It is Human Nature to search for help with a problem. Time was, you got out a phone book and called a plumber if your sink was clogged beyond belief. In those days, you certainly called a doctor if you were feeling really sick. And then came the Internet…
Detention centers are unpleasant places for everyone, but for pregnant women they can be particularly unforgiving. Horror stories abound in the news about women who have been denied medical care by ICE, even after complications such as miscarriages.
Anyone who reads these blog posts will see an ever-growing trend. Nearly 3 million deportation under Obama. (They have been calling it “removal” since 1997 but it’s the same thing). And since the Trump administration came into power, more people than ever walk around, afraid of deportation.
We spend a lot of time making assumptions about who is an immigrant, and what that means. The word ‘immigrant’ itself can have a negative connotation in certain circles. But why is that?
Federal judge William Alsop in San Francisco has blocked Trump’s administration from ending DACA. Claiming that the move to rescind the program was based on “a flawed legal premise,” he ruled that the program must be left in place until the litigation to remove it has been decided. Dreamers’ lives were thrown into uncertainty and turmoil last fall when Trump’s administration rescinded DACA. At the time many young people were told that if they didn’t get their DACA renewal applications done before October 5th, they would lose their status. This is a huge win for anyone who is benefiting from this program in the United States.