The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a federal program initiated by President Obama that Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced Donald Trump plans to phase out, starting today. What DACA does is protect immigrants who were brought to this nation as children by their parents. DACA is protecting nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants. The initiative … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump Dunking DACA
Trump via Sessions Rescinds Obama-Era DACA Order
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has long fought legal status for young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, and on Tuesday, he announced the Trump administration would rescind former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, calling the order “unconstitutional.” “To have a lawful system of immigration, we … [Read more...] about Trump via Sessions Rescinds Obama-Era DACA Order
NY SENATOR GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DECISION TO END DACA
Washington, DC – New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, released the following statement after President Trump announced his decision to end protections for DREAMERs through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “President Trump’s action today is an affront to who we are as Americans. He is needlessly targeting children who know no other country as … [Read more...] about NY SENATOR GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DECISION TO END DACA
(ONE FINAL, SAD UPDATE) The Enemy of ‘Our’ Dreams
FINAL UPDATE: As Trump gets ready to announce his infamous decision to end the DACA program, the Huffington Post publishes the story of one Dreamer Trump will not be able to kick out of what has become his home, his country. Trump will not deport Alonso Guillen, who came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child, because Guillen died last Wednesday when his boat capsized while … [Read more...] about (ONE FINAL, SAD UPDATE) The Enemy of ‘Our’ Dreams
Ending DACA The Mother Of Unneccessary Limbo For Victims of Trump’s Immigration Policies
The leader of the free world seems poised to end DACA, the program put on place by then-president Barack Obama that has kept nearly 800,000 "Dreamers" from deportation. DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals- was meant to save the people brought to America as children through know fault of their own from legal endangerment while they have been in limbo. Candidate Trump … [Read more...] about Ending DACA The Mother Of Unneccessary Limbo For Victims of Trump’s Immigration Policies
Why scrapping DACA could cost the US billions
President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement Tuesday on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. According to news reports, the president has decided to end the Obama-era program. Since its creation in 2012, 800,000 immigrants who were illegally brought to the US as children have received temporary deportation relief,… … [Read more...] about Why scrapping DACA could cost the US billions
San Diego Lawmakers Blast ‘Cruelty’ of Trump’s Plan to End DACA
A new report that President Trump plans to end protection from deportation for 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to America as children drew sharp criticism from San Diego elected officials. The national politics website Politico reported Sunday night that Trump has decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and will make the … [Read more...] about San Diego Lawmakers Blast ‘Cruelty’ of Trump’s Plan to End DACA
Did Stephen King just kill the horror clown?
Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in "It" (Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures/Brooke Palmer) Are we ever going to get tired of scary clowns? It certainly doesn't seem that way. With the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's "It" on pace to clean up at the box office and real life creepy clown sightings making headlines since 2016, it would… … [Read more...] about Did Stephen King just kill the horror clown?
Cartoon: Abolition of the DACA Program
Patient In Viral Nurse Arrest Video Was A Cop
Police in Utah have revealed the patient whose blood a nurse refused to let a police officer draw without consent was, in fact, an officer himself. Footage of the incident, in which University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels was placed under arrest by Officer Jeff Payne for refusing to draw the blood of an unconscious patient who… … [Read more...] about Patient In Viral Nurse Arrest Video Was A Cop
Cartoon: DACA Dreamers and Trump
Trump Decides to End DACA
On national prayer day Sunday, President Donald Trump’s White House team met over his decision to stop shielding young people who came to America illegally with their parents from being thrown out of the U.S. Trump is expected to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, on Tuesday, two people familiar with… … [Read more...] about Trump Decides to End DACA
Another Case of Left-Wing Lunacy
Now for another case of Left-wing lunacy. Did you know that the Trump Administration engaged in racism in its preparation and response to Hurricane Harvey? That is the accusation being made by a Left-wing activist, as reported by the Huffington Post. "Hurricane Harvey and the destruction it has wrought on southeastern Texas and Louisiana have cast something of a shadow over … [Read more...] about Another Case of Left-Wing Lunacy
Trump faces struggle to unite UN Security Council against North Korea
North Korea’s provocative thermonuclear test is outrageous but its intention might be to force China to persuade the US to come in good faith to the negotiating table. The outcome might be a wider security deal that erodes American influence in the Korean peninsula to the benefit of North Korea, China and, perhaps, Russia. President Donald Trump might have little choice … [Read more...] about Trump faces struggle to unite UN Security Council against North Korea
A Case of Left-Wing Lunacy
It doesn't take much effort to find cases of Left-wing lunacy. One such case has been presented to the public via the Financial Times website. That publication has published a commentary by Lawrence Summers that is a huge non sequitur. In his Labor Day 2017 commentary America needs its unions more than ever, Summers writes, "A pervasive sense of vulnerability and missing … [Read more...] about A Case of Left-Wing Lunacy
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Donald Trump and Climate Change
OF RELATED INTEREST: --After a devastating hurricane, Trump still picks a climate change denier to head NASA --What's causing the catastrophic flooding in Texas is not a hoax, Mr. President --Trump’s Climate Denial Means Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds Will Likely Be Wasted Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Donald Trump and Climate Change
What Hurricane Harvey says about risk, climate and resilience
By Katharine Hayhoe, Professor and Director, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University, Daniel Cohan, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Rice University, and Andrew Dessler, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University . Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station on August 28. NASA, CC BY Hurricane Harvey has taught us many lessons, but … [Read more...] about What Hurricane Harvey says about risk, climate and resilience
Cartoon and column: The Dangerous Dengenerate
Donald Trump has pledged to donate $1 million from his personal fortune to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Pardon me while I remain skeptical. Why would anyone be so cynical to doubt a president’s promise of a donation to help hurricane victims? We wouldn’t be skeptical if George W. Bush or Barack Obama made that promise. We have to be skeptical of Trump because while … [Read more...] about Cartoon and column: The Dangerous Dengenerate
The Message in the Storm
By KATHLEEN PARKER Washington Post Writers Group Columnist WASHINGTON -- Nobody wants to pick on Texas, or especially Houston, after a 1,000-year weather event that for several days turned the city into a lake and dispossessed thousands of their homes, belongings and, in some cases, loved ones. The ultimate effects of the storm blandly named Harvey are yet to be fully … [Read more...] about The Message in the Storm
North Korea declares H-bomb test ‘a perfect success’
North Korea said Sunday it tested a hydrogen bomb which it can mount on a missile, declaring its biggest-ever nuclear detonation a "perfect success" and sparking a strong rebuke from President Donald Trump who slammed its actions as "dangerous" to the US. Pyongyang residents threw their arms aloft in triumph as a jubilant television newsreader hailed… … [Read more...] about North Korea declares H-bomb test ‘a perfect success’