Dem Rep. Wilson: ‘Inhumane' to Deport Haitians to Haiti — U.S. Has Obligation to Take Them In BreitBart / Pam Key / September 23, 2021 Thursday on CNN's "The Lead," Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) called it "inhumane" to deport Haitian migrants back to a country that cannot accept them. Wilson said, "I am pissed about the deportations back to a country that cannot accept them.… Read more »
Florida Rep. Wilson tells Biden to 'pay' migrants not to come to US The Washington Time / September 23, 2021 Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson on Thursday called on President Biden to "pay" those fleeing Latin America for the U.S. southern border to "incentivize" them to remain in their country of origin. "Fly to those countries," she said while addressing the Biden… Read more »
‘Fix this.' Miami officials furious over Haitian deportations, inaction from Biden. Miami Herald / Bianca Padro Ocasio & Alex Daugherty / September 23, 2021 Haitian-American activists and Democratic lawmakers in South Florida are growing increasingly frustrated at the Biden administration for increasing deportation flights to Haiti after they asked for a pause, as pressure… Read more »
Pressure builds on Democratic leadership over HBCU funding The Hill / Aris Folley / September 22, 2021 Pressure is building on Democratic leadership to ensure the party's $3.5 trillion social spending package includes more grant funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members and advocacy groups are seeking changes to… Read more »
Black Lawmakers Put Pressure On Democratic Party To Increase HBCU Funding IHeart 107.5 / Ryan Shepard / September 22, 2021 Black lawmakers are putting pressure on the Democratic Party's leadership in regards to the Biden Administration's $3.5 trillion social spending package proposal. Initially, the package included $45 billion for historically Black colleges and universities. However,… Read more »
Migration maelstrom puts Biden in a political vise Politico / Sabrina Rodriguez / September 21, 2021 "The administration and Congress have to come together to offer a clear strategy for how to deal with what is a new reality in the region being driven in the short term by COVID and climate change, and laws which never really contemplated what we are seeing now," said Simon Rosenberg, a… Read more »
2022 Best Colleges in the U.S.: Harvard, Stanford, MIT Take Top Rankings The Wall Street Journal / David M. Ewalt / September 21, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has changed a lot about higher education. But some things remain constant: The top tier of the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings is packed with familiar names, with Harvard University claiming the top… Read more »
The forgotten primary: 11 Democrats vie for Florida's bluest seat without outside help Miami Herald / Alex Daugherty / September 20, 2021 Nine of the 11 Democrats vying for a once-in-a-generation opportunity to represent the state's bluest district in Congress had a chance to face one another, virtually, in a recent candidate forum hosted by the left-leaning advocacy group Florida… Read more »
Democrats oversee Haiti deportations and stalled immigration changes, angering advocates Miami Herald / Alex Daugherty / September 20, 2021 Mike Fernandez, a Miami billionaire and political megadonor who left the Republican Party to pursue bipartisan immigration reform, smiled into the camera last week as he announced his support for a Democrat-only plan to provide citizenship for… Read more »
Deported migrants from U.S.-Mexico border arrive in Haiti as DHS chief defends flights Miami Herald / Jacqueline Charles / September 19, 2021 As the first planeloads of angry Haitian migrants arrived in Port-au-Prince on Sunday after being repatriated from the U.S.-Mexico border, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security defended the deportations, saying misinformation is… Read more »
