Unpalatable policies carried out by the Trump regime are not targeting ‘worst of worst’ criminals.
First, being in the U.S. without proper documentation is not a crime, but a civil offense; second, ICE detaining immigrants with proper paperwork, third, even when participating in the system; and, fourth, these arrests have been brutal
We are not required to work for government services like police protection or fire safety; plus work requirements have been tried before and are ineffective
When so many others, such as former Afghan allies, are being turned away from the U.S. as refugees even before they are given an opportunity to explain why they deserve that status, the obvious question is why South Africans are different.
Most undocumented immigrants have been hard-working residents of the U.S. for years. Without Birthright Citizenshiip, their U.S.-born children would become stateless persons, with no rights because no government would be obligated to protect them. As the political philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote, citizenship is ‘the right to have rights.’
Does Worker Freedom of Speech Act that Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law and will take effect on Jan. 1, prevents businesses from sanctioning or punishing employees who decline to attend meetings that put forward the religious or political views of these businesses. Does it adhere to the First Amendment?
