Category Archives: immigration/deportation

Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on June 11, 2020 by David Posnett

No matter where you live — Montauk or Manorville, Smithtown or Shirley, Patchogue or Port Jefferson — we all want our communities to thrive. To do that, we need a representative who puts our needs first: safe drinking water and … Continue reading →

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Baby Jesus in a Cage

Posted on December 25, 2019 by David Posnett

Church Puts Baby Jesus In Cage For Immigration-Themed Nativity Scene St. Susanna’s Rev. Steve Josoma said the Massachusetts church’s Nativity display puts a “mirror image of the world into the stable.” By Carol Kuruvilla from the Huff Post A Massachusetts … Continue reading →

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The Children in the Camps

Posted on July 16, 2019 by David Posnett

Submitted by Shoshana Hershkowitz Picture drawn by child in our border camps. I am haunted every day by the images of children in the camps. I am haunted by the pictures they draw, which bear a frightening resemblance to those … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Trump Supporters

Posted on July 10, 2019 by David Posnett

Bobby Azarian Ph.D.  posted several months ago “A Complete Psychological Analysis of Trump’s Support” to help make sense of Trump’s apparent invincibility. We should try and understand the emotinal underpinnings of those that we find difficult to rationally speak to … Continue reading →

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Save the Children

Posted on June 26, 2019 by David Posnett

Contributed by James Ewing (Watermill, NY). Watch this powerful video from the border where Alyssa Milano is broadcasting live: Over the past year approximately 400,000 migrants have been detained by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP).They are primarily from Guatemala, … Continue reading →

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President’s Day Protest

Posted on February 19, 2019 by David Posnett

Today there were protests all across America. Donald Trump declared a #FakeNationalEmergency, an illegal power grab from an unhinged man to push his racist, dangerous policies and his vanity wall.  After his announcement of a “national emergency” Donald left for Mar-a-lago … Continue reading →

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East Hampton Holocaust Survivor At School Fighting Anti-Semitism

Posted on February 18, 2019 by David Posnett

By Lisa Finn, Patch Staff | Feb 14, 2019 7:08 pm ET The superintendent said the goal was to enlighten after some individual students joked about “support and admiration” for Nazism and Hitler.  See East Hampton Patch https://www.facebook.com/v2.10/plugins/like.php?action=like&app_id=521361477908471&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2Fvy-MhgbfL4v.js%3Fversion%3D44%23cb%3Df1c75da10e2a5cc%26domain%3Dpatch.com%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpatch.com%252Ffc29b2407a9b1%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=1080&href=https%3A%2F%2Fpatch.com%2Fnew-york%2Feasthampton%2Feast-hampton-holocaust-survivor-school-fighting-anti-semitism&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=true   Photos … Continue reading →

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First Hand Report on Immigrant Families in Tijuana

Posted on February 16, 2019 by David Posnett

Friendship Park, along the United States-Mexico border in San Diego–Tijuana   By Lisa Votino Tarrant (Southampton) Down in Tijuana, I befriended a 5yo little girl whose family was awaiting turning themselves over to US authorities to claim asylum. All I … Continue reading →

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Trump (and Zeldin) are creating MS13’s across America

Posted on February 7, 2019 by David Posnett

On Feb 5, 2019, at 7:36 AM, Judith Hope wrote: “It’s all about spotlighting MS13 to inflame support for his Wall. It needs to be said (often & loudly) that gang violence is largely a result of young people who … Continue reading →

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What is Public Charge?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by David Posnett

From Eve Krief MD WHAT IS PUBLIC CHARGE? FULL EXPLAINER HERE: A new proposal from DHHS expands the definition of what it means to be a “public charge,” making it harder for immigrants to enter the United States and advance … Continue reading →

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