Gov. Abbott Vowed to Build a Wall With Mexico. Texas Borderland Owners Say Not in My Backyard

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  Critics denounce Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick’s “invasion” rhetoric on immigration, saying it will incite violence
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  Texas empties prison to prepare to detain immigrants arrested during ramped-up border enforcement
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  Behind Migrant Families’ Decisions to Separate at the Border: ‘The Girl Has a Future’
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  Border residents fear more violence after ‘invasion’ rhetoric by Texas politicians
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  That border wall plan isn’t for Texas. It’s for Gov. Greg Abbott.
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  A Farmworker Bill Backed By Sen. Bennet Could Provide A Path To Permanent Residency For Workers
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  Farmworkers especially vulnerable as dangerous heat wave scorches wide swath of US

Activists fight back as Juneteenth milestone is undercut by GOP discriminatory voting bills

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  Juneteenth, shattered obelisk stood against slavery
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  Bipartisan Infrastructure Talks Collide With Democrats’ Goal to Tax the Rich
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  Squad goals: Ocasio-Cortez warns Biden patience is wearing thin
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  House to take big step on eliminating Trump-era rules
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  Trump Should Cough Up His $570,000 Debt To El Paso Before He Tours Border
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  AOC, other Catholic Democrats urge bishops against ‘weaponization’ of Communion
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  As Dems run short on time, why not scrap the August break?

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  West's drought has no end in sight: 'If we do nothing, it’s going to be really bad'
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  Biden brings new momentum to global climate change agenda
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  Our climate is beyond hot
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  Colorado governor signs bill allowing cities to set their own gun restrictions into law
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  GOP increasingly balks at calling Jan. 6 an insurrection

Immigration News

As Temporary Protected Status Shifts, One Activist Deals With Uncertainty

• Homeland Security chief says U.S.-Mexico border not open
• A Florida high school grad called out racism in her salutatorian speech, racist bullies appeared
• ‘Door-to-door. That’s how you get it done’: Inside the White House’s push to get people of color COVID-19 vaccines
• Why are workers in the U.S. still dying from heat exhaustion?

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 by Lalo Alcaraz