US-Mexico border

Trump Fluffer Sen. Lindsey Graham Says He Is Terrified of ‘Terror Babies’ Crossing The Border

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Trump Fluffer Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is one of the most vile individuals in the U.S. Senate. Just this year: Lindsey “Stonewall” Graham tried to help Donald Trump steal the election in Georgia, for which he is under investigation by the Fulton County D.A. Graham’s post-election Call with Raffensperger will be scrutinized in Georgia probe. … Read more

Americans are going to pay for the border wall with higher consumer prices

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Republicans are at a retreat today to come up with policies, er, ways to screw the American people over. And together with our Dear Leader Donald Trump, they have come up with a doozy of a plan to pay for Trump’s “beautiful wall” with Mexico. Trump wants 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for wall:

President Donald Trump has decided he will seek to pay for the wall on the US’s southern border by imposing a 20% tax on imports from Mexico and as part of a larger comprehensive tax reform plan, the White House said Thursday.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the comprehensive tax reform package Trump and Republicans are looking to put together will include taxing imports from other countries, like Mexico.

“By doing it that we can do $10 billion a year and easily pay for the wall just through that mechanism alone. That’s really going to provide the funding,” Spicer said, referring to a 20% tax. According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, Mexico’s exports to the US in 2015 was valued at $316.4 billion. The trade deficit is estimated to be $50 billion.

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UN, Progressives Urge Refugee Status for Migrant Children, while GOP Wants Speedy Deportation

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UN Report on refugee children fleeing Central America
UN Report on refugee children fleeing Central America

The least productive Congress ever was perfectly content to allow immigration reform to languish until next year, while they focused on getting their sorry asses re-elected. But then reality hit.

Mass migration of unaccompanied children from Central America brought the issue front and center. A little-known. bipartisan bill passed in the waning hours of the Bush Administration to protect children from sex trafficking is standing in the way of speedy deportation of 1000s of children, according to the New York Times.

While they languish in detention centers in Texas, Arizona, and California, more women and children cross the border — fleeing violence in their homeland and looking for family in the US.

Many powerful forces are at work to determine their fate…

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Immigration Blow-up: 1000s of Children Flood the Border

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In Tucson, we live on the front lines of the battle for immigration reform. As the Congress rushes to further militarize the US-Mexico border with more Border Patrol officers and expensive high-tech gadgets, we imprison thousands of innocent people in for-profit jails, we turn a blind eye to the exploitation of undocumented workers, we regularly … Read more

Immigration reform: What role will Ron Barber play?

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The Republican vs Republican-lite Congressional District 2 race has finally been called. Congressman Ron Barber defeated Colonel Marthy McSally in a very tight contest.

With the special election primary, the special election, and the general election, Barber has been running for office for 10 months of this year. Now, he can finally relax into his new Capitol Hill seat.

But, wait, there’s more… now, he has to stand up and be our Congressman.

And immigration reform– a hot-button Southern Arizona issue, for sure– is at the top of President Barack Obama’s priority list, after his rainbow-hued election win. With his delayed deportation for Dreamers and his focus on deporting undocumented criminals (and not your housekeeper), Obama has been inching forward on immigration reform.

What will the role of Baja Arizona’s new Congressman be? Find out after the jump.

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