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November 18, 2020
by Judith Kilborn
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What Immigration Means to Minnesota

A student group in my ENGL 403/503: Digital Rhetoric, Discourse, and Culture is doing a social media campaign on immigration in Minnesota, and they just now posted this to their Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHs-B1GnTsT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet The source is the American Immigration Council. … Continue reading

December 1, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Threat against Ilhan Omar leads to Twitter Ban

In case you haven’t heard, here’s the lead of an November 30th article from NBC News: Ilhan Omar’s opponent banned from Twitter after suggesting congresswoman should be hanged “Violent rhetoric inevitably leads to violent threats, and ultimately, violent acts,” Omar … Continue reading

November 4, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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Immigration looms over contested Minnesota school referendum

Check out the impacts of immigration on Worthington schools and on growing city businesses. Immigration looms over contested Minnesota school referendum – SFGate WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — When voters in this southwestern Minnesota town weigh nearly $34 million in new … Continue reading

November 4, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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“Judge blocks Trump rule that would have required immigrants to prove they will have health insurance before getting visas”

According to the AP article published in the Chicago Tribune, A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they … Continue reading

September 20, 2019
by Judith Kilborn
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“After panel canceled, CAIR director calls protesters a ‘small fringe group of haters'”

According to the St. Cloud Times, The panel discussion on dismantling hate crimes wasn’t meant to be controversial. It was planned as part of a series of forums hosted by the St. Cloud Human Rights Commission, which has previously hosted public … Continue reading

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