Dreamers

Eureka: After a Week of Needless Theatrics from MAGA Republicans, the State House Finally Passes the Bipartisan Senate Budget Bill

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After a week of posturing and needless theatrics from MAGA “Freedom Caucus” Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature that resulted in two vetoes from Governor Katie Hobbs, the House Republicans, after gaining some cosmetic face saving fiscal tweaks, passed the Bipartisan Senate Budget days after they had rejected bringing it up for floor consideration. With … Read more

Trump’s Racist Anti Immigrant Poison Spreads to ASU

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Former Republican and Bulwark founder Sarah Longwell was concise and to the point with this social media post: “In two weeks Trump has: -Released the J6 prisoners who violently assaulted cops to overturn an election.-Started a trade war with allies, but gave China a light touch.-Turned over the entire government to the unelected billionaire who … Read more

Hobbs Funds Border Security and Mayes Helps Dreamers

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes both tackled the issue of immigration yesterday (January 15, 2025.) The Governor, according to an office press release, “announced $17.2 million in funding from the SAFE (Stopping Arizona’s Fentanyl Epidemic) initiative to support local law enforcement’s border security work, drug interdiction efforts, and combatting human trafficking.” … Read more

“Will No One Rid Me of These Meddlesome Political Opponents?”

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In a play on the famous quote from Murder in the Cathedral when King Henry II of Britain, frustrated with Thomas Beckett, openly asks “will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?,” Democracy’s Docket’s head Marc Elias and his team, after watching Donald Trump’s Meet the Press Interview with Kristen Welker on December 8, … Read more

On the Anniversary of DACA, President Biden issued an Executive Order Protecting Families and Keeping Them Together

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On the twelfth anniversary of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the Obama Administration Executive Order that protected Dreamers from deportation, President Joe Biden unveiled another Executive Order designed to protect families where one spouse or child is an undocumented immigrant and keep them together. This Executive Order, according to the White House Briefing Room, … Read more