Merkley praises reversal of Trump s immigrant policies
Senator supports Dreamers order and bill to resolve their undocumented status.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has praised President Joe Biden s reversal of Donald Trump s attempts to restrict immigration, including added protection for those brought to the United States illegally as children.
The Oregon Democrat also expressed his hope that upon Trump s departure from the White House, some Republicans will join Democrats in legislation to resolve the status of some of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. Biden proposed legislation on his first day as president. Just as we passed a bipartisan immigration bill a few years ago, we had bipartisan support for Dreamers, Merkley said in a conference call with Oregon reporters six hours after Biden took his oath as president. Maybe we can awaken and drive that same spirit once again.
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The concept that everyone can contribute to creating a more welcoming culture in lacrosse was the main focal point of the “X Out Racism” panel discussion, presented as part of LaxCon 2021. The panelists stressed the need for collaboration and teamwork to bring forth impactful change as lacrosse moves actively to offering inclusivity to all.
“If there’s a way that we can make this better and positively impact our game going forward, I think we all feel obligated to do so,” said John Tillman, men’s head coach at Maryland. “I think there’s so much that we can all do at every level. We can remove the obstacles, and we can do it together.”
Final Deportation Flight Heads to Haiti Before Biden’s Inauguration
Biden promised to halt the deportations of undocumented immigrants from Haiti who have been living and working in the U.S.
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The Trump administration sent its last deportation to Haiti the night before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The ICE deportation flight took off from Alexandria, Louisiana at 10 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at 1 p.m. in Port-au-Prince. One person, Paul Pierrilus, was removed from the flight list last minute because he never lived in Haiti, according to immigration advocate Guerline Jozef. Pierrilus Has been fighting deportation attempts for 15 years. Biden promised to halt the deportations of undocumented immigrants from Haiti who have been living and working in the U.S. while he review’s President Donald Trump’s immigration pol
President Donald Trump tours a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Do laws still matter? As an immigrant from Argentina, having survived our country’s “Dirty War” of the 1970s by fleeing to the United States, I am sensitive to the warning signs of lawlessness and inhumanity among government officials. I also know how long it can take to recover from this lawlessness. The Grandmothers of the Plaza del Mayo are still locating through DNA tests their grandchildren. These are infants taken 50 years ago by the Argentine military, often after brutalizing and “disappearing” the child’s mother.