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Community leaders unite to fight Trump’s deportation, Muslim registry plans
January 17, 2017The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights sponsored one of 50 nationwide actions to build unity and protect those vulnerable under Trump.
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‘Hell no, we won’t go.’ Congress members to boycott Trump inaugural
January 17, 2017“I will not celebrate a man who preaches a politics of division and hate."
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U.S. government scraps politically-driven Cuba migratory regulations
January 17, 2017Obama administration announces end to “wet-foot/dry-foot” policy for Cuban migrants. And U.S. will no longer attempt to poach Cuban doctors working abroad.
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This week in history: President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the nation
January 17, 2017Eisenhower’s record in retrospect has earned a warm, nostalgic glow that is not wholly undeserved.
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Trump’s Mideast ‘policy’ puts Iran nuclear deal at risk
January 17, 2017Trump’s scattered Mideast policy means continued uncertainty for the region.
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