Some of what you’re about to read may very well be wrong. I don’t pretend to understand the ins and outs of our convoluted government funding mechanisms. I have, however, been trying to follow along, and I wanted to share what I think is going on. As always, if you have an issue with something […]
Tag Archives: immigration reform
Trump was offered a bipartisan government funding bill. He essentially turned it down because it wasn’t racist enough. He owns this government shutdown. And the Democrats should not capitulate.
Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation awards grant to Ypsilanti teen group for immigration mural project
The Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation recently awarded a $1,000 grant to Melissa Stek, a Masters of Social Work student at the University of Michigan. Stek, who received the award on behalf of the Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights teen group with which she works, had the following to say about the public mural project […]
The Imperial Wizard of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan calls for the murder of undocumented children entering the United States
Continuing our conversation of last week concerning the immigration crisis building on our southern border, I wanted to share a clip from our friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center. It seems as though at least one faction of the Ku Klux Klan is calling for the murder of undocumented children crossing into the United […]
Immigration crisis on the Mexican border brings out the worst in Michiganders
Since October, more than 57,000 children have crossed over our border with Mexico, requesting asylum. These children, it would seem, are being sent north by their families not only to escape poverty, but the gangs and organized crime syndicates that are increasingly a part of life in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. And, now, thanks […]
The successful campaign to stop the ICE deportation of Ann Arbor’s Jose Luis Sanchez-Ronquillo
A few days ago, I met up with fellow Ypsilantian Martha Valadez, to discuss the case of Jose Luis Sanchez-Ronquillo, an undocumented 16-year resident of Ann Arbor who had been ordered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to report to the Mexican border for deportation. Since that meeting, ICE has granted Sanchez-Ronquillo a one-year […]