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A Nation of Immigrants: The Timeless Words of President John F. Kennedy serve as a message for today

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A Nation of Immigrants: The Timeless Words of President Kennedy are a Message for Today
May 29, 2019 President John F. Kennedy was born 102 years ago today. His dedication to upholding the American ideal of a “nation of immigrants” catalyzed the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which eliminated the national origin quota system. ADL and Harper Perennial released the 60th Anniversary edition of President Kennedy’s book, A Nation of Immigrants, last year. His words are evergreen and remind us how a diversity of faiths, nationalities and…
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ADL and Mexican Foreign Ministry Sign Joint Agreement to Collaborate in the Fight Against Anti-Immigrant Hate

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Mexico City, Mexico, May 29, 2019 …ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Mexican Foreign Ministry today signed an agreement to work collaboratively to assist people of Mexican heritage living in the United States who are victims of discrimination, bigotry, bullying and hate crimes.  The Memorandum of Understanding between ADL and Mexico commences the second phase of a two-year partnership working to fight back against the rising tide of hate crimes and discrimination facing…
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Arrest of United Constitutional Patriots Leader Renews Concerns Over Border Vigilantes

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April 25, 2019 On April 20, FBI agents arrested a New Mexico border vigilante leader, Larry Mitchell Hopkins (aka “Johnny Horton, Jr.”) on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The arrest occurred just days after members of Hopkins’ group, the United Constitutional Patriots (UCP), attracted considerable attention and condemnation for detaining at gunpoint several hundred asylum-seeking migrants and families crossing the border near El Paso, Texas. The two…
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"Remain in Mexico" Policy Must End.

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March 26, 2019 In January, the Trump Administration announced a new and unprecedented attack on asylum seekers and migrants. On the heels of its effort to institute an asylum ban -- denying asylum protections for those seeking entry to the U.S. outside regular processing at ports of entry, the administration implemented “Migrant Protection Protocols.” Also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, this new approach sends migrants seeking asylum back to Mexico to…
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Kennedy's Vision of America as 'Nation of Immigrants' Still Resonates

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by: Jonathan Greenblatt | October 17, 2018 The Hill Members of Congress and the Administration, faced with a wave of immigration and fears that the immigrants would endanger national security, passed a series of laws establishing entry quotas. Their goal was to severely restrict immigration to the U.S. To stem the influx of immigrants from Mexico, the government also launched an operation to force their return, fanning agents across Texas and the Southwest to identify undocumented…
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ADL and Harper Perennial Release 60th Anniversary Edition of John F. Kennedy's Classic Essay, "A Nation of Immigrants"

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New York, NY, October 16, 2018 … At a time when the debate over immigration policy is at the forefront of national political discourse, ADL and Harper Perennial have published an updated edition of John F. Kennedy’s landmark book, A Nation of Immigrants, on the 60th anniversary of its publication. Alarmed by the rising xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment at the time, former longtime ADL leader Ben Epstein reached out to Senator Kennedy, then a junior senator from…
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White Supremacists to Hold "Build the Wall" Rally in Greenville, SC

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October 11, 2018 The neo-Confederate South Carolina Conservative Action Council (SCCAC) will hold a “Build the Wall” rally on Saturday, October 13 at the Federal Building in Greenville, South Carolina. They will be joined by members of the Nationalist Liberty Union, a small, relatively new, white supremacist group based in Georgia.   SCCAC is a neo-Confederate organization led by William G. Carter III, who also acts as the editor of the group’s newspaper, The…
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Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule for Immigrants is a Cruel Proposal

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By Melissa Garlick | ADL's National Civil Rights Counsel October 03, 2018 JTA Closing America’s doors to the “tired” and “poor” yearning for freedom is at the heart of the new reported proposal by the Trump administration. The proposal would make it more difficult for immigrants to come to this country, or obtain visas or green cards, if they or members of their household have ever used public welfare programs. The promise of the Statue of Liberty is…
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Contrarrestando la Ola de Odio Contra la Comunidad Latina

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July 03, 2018 La comunidad latina en Estados Unidos está lidiando con una ola anti-inmigrante. Este odio se manifiesta de diversas maneras incluyendo el acoso que sufren alumnos cuando les gritan “construye el muro” durante juegos deportivos, cuando estudiantes juegan un juego que llaman “La Migra”  donde pretenden ser agentes de ICE y deportar a otros que actúan a ser migrantes, en fiestas universitarias de disfraces donde estudiantes se visten como…
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How We're Countering the Wave of Hate Against Latinos

