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Trump Continues His Attack on the Immigrant Community

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His Latest Executive Order is Declared “Blatantly Unconstitutional” by Mark M. Bello The hits just keep on coming. President Donald Trump continues challenging existing law and the United States Constitution, giving this lawyer plenty to write about. His most recent executive order aims to abolish birthright citizenship. It is a virtual slam dunk that the […]

America is Now at Risk

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January 6 four years ago was a dark day in America. That was the day that Donald Trump zealots attacked the U.S. Capitol, storming through broken windows and doors, and assaulting brave law enforcement officers. It was a violent attack spawned by Trump, one that even featured a makeshift gallows on the Capitol grounds that […]

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