Anti-Refugee Fear Mongering Hits Montana
Montana isn't the only state in the midst of a fear-mongering campaign run by a Trump lookalike, and this anti-immigrant anti-refugee tide is making me grind my teeth in rage. My ancestors were...
View ArticleThe Party of Lincoln Is Rejecting the Legacy of Lincoln
The Montana Republican Party officially supports doing away with birthright citizenship. Donald Trump made waves last year when he called for ending birthright citizenship; I hadn't realized that there...
View ArticleIs Donald Trump Going to Deport Christian Homeschoolers?
Even beyond all of this horrible hypocrisy and all of these double standards, I am extremely leery of ideological tests for immigrants. That is the start of a horrible slippery slope. Who determines...
View ArticleTrump’s Ban Has Republican Fingerprints All Over It
I bring this all up because I'm concerned that Trump's executive order of last Friday---banning Syrian refugees and barring individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.---is...
View ArticleCensored Super Bowl Ads and Media Integrity in the Age of Trump
While this isn't the same as government censorship---Fox is a private company---censorship does not have to stem from explicit government dictate to be of serious concern. Consider that Trump has made...
View ArticleWho Defines the “Real” America?
I'm tired of the idea that white America is the "real" America---as though there were one "real" America. We need more commercials (and other media) that push back against the idea that white is...
View ArticleWhy Cities Welcome Immigrants
I mention all of this because I want to help explain why so many cities have elected to be "sanctuary cities." Immigration is good for cities and good for economic growth. Cities know this. The...
View ArticleUm, Guys? Amnesty Would Fix That.
Opponents of immigration talk about economics, taxes, and crime, but the data is against them on this. Immigrants create jobs, boost wages, and reduce crime. Concerns about unskilled immigrants...
View ArticleWhy Trump’s Irish Merchandise Broke My Irony Meter
Does no one on Trump's team know anything about the history of immigration?
View ArticleHispanic Christians and Evangelical Persecution Narratives
Do publications like Christianity Today have a chance at convincing evangelicals to see undocumented immigrants as part of their in-group? I suspect not, and here's why: Those who support Trump's...
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