Immigration

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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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

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

July 1, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress's spending work, aid for immigrants at the border, the Supreme Court's decision on the Census citizenship question, tax credits for working families, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Immigration Maternal Justice MomsVote Paid Family Leave Podcast

July 1, 2019

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the horrors happening to children and families in detention centers in the US and how you can help. We’ll hear top takeaways from the #DemDebate, discuss the #MomPlatform, and what’s next with Debate Bingo. We’ll get the latest on the fight for abortion care...

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Amber Dorsey

Immigration

June 28, 2019

No child, and especially no child on American soil, should ever be put in a position in which they are scared, hungry, sick, cold, feel unsafe, or experience life-altering trauma. Yet many of us across the political spectrum have watched with increasing horror as conditions continue to deteriorate at our border for children of all ages seeking refuge and asylum in the United States.

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Maya Uppaluru

Immigration

June 28, 2019

It is inconceivable that the latest headlines come from a civilized nation. “Detained Migrant Children Denied Adequate Food, Water & Sanitation in Texas.” “There Is a Stench: No Soap and Overcrowding in Detention Centers for Migrant Children.” “‘The Taliban gave me toothpaste’: Former captives...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Immigration

June 24, 2019

La separación de las familias no es algo que ocurre solo a nivel nacional. Aquí en Carolina del Norte, los legisladores anti-inmigrantes están intensificando sus ataques contra las comunidades inmigrantes de Carolina del Norte y los alguaciles democráticamente electos que han prometido protegerlos...

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