“Spain will legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year over the next three years as it seeks to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population, Migration Minister Elma Saiz told reporters.”

“’Spain has to opt between being an open, prosperous country or being a closed and poor one, and we have chosen the former,’ Saiz said.”

"Spain's economy is the fastest-growing in the EU."

reuters.com/world/europe/spain…

#immigration #Spain

#Brexit... The greatest con ever pulled on the #UK public.

We essentially imposed economic sanctions against ourselves. By adding #immigration to the equation, millions fell for #Brexit, but even after the unmitigated disaster it's become, millions STILL voted for #Farage at #GE2024!

#UnFuckinBeLIEvable 🙄

"Illegal immigration is not a new problem.

Native Americans used to call it 'white people'."

#immigration #IllegalImmigrants #IllegalAliens #politics

“We are under no illusions that the policies in Project 2025, which includes slashing legal #immigration, rounding up immigrants, creating new detention camps, are all on the table. That is not to say that all of them can be carried out or will be carried out, but we know what the options of policies out there look like.” texasobserver.org/texas-front-…

#Project2025 #politics #USpol #news #election2024 #border #Trump

Texas Will Be on the ‘Front Lines’ of Mass Deportation

“We're going to defend our immigrant communities from Trump's attacks, while we hold Trump and people like Elon Musk accountable for spreading lies and scapegoating immigrants.”

^{Francesca D’Annunzio (The Texas Observer)}

From Justin Miller: Colin Allred's post-Dobbs strategy fell flat here—and for #Democrats all across the country–in the face of the visceral reactionary forces around the economy and immigration summoned by #Trump. texasobserver.org/texas-red-te…

#ColinAllred #TedCruz #politics #USpol #news #Texas #election2024 #Republicans #immigration #abortion #extremism

Texas Goes All Red for Ted

Maybe Dems need to recover the lessons of Beto 2018. Or maybe the sun will die before the state turns blue.

^{Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)}

Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the U.S. legally. Here’s how it works.

@AssociatedPress reports: "Critics fear the change could scare people away from hospitals in Texas, even though patients are not required to answer the questions to receive medical care. The mandate is similar to a policy that debuted last year in Florida."

flip.it/eMCo_W

For more state and local politics news, follow @state-and-local-ElectionCentral

#Texas #Immigration #Migrants #USPolitics #Politics

Texas hospitals will ask about immigration status

Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the U.S. legally starting Friday. The new policy stems from an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and it escalates the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration.

^{THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP News)}

Now #Texas requires hospitals to refuse trtmt of admitted "illegals."

Texas has become the harbinger of #GOP policy.

This what you want? Doctors violating their Hippocratic oath? Sick & injured people condemned to die b/c of #immigration status?

B/c you know what'll happen: ppl won't go to hospitals because they're required to declare their #citizenship &/or immigration status - or that of a family member. And Sbbott'll find some way to track em down

#Election2024

abc13.com/post/texas-hospitals…

Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works

Critics fear the change could scare people away from hospitals in Texas, even though patients are not required to answer the questions to receive medical care.

^{ABC13 Houston}

Wow. When I saw "Lee Greenwood" in the title, I was ready to think this the least of the episodes they've ever done, but I should have known better.

This is a showpiece for the investigative chops of the researchers at #LastWeekTonight as well as the comedy writers who came up with an absolute banger of a music video at the end. #Satire #Immigration youtube.com/watch?v=P6grAoS-mu…

On Tues, Americans will elect the next #POTUS & hundreds of #Congress members. In doing so, voters will also shape the 3rd branch: the #judiciary.

Federal #judges — whom the #president picks & the #Senate confirms — have become even more powerful in recent yrs as a #polarized Congress has failed to pass major #laws on many issues. As a result, the judiciary has shaped #policy on #abortion, #immigration, #guns, #VotingRights & more.

