Asylum-Seekers Held In Cages

Asylum seekers  have been forced to wait under an overpass outside a Border Patrol station in El Paso, Texas.

So, about that fucking wall

I was pleased, and not at all surprised, to see that the GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign, “We The People Will Fund The Wall,” was not successful in raising $1 billion, and so GoFundMe is making them return the money. They’ve set up a 501c4 and are trying to get people to transfer their donations. Douchebags.

So, about those immigrant stats

It’s been a long time (two years!!) since I’ve posted. It was a much needed hiatus to deal with personal stuff. But, a comment thread on a friend’s Facebook post had me decide to change that.

NM ID Law as Anti-Immigration Legislation

Graphic from Somos Un Pueblo Unido

As stated in the Albuquerque Journal “Democrats and Republicans are sparring over how to make New Mexico comply with the federal REAL ID Act. The tougher federal standards require proof of legal U.S. residency for those who want to use state identification to access certain areas of federal facilities…