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Congress, you’re up. As expected, President Trump has ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program put in place by Barack Obama through executive action. No surprise there; Trump promised to end DACA during the campaign, even though he had teased the so-called Dreamers with assurances that they need not worry. His exact words: “I love these kids.” Under DACA, undocumented immigrants under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012, who came to the U.S. before they were 16 years old a

Santa Fe voters took action by filing a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court of New Mexico to order the use of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in Santa Fe’s municipal elections next March. FairVote New Mexico strongly supports this legal action. This lawsuit was not our first choice. We would have preferred -- and still would prefer -- to have the city council uphold the city charter and institute RCV as voters have overwhelmingly supported. Indeed, it was nine years ago that a resounding majorit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLFCYdgtzUU As of Monday evening, Hurricane Harvey had killed at least 10 people, according to the New York Times. The economic toll is impossible to calculate as of yet, but the Wall Street Journal puts it in the “tens of billions of dollars.” We watch the latest news coverage of neighbors and rescuers who are risking their own safety to help the people stranded in Houston, to provide them what they need in a difficult time. What you see are not Republicans an

It kind of sounds like an odd pairing at first, no? A self-described "neo-libertarian" and a "progressive Democrat" join forces. Yet what they are advocating for is something most people will agree on: We need fairer elections. Manu Koenig -- the "neo-libertarian" -- and Faisal Fazilat -- the "progressive Democrat" -- are two locals of Santa Cruz, California, who want their city to adopt ranked choice voting. It is reform that they say has been endorsed by former President Barack Obama, Sen. Jo

Statistics are pointing to a another steep rise in opioid deaths within the next 10 years. To illustrate the point of just how critical the crisis has become, in the state of Massachusetts, 90% of all drug overdoses are attributed to opioids. In Connecticut, the figure stands at 86%. Days after his administration said it wasn't ready to declare it an emergency, President Trump said he’s drafting paperwork to declare the opioid crisis a "national emergency." In an announcement on Thursday, the

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btItLAjT5zg&t=4s "Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it." - Rick Bragg The challenge in solving the homelessness problem in this country is that it takes heart, consistency, and courage. And in our fast-paced, gotta-have-it-yesterday world, far too few politicians possess all three qualities. Homelessness isn't a political issue; it's a human issue. Yet every time the subject is raised, we searc

Fifty-three percent of US voters said in a recent survey that they have voted for an independent candidate, according to a Rasmussen report published Monday. In the survey, Rasmussen defined an independent candidate as one not affiliated with either major party, the Democratic National Committee, or the Republican National Committee. Here's how the survey question was worded: "Have you ever voted for an independent candidate not affiliated with either major party?" The 53 percent response ou

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duUV6KPTIaw In looking around the world at immigration policies, you'll find Merit/Point-Based Immigration systems in a number of countries.According to FAIR, the following countries are: * Australia * Austria * Canada * Denmark * Germany * Hong Kong * Japan * Mexico* * New Zealand * South Korea * United Kingdom *Mexico doesn't officially classify its immigration policy as a merit/point-based system, but has many of the same tenets as the system. Ru

What will Rosenstein do? The clock is ticking for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Republicans of the House Judiciary committee sent a letter noting they want a second special counsel investigation into the practices of Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, and more. So far, no word from Rosenstein. The committee wants to investigate 14 separate categories of conduct by officials in the Obama administration, including unlawful spying, “unmasking” and leaking of information for p

President Donald Trump made a last-ditch plea to U.S. Senate Republicans Monday to fulfill seven years of campaign promises to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's signature health care law. The Senate will vote today on whether to open debate on an overhaul of the law, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promising an open amendment process and a "robust" debate. President Trump said, "To every member of the Senate I say this: The American people have waited long enough.