#law #SCOTUS #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
nytimes.com/2024/10/31/briefin…

"But new data reveal that #Trump was the one whose #immigration policies damaged the country’s #security. In fact, he released more convicted criminals into the #UnitedStates than his successor....

when it comes to the small percentage of noncitizens who do commit crimes, Trump did not prioritize removing them during his term in office. In fact, he explicitly deprioritized them."
washingtonpost.com/opinions/20…

#Immigration #Politics #GOP #NationalSecurity #Crime #News #USNews #USA

"In his first week in office, #Trump signed an executive order rescinding Obama-era orders that directed the Department of Homeland Security to focus its resources on detaining & removing noncitizens who committed serious crimes....

What did that mean in practice? Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents were no longer required to focus on felons."
washingtonpost.com/opinions/20…

#Immigration #Policy #DHS #ICE #Crime #GOP #Politics #USPol #USA #News

New today: Arvin West speaks forcefully about being a local sheriff in a border county that’s always been home and where Latinos (including those in his own family) are not enemies but voters who’ve kept him in office—most recently in an unusually tough primary election campaign earlier this year. texasobserver.org/a-lawmans-ch…

#politics #USpol #police #border #racism #extremism #Republicans #Trump #immigration #WestTexas

A Lawman’s Change of Heart?

Iconic Texas Sheriff Arvin West was a leading voice against migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. But West says his perspective is aligned with what he sees as the reality of the border.

^{Alfredo Corchado (The Texas Observer)}

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's #plan for #massdeportations

Trump has "long pledged" to conduct widespread deportations, said The Associated Press. #Immigration is his No. 1 issue

theweek.com/politics/donald-tr…

“The last time the United States launched a mass deportation effort … U.S. citizens of Hispanic descent were rounded up and sent to Mexico—a place that many had never been before. The mass deportations that #Trump is proposing would be devastating for our economy and dangerous for American Latinos.”
texasobserver.org/how-mass-dep…

#politics #USpol #immigration #news #fascism #extremism #racism #election2024 #economy

How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas

The Lone Star State is home to millions of undocumented residents and members of mixed-status families critical to the state’s economic success, yet Texas leaders are cheering on Trump anyway.

^{Francesca D’Annunzio (The Texas Observer)}

"For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate tax cuts and deregulation."

~ Eli Hager

#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites #SuperRich #immigration #TaxCuts #deregulation
/12

propublica.org/article/busines…

The Business Lobby Once Fought for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

^ProPublica

"It is not hard to guess why Bezos and Soon-Shiong made these decisions. Both are billionaires whose other businesses could be hurt by people who conflate their papers’ editorials with the two men’s own opinions. And both are hedging against the chance of Donald Trump winning the election, since he will surely turn his vengeance on those who opposed him."

~ Judd Legum

#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #EconomicElites #SuperRich #immigration #TaxCuts
/13

wonkette.com/p/thanks-for-all-…

Thanks For All These New Wonkette Subscribers, Jeff Bezos Of The Washington Post!

And LA Times, shame on you too!

^{Gary Legum (Wonkette)}

Elon Musk has spent the past couple years railing against “illegal” immigrants, but new reporting confirms what we’ve long suspected: Musk himself worked illegally in the United States and deceived officials when investors finally forced him to get a visa.

washingtonpost.com/business/20…

#tech #elonmusk #immigration #politics

The U.S. #Business Community Used to Be a Force for #Immigration Reform. What Happened?
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For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of #Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate #tax cuts and deregulation.

propub.li/40ki11H

#News #Immigration #Labor #Economy #Industry

The Business Lobby Once Fought for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate tax cuts and deregulation.

^ProPublica

#KamalaHarris speaking to reporters in #Philadelphia. She should do more of this non scripted speaking, it displays her intelligence & firm grasp of the issues like the #economy, #immigration & #WomensRights completely independent of a speech on a teleprompter.

#democracy #constitution #USpol #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

youtube.com/watch?v=jg5flNd50v…