In California, the State Legislature, and more importantly, the people, have spoken: we need to stop ICE from separating our families in California. The answer is simple: AB 04, the TRUST Act, must be signed by Governor Jerry Brown. The "ICE Monster" has deported hundreds of thousands in California since President Obama took office and over 1.5 million (and counting) immigrants have been deported. Some of them were deported for simply selling fruit on the street - we are better than that as a so...
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L.A. Times endorses the TRUST Act!
The Los Angeles Times released an editorial today endorsing state legislation, AB4, the TRUST Act that will help keep families together. This endorsement from a right-center newspaper like the L.A. Times is telling of how there is a growing consensus that undocumented residents who commit nonviolent crimes DO NOT deserve to be put into ICE holdings. While the fight for humane immigration reform continues, activists have turned to the state level for immigrant friendly policies.
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