Amy Lieu
The American Independent
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Biden asks Congress to help the undocumented in Immigrant Heritage Month proclamation
The president pushed Congress to pass sweeping immigration legislation that would benefit millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. → Read More
No, the Biden administration isn't 'sneaking' immigrant kids into Tennessee
'This is a program that's been around for decades. It was the same program under the Trump administration,' said an immigration attorney in Nashville. → Read More
The GOP's war on 'critical race theory' is all about winning elections
'Critical race theory disrupts the racial social hierarchy. And those who benefit from this hierarchy are fighting to preserve it,' one professor said. → Read More
GOP senator claims Biden's COVID relief checks were used to 'lure' immigrants to US
Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty said cartels were marketing Biden's relief efforts and push for a higher federal minimum wage to recruit immigrants to make the trek to the U.S.-Mexico border. → Read More
GOP bill would give police power to arrest immigrants over legal status
'It would be building on this sense in law enforcement that they should be rounding up immigrants,' said one immigration attorney, who called the legislation 'profoundly dangerous.' → Read More
Democratic bill would ensure farmworkers get overtime pay after years of being ignored
House Democrats have reintroduced legislation to ensure farmworkers are compensated fairly for overtime work, an attempt to confront existing labor laws → Read More
GOP governors say border crossings are somehow 'entirely' Biden's fault
Experts say the rise in apprehensions is largely due to seasonal shifts in migration. → Read More
Biden halts Trump rule that blocked spouses of immigrants from working in the US
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration officials are delaying a Trump-era policy that forced some immigrants to turn in new fingerprints to renew their visas, → Read More
GOP pretends climate change can't possibly affect immigration from Central America
Extreme weather events caused by climate change are forcing many Central Americans to leave their homes in search of safety. → Read More
GOP attacks Biden's immigration plan after complaining he ignores immigration
Republican lawmakers are slamming President Joe Biden's plan to tackle immigration from Central America, suggesting that giving aid to impoverished and → Read More
Biden takes back border wall funds Trump stole from the military
President Joe Biden is returning money to the Pentagon that his predecessor Donald Trump swiped from the Department of Defense to fund the ineffective → Read More
GOP voters side with Biden on how to handle immigration despite Republican attacks
A new poll has found that a majority of Republican voters support the Biden administration's approach of addressing the root causes of immigration to the → Read More
GOP lawmakers falsely claim Biden is empowering drug cartels
Republican lawmakers are circulating false talking points about President Joe Biden's immigration policies, suggesting that his approach, which is far → Read More
Border Patrol chief is mad that he can't use slurs to describe immigrants anymore
Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott, a Donald Trump appointee, denounced a new Biden administration policy demanding changes in the language used to refer to → Read More
How Biden tried to undo Trump's damage to immigration in his first 100 days
President Joe Biden employed a two-pronged approach to immigration during his first 100 days in office that included his own proactive solutions as well → Read More
McConnell suggests he'll hold immigration bill hostage over fake border crisis
Americans, meanwhile, want Republicans to work with President Joe Biden to accomplish his agenda. → Read More
GOP hopes Trump's border wall can help them win back the House
House Republicans think rallying behind Trump's border wall can help them take the chamber back, according to reports from the GOP's annual legislative → Read More
Now GOP lawmakers are outraged about a book Kamala Harris wrote for children
They're mad some books were included in welcome kits for immigrant children. → Read More
The GOP's failed arguments for the border wall keep stacking up
On Jan. 20, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that halted construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Donald Trump's longtime pet project, → Read More
This wildlife preserve is fighting to keep the government from destroying it
A federal judge is set to decide whether the government can seize a prominent birding preserve in southern Texas to allow for Donald Trump's long-promised → Read More