I have been thinking about Minneapolis and how such a large city, along with the nearby cities, managed to show not only Americans but the world what peaceful protesting looks like in the name of protecting their neighborhoods.
It was so inspirational.
There is this theory going around that Minnesotans are more divided about immigration than the rest of the country. Then another article stating the opposite.
I say we do away with polls. I am tired of seeing poor statistics, especially when I have rarely been called for polling. I should mention that residents of the Twin Cities were against the immigration tactics because they saw for themselves the brutality of ICE and CBP agents. No matter what your politics were. That means something.
Which leads me to a question: how much do you know about the process of an immigrant becoming a citizen or at least a citizen with a protected status?
Guess what? There is no good answer. It depends on category the person is. There are several processing times as well as the months or even years it takes. It also depends on what country immigrants are applying from. It all depends on who is filing, too. If one is a US Citizen, the process for filing for family members takes years.
Rather than working across the aisle to pass meaningful immigration reform, the current administration would rather terrorize cities and communities by aggressive actions. Never mind the immigrants that are adhering to the process, they are being taken at courthouses because they are a person of color.
This mid term season, I implore you to vet the candidates. Do they honor justice or do they prefer culture war issues? Yes, the choices are really that stark.
#immigrationreform #immigrants #ICE #CBP #respect
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