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“This report really speaks to just how important it is to turn Philly into a real sanctuary city, a real welcoming city. According to the National Partnership of New Americans, Pennsylvania is home to 85,000 citizens who naturalized from 2016 to 2020, and that number exceeds the state’s 80,000 vote margin in the 2020 presidential election. Not only have you heard how valuable we are for labor and now how much as humans we should be valuing each other, but we also have power. Over the last decade more than 100,000 new AAPI immigrants alone came to Pennsylvania.” Vivian Chang, Executive Director of Asian Americans United (AAU). The "Immigrants Grow Communities" report lays out twenty years of data and statistics of immigration in Pennsylvania and nationwide, highlighting the contributions immigrants have made to population growth, the economy and voting in the state. The data is clear, more immigration will be needed into Pennsylvania to sustain local economies and the legislature can begin to prepare for the future by passing welcoming policies laid out in the report to ensure the state remains competitive with other states in attracting immigrants. #ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantsGrowOurCommunities #ImmigrantRightsAreHumanRights

ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT – A RECURRING AND DANGEROUS PATTERN As the United States enters the 2024 Election season, the topic of rising anti-immigrant sentiment has reentered into our society. Immigrants and their descendants play a huge role in who we are as a nation and are valuable members of our society. As a society, it’s necessary to understand the myths surrounding immigrants, the presence anti-immigrant rhetoric has historically played in American society, how politicians have weaponized it, and how to start calling out the use of this rhetoric. ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC THROUGHOUT HISTORY The notion that the United States is the “land of immigrants” and is a “melting pot of different peoples and cultures” is a way that the U.S. began thinking about immigration within the last century. Since the inception of the Republic, the U.S. has enacted nativist (meaning supporting policies of native-born peoples over immigrants) policies that have been directly anti-immigrant. Continue reading this post here: https://lnkd.in/grx6u89x

Under the politics of fear, candidates keep grasping for ways to stir up voter anxieties. Exhibit A: false claims about recent immigrants and crime. Exhibit B: more false claims about recent immigrants and jobs, meant to incite fear and resentment among Black Americans. Economist Paul Krugman explains why these claims are false. As he puts it, “immigrants tend to take a very different mix of jobs than native-born workers do — which means that there’s much less head-to-head competition between immigrant and native-born workers than you might think, or what Trump and Vance want you to think.” Don’t be dupe to the politics of fear. Know the facts, and act accordingly. #Factsoverfear #Vote #Immigration #RefugeesWelcome

The need for immigrants This piece in today's (14 November) New York Times by Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman outlines the sound economic reasons why immigration has been and will be key to the health of our nation's economy. Yet this week we have the leading presidential candidate of the GOP, the new white christian supremacist party of the US, calling these faceless and nameless immigrants "vermin"--the first, dehumanizing step dictators traditionally use before creating mass extermination camps for human beings who do not fit their imaginary world order. The curious thing is that dictators Mussolini and Hitler both came to power through elections. Cultish minorities voted for them while the majorities that opposed them were so divided that these future mass murderers were able get their foot in the door to power--and once in, they did not leave. So as the majority of US voters worry about the three year age gap between Biden and Trump, Trump's supporting minority could care less about the glaring monstrosities of their man. https://lnkd.in/e_uaEdtx

