Immigration

July 29, 2019

Private for-profit prisons are a key component of President Trump’s plan to incarcerate immigrant children and families, and are also part of the system of mass incarceration that has particularly devastated communities of color.

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S. Nadia Hussain

Immigration Politics & Policy

July 26, 2019

Happy Friday. Summer is racing by, and we hope you've had some time to relax and recharge. To make your action-taking as smooth and easy as possible we're sharing our latest list of top actions in urgent need of your support. This week we're talking about financing private prisons, immigration, tax...

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Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

July 22, 2019

Check out the Human Needs Report for the latest on Congress's spending deal, a victory for minimum wage workers, a new attack on migrants, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Immigration

July 19, 2019

We're back with this week's list of top #5Actions from the past week, including hot items on taxes, family separation, childcare, and more. Your voice is urgently needed; please scroll through to be sure you've signed them all. Then share with friends and family, too! 1. Speak Out: Every Member of...

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Karen Showalter

Immigration Politics & Policy

July 19, 2019

MomsRising members from across the country are telling us that they are scared. Members who are women of color and immigrants, and those based in North Carolina, in particular, found the chants of ‘send her back’ at President Trump’s campaign rally in Greenville last night to be terrifying. Moms...

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Beth Messersmith

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Family Economic Security Immigration Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

July 19, 2019

Check out three top posts from the MomsRising blog in the last week: Read our statement on raising the minimum wage, check out a small business owner's perspective on WA paid leave, and take action on the Trump administration's inhumane immigration policies-->

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Anita Sarah Jackson

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Immigration Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

July 17, 2019

There are parents across the nation holding their scared children tight right now, children who are terrified of what tomorrow could bring. It’s not an imaginary “monster under the bed” terrifying these kids; it’s the real life monsters created by the Trump Administration that are coming after...

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Jeannina Perez

Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Sick Days Podcast Realistic & Fair Wages

July 17, 2019

We have an all new episode of our Risers Radio show: Breaking Through this week. Our diverse panel of guests join us for a robust conversation as we discuss deeper the concept of fair pay and how that relates to soccer. We’ll hear about why and how healthcare is under threat again and what...

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Amber Dorsey

Immigration

July 12, 2019

You have probably seen press accounts that the Trump Administration plans to carry out mass arrests to speed deportations of thousands of immigrants, likely starting this Sunday morning, July 14 and continuing during the week. These raids were expected to target 10 cities, but one of them, New...

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Debbie Weinstein

Immigration MomsVote Politics & Policy Podcast

July 9, 2019

This week on an all new episode of #BreakingThrough we alongside our guests, cover #CloseTheCamps and the fight to stop human rights abuses from continuing to happen in the name of immigration enforcement. We also discuss change, power and how YOU can make a difference. We’ll get the lowdown on the...

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Amber Dorsey