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“Trump’s border policy has squeezed asylum seekers at both ends. Officials stress that migrants ought to present themselves legally at ports of entry, while asylum seekers at ports are forced to wait days or weeks for entry to the US." - Dara Lind

Meanwhile, food insecurity among new immigrant families has nearly doubled in the last decade.

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"We are making this sacred journey to call on our government to stop the unacceptable practice of imprisoning immigrant minors, and ensure protection for those seeking refuge within our borders.” Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp

Trump and the GOP continue to label themselves “the party of Lincoln.” But they depart widely from Abraham Lincoln’s view and treatment of immigrants.

Undocumented workers fund public schools and local government services by paying sales and property taxes like everyone, estimated to be $11.7 billion a year. In 2013, they contributed $13 billion per year to the Social Security retirement trust fund

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The migrant caravan Trump is so obsessed about is a direct result of US foreign policy.

Mass migration is the result of decades of political, economic and military intervention by the United States and of negligence, coups d’état, insecurity, corruption, and impunity by Central America’s governments.