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23 Oct, 5 tweets, 1 min read
I'm sick of the victim blaming.

People who think kids separated at the border are living in "good conditions" are also likely to think:

slaves had it better here than in their homeland
women are less likely to be raped if they stay at home
asylees are better off fixing their home countries
black folks should stop looking for a handout
Muslims should do more to call out terrorism...

Victim blaming ENABLES the cycle of abuse and oppression.

#Debates2020
#FamiliesBelongTogether
#HopeOverFear

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Hassan Ahmad Profile picture
18 Jul
Banning undocumented immigrants from the census isn't new. The white supremacist group @FAIRImmigration spearheaded an effort to do the same in the 1980 census

*fill out your census forms* Image
They lost. But in this March 1980 piece, note what the lawsuit attempted: count undocumented people, but don't include them in the census count.

*fill out your census forms*

What Trump tried to do in 2019 and got shot down. @politico reports he may be up to it again.
If you want to see the where Trump and his immigration sidekick Stephen Miller get their inspiration, look to Tanton.

The #TantonNetwork is deeply embedded in the Trump administration, as these graphics make clear, and fill out your census forms:

plotagainstimmigrants.com/network/
Read 6 tweets
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9 Jul
Yet another attack on asylum seekers is published in today's Federal Register. The US creates perfect conditions for the spread of disease in squalid concentration camps, now proposes using disease as a grounds to prevent filing for asylum.

regulations.gov/document?D=EOI…
The trope of the "diseased immigrant" is as old as racism. What's horrifying about this proposed rule is that it will be used not only for COVID-19, but *any* public health issue, in the US or elsewhere.
But isn't this necessary? We're all scared of deadly diseases.

News flash: this isn't new.

medium.com/s/story/our-hi…
Read 7 tweets
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8 Jul
Jean Raspail was the author of #CampOfTheSaints, a virulently racist hate novel that's achieved cult classic status among white nationalists. A favorite of Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller, the novel portrays the death of Western civilization by refugees.

chroniclesmagazine.org/blog/in-memori…
John Tanton, founder of today's anti-immigrant movement, whose organizations have infiltrated deep into the Trump administration, loved the novel so much he acquired the rights to republish it in 1994.

My review:

typhoonical.com/home/campsaints
The influence of the novel cannot be overstated. If you're wondering where the WN movement gets its inspiration to formulate the horrific policies we've seen rolled out, look inside the minds of racists like Jean Raspail. Stephen Miller did:

npr.org/2019/11/19/780…
Read 8 tweets
Hassan Ahmad Profile picture
4 Jul
We made it.

We're six months into rebuilding America. Don't get me wrong: there's a long way to go. But today, July 4, 2021, fresh off the Supreme Court's decision last week to uphold ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, let's take just a minute to celebrate.
The second wave last fall killed 80,000 Americans. That didn't stop thousands of Trump-supporting mobs burning masks in the streets. But we were better prepared when some GOP leadership urged mask wearing.
Plus, the international team of medical experts and allied health personnel convened in Atlanta. A vaccine proves elusive, but at least we finally joined the International Pandemic Response Cooperative.
Read 19 tweets
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19 Jun
#DACA survives. Here's what everyone needs to know. (Thread)

THE OPINION

The revocation of DACA was unlawful. But to be clear: this was *not* a decision upholding the constitutionality of DACA. And that underscores the 1st takeaway: Celebrate, but this is NOT over.
What was illegal about it? Bluntly: they screwed up. Trump, Miller, then-Secy Elaine Duke, then-AG Jeff Sessions, and later then-Secy Nielsen all thought they could simply cancel DACA and not have to show their math. The Supreme Court did not let them get away with it.
If a government agency puts forth a rule, it has to show its math.

Imagine a rule that all cars have to have either airbags or automatic seat belts as a secondary form of safety. Then the agency, showing its math, decides that automatic seat belts (remember those?) don't work.
Read 24 tweets
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20 May
Today the Board of Supervisors IN Prince William County, Virginia met to discuss appointment of three new members to the Jail Board.

On the chopping block: the county's voluntary agreement with ICE under INA 287(g).

This notorious program is legalized racial profiling.
287(g) was added to the immigration law in 1996, pushed by the anti-immigrant organizations in the Tanton Network.

If you follow me, you know I'm trying to unseal the papers of John Tanton, their white nationalist founder.t
Tanton Network operatives have infested the Trump administration. If you ever wondered how Trump and Miller roll out hateful policy after policy, look to this network.

287(g) is a beloved tool of these hate groups.
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