Hall of Honor Inductee: The Chinese Railroad Workers Photo: Northeastern Nevada Historical Society and Museum.

The people who built the railroads were in fact mostly Chinese immigrants who were later targeted by the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, during a time of intense xenophobia against not only Chinese but also Italian and Irish immigrants.

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Immigration raids have begun. For immigrant and mixed-status families, everyday life has changed. The Trump administration has said the raids will focus on criminals who are a public threat. But immigrant communities across the board are bracing, and changing their routines.

Are we going to become a nation with secret basement bedrooms? So asks an @npr.org reporter Jasmine Garsd on #MSNBC @nicollewallace.bsky.social #DeadlineWhiteHouse

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Lifeguards, surfers rescue more than 20 people after boat capsizes in Ocean Beach Lifeguards swam out on paddleboards and used rescue boats to retrieve people from the water

In the last few weeks I've spent time with border humanitarian aid groups and migration policy experts who say they are bracing for more incidents like this, as desperate people have less legal avenues.

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Trump's threats of mass deportations lead to hard discussions for families About 11 million Americans are related to an immigrant without legal status in the U.S. As President-elect Trump ramps up promises of mass deportations, these families are having hard conversations.

Immigrant parents are starting to prep their kids for what could happen under Trump's mass deportations. This intimate look at these conversations by @jasgarsd.bsky.social is worth a listen:

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The Governor Who Helped Trump Get Elected Greg Abbott in Texas, sending busloads of migrants to blue cities, helped put the border crisis more fully into view for the nation.

Fascinating piece about how Greg Abbott likely got Trump elected by busing migrants to blue states and cities and making it something Democrats had to discuss.
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