Trump and Republicans have taken direct action to deport as many undocuments U.S. residents as possible, prevent Muslims from entering the country, and ran an entire campaign based on building a wall on our border. Add this to the list of despicable actions -- lowering the amount of refugees admitted to the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands in imminent danger around the globe. America Last.
In April, so-called "Sanctuary Cities" listed in a 2016 report for not complying fully with federal immigration authorities were issued letters by the Department of Justice to get in line or lose funding. Fortunately, in what's become a pattern for a White House acting out of turn, a federal judge has stepped in.
In July 2017, Smart Dissent reported that the Pentagon was likely canceling a program that recruits immigrants to the military. Known as Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI), the program fast-tracked immigrants to citizens in exchange for their service defending this great country.
The White House signed an second Muslim Ban executive order on March 6th intending to achieve the same effects as the first one which was rejected. The second one was also rejected on March 15th.
Sanctuary cities are seeking to protect our citizens by ignoring unjust, aggressive immigration policy changes the Justice Department is using to deport good people and destroy families. Smart Dissent discussed in late June that the Justice Department are various states are seeking new ways to shutdown sanctuary cities.
In our August 15th post below, we provided a primer that explained what DACA is and why it exists after President Obama's 2010 DREAM legislation was filibustered by Republicans in Senate to prevent a vote. We said that by September 5th, DACA was at grave risk of being shut down and nearly a million individuals brought here as children would be deported to countries of birth that have no memory of or connection to.
As more of Trump's regime get comfortable in their new positions of power for which they have little-to-no qualification, they find new ways to implement the heinous ideas they believe they are empowered to undertake. They spend every day crafting and implementing policies with destructive consequences for our country, our world and our future.
Let's take a step back and make sure everyone understands what DACA is and why it exists.
While almost immediately under investigration upon taking office, Trump and team have sought to quickly inflict as much pain as possible upon our nation with varying levels of success. Our Resistance will play a significant role in how far they get in their agenda. After failing to take away healthcare from millions of Americans, the Bannon-led White House has turned back to his dream agenda: white supremacy.
A program called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) provides a fast track to citizenship for non-citizens who join the U.S. military. While not well-known, the program has been in place since 2009.
The recruitment program began in 2009 to attract immigrants with medical or language skills, such as surgeons or Arabic speakers. It allows visa holders, asylees and refugees to bypass the green card process to become U.S. citizens.