliyah Lusuegro
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Last week, hundreds of people from the Poor People's Campaign assembled in Washington DC to fight against poverty.