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Tag Archives: Immigration
Governing Undocumented Iowans
IOWA CITY–Johnson County announced acceptance of applications for a new Community ID program on Wednesday. The county seeks to become more welcoming, and to resolve a practical public safety issue problem—undocumented residents prefer to stay in the shadows. “Johnson County … Continue reading
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Tagged Immigration, Rep. Steve King, Rod Sullivan
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Iowa Forms Sixth LULAC Council
(EDITOR’S NOTE: While some seek to disenfranchise U.S. citizens, others are registering voters. On Aug. 4, the League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa (LULAC) announced formation of its sixth council in Storm Lake in Buena Vista County. Iowa’s other … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged Buena Vista County, Immigration, Immigration in Iowa, Iowa's 4th District, LULAC Iowa
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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Why Do Republicans Begrudge Poor People Food?
Monday, Dr. Charles Goldman and I definitively answer once and for all the perplexing age-old question: “Why do Republicans hate food stamps?” Tuesday, we discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy one year later, and in other climate news, we look … Continue reading
Posted in Fallon Forum
Tagged climate action events in Iowa, food stamps, Immigration
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Jim Mowrer Interview with Roll Call
This two minute, 27 second clip from a recent interview with Roll Call done by 4th Congressional District Democratic candidate Jim Mowrer made it into our inbox. It is worth listening to Mowrer say he believed Steve King’s recent comments … Continue reading
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Tagged Immigration, Iowa's 4th District, Jim Mowrer, Rep. Steve King
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Crazy Talk from Ames #FLS2013
Conservatives met in Ames this weekend at the Family Leader Summit 2013, making the case for detractors of Iowa’s first in the nation caucuses with their extreme views and media circus. While views expressed at the event are in the … Continue reading
Posted in GOP
Tagged abortion rights in Iowa, bob vander plaats, GOP, Immigration, Iowa Caucuses, Iowa Conservatives, Iowa GOP, santorum, Ted Cruz, Trump
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Who Owns the Earth?
This article by Noam Chomsky, emeritus professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, came from Truthout this month. It is relevant to the current conversation about immigration, borders, and protecting the commons. Read the entire article here. … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged border fence, Immigration, immigration reform, NAFTA, Noam Chomsky
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Don't Build the Danged Fence
The U.S. Congressman from Iowa’s fourth district made some comments about immigration recently. Actually, he’s made a lot of them over the years. We can’t let him frame the discussion or worse, re-distribute his memes. For why, read Mark Karlin’s … Continue reading
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Tagged border fence, Immigration, immigration reform, NAFTA
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This Week on the Fallon Forum: Immigration, Health Care, Breast-Feeding and More.
Dear Friends, I have oft proclaimed that the three most destructive technological advancements in human history are, in order of severity: Nuclear bombs, Cars and Televisions. But perhaps I haven’t given the TV enough credit. In today’s news, we learn … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, Bob Krause, breast-feeding, Ed Fallon, fallon forum, Governor Branstad, healthcare, Immigration, Progress Iowa, Trayvon Martin
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When Immigrant-Bashing Became A Political Liability
The Bipartisan Immigration Overhaul Bill The 2012 elections saw Latinos, the nation’s fastest growing electoral group, overwhelmingly vote for Obama. This result caused a Republican awakening as the party’s immigrant-bashing became a political liability. It now appears that a compromise … Continue reading
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Tagged Immigration, immigration reform
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“Now Is The Time” President Obama’s Immigration Speech
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