Following recent disturbing reports about the treatment of migrants, especially children, at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities in Texas, Selena Gomez spoke out on Instagram on Saturday (June 29), calling their living conditions “absolutely inhumane” and urging followers to also speak out against the children’s treatment. According to a report by The Texas Tribune,…
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During OZY Fest, a two-day event in Central Park this weekend, Hillary Clinton sat down for an interview with nonprofit leader Laurene Powell Jobs and shared that she plans to help reunite immigrant families by providing transportation options. “I’m going to be tweeting about this in the days to come, but if any of you…
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If you—like many people across the United States including all five living First Ladies—find yourself outraged by what is happening to children and families in our country’s border towns, you are probably looking for ways to help. But first, you’ll want to know why this is happening in the first place. In April, the Trump…
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The Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy on immigration has drawn an outcry from people across the country, and many have wondered how to help families who have been separated at the border. One couple—Charlotte and Dave Willner from the Bay Area—faced this same question before deciding to start a Facebook fundraiser to help immigrant and refugee…
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The reports about Donald Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy ripping families apart has elicited a response from many, including all of the living first ladies. But on Tuesday night, reaction hit cable news after an Associated Press report on “tender age” shelters for immigrant babies and children resulted in Rachel Maddow breaking down in tears…
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All five living first ladies have officially weighed in on the Trump immigration policy of separating undocumented children and their parents at the border. On Sunday, former First Lady Laura Bush published a heartfelt Washington Post op-ed about the policy and Melania Trump released a statement saying that she “hates to see children separated from…
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