I think most of us would agree that the immigration system in the United States is broken. At the center of this brokenness is Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency known for human rights abuses. Most progressives, me included, would agree that abolishing this federal agency is the best solution, unless significant and sweeping reform is conducted to transform it from an agency of cruelty and injustice to one of compassion, empathy, and integrity. I won't hold my breath on the...
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The Cruelty is the Point
The defeat of Donald Trump last November allowed many of us to sigh a breath of relief, as we saw a light at the end of his racist, xenophobic, bigoted tunnel. The cruelty the Trump administration inflicted upon immigrant communities is a stain on America that those of us with compassion for other human beings never want to see again.
Unfortunately, there are folks here in Howard County who wish to see Trump's handiwork continue. Enter Lisa Kim and her petition seeking a ballot referendum ...
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