[Gun Violence]
Rep Ayanna Pressley: “The occupant of the White House is a dangerous, racist, hateful demagogue who intentionally dehumanizes Black and Brown communities and encourages terrorism.”
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NYC CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER JOHNSON DENOUNCES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY AGAINST POOR
[Immigration]
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson: “The new public charge rule approved by the Trump Administration is yet another hateful and destructive policy proposal to attack immigrants, and it clearly goes against our City’s policies with regard to healthcare, housing, and nutrition. It will disproportionately impact low-income communities, particularly communities of color.”
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21 STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS LAUNCH LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE ASYLUM STANDARDS
[Immigration News]
NY Attorney General James: “It is unconscionable that our federal government would deny refuge to those desperately seeking safety here. These asylum seekers are fleeing dangerous environments in their countries of origin and their ability to gain entry into the United States is truly a question of life or death.
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RIGHT WING EXTREMIST STEPHEN MILLER GUIDES TRUMP EVISCERATION OF ASYLUM PROTECTIONS
[Immigration News]
Senior White House policy advisor Stephen Miller apparently wants to ” curb the number of migrants who win initial entry to the U.S., according to an internal email obtained by NBC News.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES PRAISES GOV. CUOMO’S SIGNING OF LEGISLATION TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT WORKERS
[Immigration News]
New York Attorney General James: “It is incumbent on us to help vulnerable workers be able to stand up for their rights without fear of punishment. This law does just that by protecting New Yorkers from being exploited by unscrupulous and predatory employers.”
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TRUMP’S INHUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICES CONDEMNED BY EDITORIAL PAGES OF WASHINGTON POST AND LA TIMES
[Immigration News]
Editorial pages of Washington Post and LA Times take Trump to task over inhumane immigration policies…
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HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE SAYS TRUMP KILLED REFORM THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED AMERICANS BILLIONS
[Healthcare News]
Pacific Research Institute’s Sally C. Pipes: “Trump administration recently axed a proposal that would have saved American patients billions of dollars by requiring insurers to share discounts they negotiate with drug companies directly with patients.”
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EPA KEEPS BRAIN-DAMAGING PESTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS LEGAL FOR USE ON FOODS KIDS EAT
[Environmental Health News]
Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook: “Siding with pesticide corporations over the health and well-being of kids is the new normal at the EPA.”
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NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES FILES BRIEF DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS OF DETAINED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
[Immigration News]
Attorney General James: “The Trump Administration’s immoral actions have stripped children of basic human needs…We are calling on the court to take immediate action to ensure these children receive the basic care they should have been provided from day one.”
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TRUMP’S RACE-BAITING IMMIGRATION POLICIES HAVE CREATED A HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS OF EPIC PROPORTIONS
[Immigration News]
Douglas Rivlin: “We’re in the midst of a full-blown human rights crisis manufactured by the Trump Administration’s cruel, hardline policy choices that continue to produce more and more inhumanity and utter failure at addressing the refugee crisis.”
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