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June 21, 2018 The Latino community in the United States has increasingly been on the receiving end of anti-immigrant and xenophobic rhetoric fueled by hate. Hate rears its ugly head in many ways, including bullying in schools where students chant “build the wall” at sporting events, play a game called “La Migra,” where students pretend to be ICE agents and deport students acting as immigrants, and in college costume parties where students dress like maids and gardeners,…
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Jonathan Greenblatt's Remarks at Capitol Hill Press Conference Regarding Family Separation Policy For Migrants

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Washington, D.C. June 19, 2018 Thank you, Vanita. I want to thank Reverend Al Sharpton and Janet Murguía for helping to organize this event today, and I want to thank all of my colleagues for coming out.  For those of you who don't know, the Anti-Defamation League, or the ADL, was founded in 1913 with the mission to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all, and I stand here today because what we are seeing is injustice plain…
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It's Not Too Late to Rescue the Asylum Seeker

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By Jonathan Greenblatt | ADL CEO and National Director and Dan Meridor | Former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel April 16, 2018 The Jerusalem Post About two weeks ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the surprising and welcome announcement that Israel had reached an agreement with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on the issue of the African asylum seekers. And, just as surprisingly, he announced a few hours later that the plan was suspended, and within a day, canceled. …
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ADL Statement Regarding Citizenship Status Question in 2020 Census Questionnaire

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New York, NY, March 27, 2018 … The following is a statement from Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that it intends to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 Census questionnaire: We oppose this alarming and disruptive action, which is certain to cause fear and result in an incomplete census, disproportionately impacting minorities and those most in need of resources. This decision, which…
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ADL Joins Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Amicus Brief in Support of DACA

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New York, NY, March 20, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and a coalition of civil rights organizations on an amicus brief before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In its amicus brief supporting a challenge brought by the University of California, the Lawyers’ Committee and ADL argue that the President’s decision to rescind DACA…
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Far Right Trolls Recast “No Means No” and “My Body My Choice” as Anti-Immigrant Memes

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January 30, 2018 At a time when women have become increasingly vocal in addressing critical issues like sexual harassment and sexual violence, reproductive rights, workplace opportunity and equal pay, a group of far right trolls have deliberately appropriated slogans from the women’s movement in service of their own xenophobic cause. The far right campaign appropriates “No Means No” and recasts “My Body My Choice” as “My Borders My Choice.” …
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White Supremacists Praise Trump's Inflammatory Immigration Remarks

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January 12, 2018 White supremacists expressed delight online after President Trump’s reported remarks about “shithole” majority black countries. Mr. Trump made the comments Thursday afternoon during a White House meeting about immigration, asking the assembled group of Senators and Representatives why he would want “all these people from shithole countries,” referring to African nations and Haiti, adding that the United States should admit more people from…
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ADL Welcomes Federal Court Decision Temporarily Blocking Decision to End DACA

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New York, NY, January 10, 2018…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed a federal court order in San Francisco temporarily blocking nationwide enforcement of the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). In The Regents of the University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Judge William Alsup found that the Administration’s action to rescind DACA was “not in accordance with law…
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ADL Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Attempt to Rescind the DACA Program

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New York, NY, December, 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Friday joined an amicus (friend-of-the court) submitted to the U.S. District for the Eastern District of New York supporting a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 16 Attorneys General challenging President Trump’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The decision to end DACA has left the lives of 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as…
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Letter to NY Times Regarding President Trump's Remarks on Legal Immigration

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The following letter, penned by Brittan Heller, director of the ADL's Center for Technology and Society, and Susan Benesch, executive director of the Dangerous Speech Project, appeared in The New York Times in response to President Trump's speech to the F.B.I. National Academy. To the Editor: Re “Deceit and Confusion in Talk on Law and Order” (Fact Check, Dec. 16): Addressing elite F.B.I. National Academy graduates last week, President Trump…
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ADL Calls for American Leadership to Stop Atrocities Against Rohingya Muslims

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New York, NY, October 4, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on the U.S. State Department to turn up the pressure on the Burmese government to stop the violence and other atrocities being perpetrated against Rohingya Muslims. In a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ADL welcomed the government’s allocation of $32 million in relief to Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar as a positive first step. But it said “more drastic action” was necessary…
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