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Immigration & elder law lawyer. Comments on immigration issues & US politics. Recovering former conservative. Get your mail-in ballot and vote early!🌎
Dec 23, 2020 10 tweets 2 min read
Thoughts on memberships of Congress supposedly “jumping the line” to get vaccinated against SARS-CoV2 (the virus that causes COVID-19)./1 Yes, I believe healthcare workers and nursing home residents should be the top priority for the vaccine. However, I don’t condemn members of Congress taking the vaccine now, very publicly, for these reasons:/2
Dec 11, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
Yes, DACA is back, and I’m happy for the millions of young people this gives temporary assistance to. But here are some uncomfortable truths even immigration professionals tend to ignore. Not only is DACA unconstitutional, it’s bad policy. Let me explain./1 DACA is not law. It grants no legal status. It does not legalize the millions of young people brought here as children and raised as Americans. It’s just an executive action that amounts to a mere promise not to seek removal (deportation)./2
Oct 24, 2020 17 tweets 2 min read
Top 10 possible October Surprises from the Trump Campaign:
10) Trump claims thousands of military ballots found in Biden’s basement. 1/ 9) Due to Mischief Night (Devil’s Night) violence, Trump declares martial law and sends BORTAC thugs to subdue the streets of Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia. /2
Oct 13, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
So, in a backhanded way, Trump did do us a favor. He showed that most of our protections against a dictatorship are built on trust. Trust that no one will abuse the power we’ve given the president, both through the Constitution and by legislation. /1 It’s a trust based not only on the person we elect to the Oval Office, but also a trust placed in our legislators. /2
Jan 10, 2020 19 tweets 3 min read
1/Trump came into office with zero foreign policy experience. He immediately began insulting our traditional allies, such as Canada and Germany. 2/He also came into office with an obsession to undo everything President Obama did. Moreover, his view of Iran has never changed since the 1979 hostage crisis.