The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday said Democrats who voted in favor of a short-term government funding bill without restoring protections for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children “betrayed our American values and allowed bigotry and fear to prevail.”
“Enough is enough. We cannot rely on empty promises from those who have already proven to play politics with the lives of Dreamers,” Lorella Praeli, the ACLU’s director of immigration policy and campaigns, said in a statement, referring to immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Praeli said that “too many Democrats” voted with Republicans to reopen the government.
“But too many lives are on the line and too much is at stake to give up on this fight,” she said. “Let it be known — we will be watching, and will make sure voters this November know if their representatives stood for Dreamers or for their deportations.”
OT, but this sure is good news.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/pennsylvania-court-throws-out-congressional-boundaries/2018/01/22/aa083b6a-ffa5-11e7-86b9-8908743c79dd_story.html?utm_term=.e96fb20a5a22&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1
Hope that bodes well for further wins in Wisconsin and Michigan, especially.
That is AMAZING news! Thanks chelsea530 for sharing - I’ve been keeping an eye on this and had fingers crossed that the 5-2 Dem majority in PA’s supreme court would prevail but I am still stunned.
Of course, this is far from over because PA 'pubs have no power if they play by the rules so they’ll fight this to the death.
Back on topic, the ACLU is premature is skewering the Dems here - I do believe they did what they had to do in the short term to be able to demonstrate once and for all that the 'pubs in both chambers, plus that pig-eyed sack of shit current resident of the WH, are bad faith negotiators.
Allowing this to play out in a matter of a few weeks is well worth the effort. IMHO, of course…
This is exactly what dems are arguing in Michigan, and according to a count of voters from each party they’re correct. Dems are underrepresented.
ACLU - are they now the enemy? Are they just a bunch of damned Bernie Bros who don’t understand the issues as well as the TPM commentariat?
ACLU needs to make up its mind who they are supporting, the other day it was republican candidate or judge (can’t keep it straight anymore).