The Rise of Donald Trump Right-Wing Populism in the United States: Middle American Radicalism and Anti-Immigration Discourse - https://lnkd.in/gP3Uh9dQ || PDF: https://lnkd.in/gjGQ_Tz7 Populism has been an inherent phenomenon in the history of the United States since the beginning of the republic to the present, but it is only in 2016 that a populist leader, Donald Trump, has won the presidential election. The article considers Trump’s victory as part of the history of USA populism, taking into consideration the demand and the support for it in specific groups of radicalized, mainly white American citizens, who, since the late 1960s, felt abandoned or even betrayed by the mainstream political leadership through times of economic restructuring, cultural changes, and demographic transitions. This broad overview shows how USA populism, far from being the product of lunatic leaders, is deeply rooted in long-term processes concerning millions of people. The United States are a nation that has been built by immigration and wracked by debates about each successive wave of it: however, the forms debates on immigration have taken vary according to the generations. This paper makes the attempt to analyze the specificities of the present debate. The major changes introduced in migration policies in 1965 have slowly produced demographic changes in the ethnic components of the nation. The transformational demographic change- the majority ethnic group- non-Hispanic white people becoming one of multiple minorities- has been exploited by right-wing populists, such as Pat Buchanan, since the Nineties. Donald Trump’s speech on immigration is connected with different ideological positions—conservatism, paleo-conservatism, nativism, white suprematism—that form the puzzle of Trumpism, which has become a reference for international populists. Furthermore, opposition to immigration means delimiting the borders of the nation: this is an evident symbol of the rejection of the globalist idea of a borderless world that an elite pursues and that is repudiated by Trumpism. With his open contempt for “globalism” (as the idea that economic and foreign policy should be planned in an international way) and for the liberal–cosmopolitan elites who have provided ideological cover for it, Donald Trump has rallied many Americans and gained supporters in different parts of the world.

“We are asking for those policies to be in place which will indeed welcome immigrants into the city as well as to the state. Can you imagine being an immigrant coming here to the states and not sure what’s next or not having an advocate or not having the support that you really need? So I’m asking and I’m pleading that we again look at our policies and do some changing; reimagining and revitalizing what is already taking place.” Dr. Pastor Valerie Andrews of Eternal Light Missionary Baptist Church The "Immigrants Grow Communities" report lays out twenty years of data and statistics of immigration in Pennsylvania and nationwide, highlighting the contributions immigrants have made to population growth, the economy and voting in the state. The data is clear, more immigration will be needed into Pennsylvania to sustain local economies and the legislature can begin to prepare for the future by passing welcoming policies laid out in the report to ensure the state remains competitive with other states in attracting immigrants. #ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantsGrowOurCommunities #ImmigrantRightsAreHumanRights

The FT’s Simon Kuper discusses the global immigration debate in a profoundly illuminating way. He lays out his arguments in this rigorously researched and candidly developed article, which illuminates basic facts: immigration is not only nessary, but desirable, if the West is to maintain its living standards. Who will pay for those promised pensions for aging populations? How will we solve shrinking levels of working populations? The sooner politicians acknowledge and embrace this reality, the better and healthier it will be for everyone. Alas, they seem hell bent to try the more appealing, expedient and populist route of denying this reality. Unfortunately, this is only likely to widen the chasm between “political elites” and the voting public. Dark days await, given half the world will be voting in 2024. #politics #voting #globaleconomy

🚨 Breaking News: As Texas nears 800,000 immigrants eligible for citizenship, their potential impact on elections looms large. Second only to California, these numbers surpass the margin of victory in the 2020 presidential race. While there's still time before the November election, the window is closing. Despite speculation on political leanings, immigrants' voting preferences remain unpredictable. Yet, their potential influence underscores the importance of naturalization. Although recent arrivals aren't eligible, citizenship promises increased earnings and tax contributions. As Texas navigates this demographic shift, the economic and electoral implications underscore the significance of immigration policies and their long-term effects. 🤝🇺🇸 #PowersLawGroup #Immigration #Citizenship #BreakingNews

Explore the latest on our blog: "What Policies Will Allow Immigrants and Their Families to Thrive?" This insightful piece dives into the policies needed to ensure the full inclusion of immigrant families in every aspect of life in the U.S., highlighting the importance of systemic change for broader acceptance and support. Discover the key policies that can make a difference. Read more here. https://lnkd.in/ezQYRK2J

Republican donors do not care. Republican donors have trained Republican voters not to care. Disbursing anti-human propaganda should be illegal, not protected and hidden speech. #sociopath #violence #mobrule #liar #iowa #trump #ignorance #danger #democracy #republicans #democracy #ruleoflaw #election2024 #reproductiverights #climatechange