Immigration

Trump stumps for his “vanity wall” while cutting $80 million from NC military installations to pay for it

By Eleanore Wood / September 9, 2019 / Comments Off on Trump stumps for his “vanity wall” while cutting $80 million from NC military installations to pay for it

Trump campaigns for Dan Bishop TONIGHT while slashing funds for NC military institutions, including an elementary school for military families at Fort Bragg. FAYETTEVILLE — Donald Trump is coming back in North Carolina this evening — not to assist the Hurricane Dorian recovery effort in the Outer Banks, but to campaign in Fayetteville for HB2…

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NC Sheriff’s Association flip-flops on legislation forcing sheriffs to act like ICE agents

By Eleanore Wood / June 18, 2019 / Comments Off on NC Sheriff’s Association flip-flops on legislation forcing sheriffs to act like ICE agents

Despite widespread opposition from the immigrant community and even several county sheriffs, the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association has flip-flopped to support the controversial House Bill 370, which forces local sheriffs to be part of Trump’s deportation machine, ripping children from their parents and separating families. Enforcing federal immigration laws is the federal government’s responsibility. Local authorities should be…

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Protests against immigration bills that force sheriffs to act like ICE agents

By Eleanore Wood / May 8, 2019 / Comments Off on Protests against immigration bills that force sheriffs to act like ICE agents

A group of immigrants and activists came together Saturday morning to rally outside of the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association against House Bill 370 and House Bill 135. They are urging Governor Roy Cooper to take a stand against two bills, which according to Members of the immigrant community makes them feel as if they are “captive in a community…

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The Progressive Pulse: Black sheriffs make history in sweep of seven largest NC counties

By Eleanore Wood / November 8, 2018 / Comments Off on The Progressive Pulse: Black sheriffs make history in sweep of seven largest NC counties

North Carolina has made history by electing 8 black sheriffs one of them female. 7 of those sheriffs are in the largest counties in the state.  Mecklenburg, Durham, Guilford, Forsyth, Cumberland, Buncombe, Wake, and Pitt counties. Election analysts and the winners said black candidates were propelled to office largely because they objected to hardline immigration…

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NPR: North Carolina’s Board Of Elections Fights Back Against ICE Request

By Eleanore Wood / September 10, 2018 / Comments Off on NPR: North Carolina’s Board Of Elections Fights Back Against ICE Request

The U.S. Attorney for North Carolina issued a massive subpoena on behalf of federal immigration authorities to 44 county elections boards in eastern North Carolina. The subpoena demanded five years’ worth of voting records, including ballots which can be traced back to individual voters. Thankfully the State Board of Elections and Attorney General Josh Stein…

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