Assitant Professor, Montclair State University; Political Science Ph.D.; Immigration and politics. Follow me @jvimo.bsky.social
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Tomorrow, DHS will publish a new proposed "public charge" rule. Trump 1.0 sought to implement a "wealth test" barring immigrants if they were "too poor," accessed public benefits, or were deemed likely to be dependent on the government for support.
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In 2017, I co-founded the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) campaign. Through a national organizing campaign, we secured over 200,000 public comments on the rule (a record-breaking number ), almost all of them opposing the proposal. 2/
My article with Allan Colbern and Shawn Walker on the urgent need for Civically Engaged Research (CER) in immigration scholarship was just published!
Check it out here:
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This is not only bad policy, as it will result in the loss of millions of taxpayer dollars, but it is also illegal—IRC Section 6103 prohibits the sharing of tax data without a judicial order. 1/
I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information with ICE nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/po…
It took us almost 20 years to pass the Green Light law allowing all residents, regardless of immigration status, to apply for driver's licenses. Issuing driver's licenses is indisputably the power of the states. cbsnews.com/newyork/news/pam…
@GovKathyHochul must remain strong in resisting these attacks on our state's right to make its own laws.
Maybe someone should show Vance a high school textbook so he can learn how the U.S. government is structured?
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If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal.
If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal.
Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.
Trump's action of freezing all federal aid is blatantly unconstitutional. The Constitution gives Congress the "power of the purse." Presidents can't just decide not to fund programs authorized by Congress. We must fight this egregious lawlessness.
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Today's complex decision underscores the uncertainty that DACA recipients experience.
Congressional action and permanent protections for immigrant youth are long overdue.
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SNOWFLAKES
Due to the dangerously cold temperatures expected Monday, President-elect Trump's inauguration is moving indoors, sources tell @alaynatreene, @KateSullivanDC and me. Expect Trump and Vance to be sworn in inside the Capitol Rotunda.
Again, Trump's policies are about promoting fear and insecurity. When Steven Miller said, "America Is For Americans And Americans Only," he called into question who qualifies as an American. 1/
Trump administration’s next target: naturalized US citizens thehill.com/opinion/immigrat…
Who's next? Citizens with birthright citizenship? This is a chilling reminder to those who view citizenship as the end goal that citizenship alone does not protect against the violence of the state. 3/