
Tim Padgett
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Americas Editor, WLRN
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06-12-2011 19:23:59
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"show the pro-Trump immigration majority the flag — the ideals — of the nation migrants are aspiring to, not reminders of the political and economic disasters they’re fleeing." good piece from Tim Padgett wlrn.org/commentary/202…

A new poll shows most Americans back Trump's immigration and deportation policies - which means protesters this weekend need to build, not burn, bridges to them. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

A new poll shows most Americans back Trump's immigration and deportation policies — which means protesters this weekend need to build, not burn, bridges to them. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

Saturday's nationwide demonstrations against President Trump were largely about his alleged threats to democracy - but in communities like Miami, even Trump supporters decried his anti-immigrant crusade. Our WLRN Public Media report.wlrn.org/government-pol…

When Marco Rubio and other U.S. leaders hurl partisan blame for political violence like #Colombia's, it only encourages reckless responses to violence like #Minnesota's. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

When Marco Rubio and other U.S. leaders throw partisan blame for political violence like #Colombia's, it only encourages reckless responses to violence like #Minnesota's. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

We knew Lincoln in Indiana, Rep. Salazar. Trump is no 'immigration Lincoln'. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

By likening Trump's immigrant-demonization crusade to Lincoln's abolition of slavery, Miami U.S. Rep. MarĂa Elvira Salazar risks discrediting her own Lincolnesque immigration reform efforts. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

We knew Lincoln in Indiana, Rep. Salazar. Trump is no '#Immigration Lincoln'. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

Like Trump, Haiti's gangs are determined to burn down Haitians' dignity. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

The gang burning of one of #Haiti's most iconic landmarks is more brazen destruction not just of the country - but of Haitians' self-esteem, which President Trump has also assailed. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

The gang burning of one of #Haiti's most iconic landmarks is more brazen destruction not just of the country — but of Haitians' self-esteem, which President Trump has also assailed. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

'They chained me to the ground': Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishment by guards. Our WLRN Public Media report.wlrn.org/immigration/20…

What spooks Trump in #Brazil isn't the look into Bolsonaro's past - but his own. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

The real reason Trump is threatening tariffs in order to quash ex-Brazilian President Bolsonaro's coup plot trial? The case is a big reminder of Trump's own alleged sedition. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

The real reason Trump is bullying #Brazil to quash former President Bolsonaro's coup plot trial? The case is too big a reminder of Trump's own alleged sedition. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

'Both things can be true': Uribe's conviction should make all #colombians take off their blinders. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

The historic conviction of ex-Colombian President Alvaro Uribe offers his countrymen - including the South Florida diaspora - an opportunity to share blame for their national conflict. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

The historic conviction of ex-Colombian President Alvaro Uribe offers his countrymen — including the South Florida diaspora — an opportunity to share blame for their national conflict. My WLRN Public Media commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/202…

Jamaica still won't de-criminalize being LGBTQ. Could a feature film prompt change? Our WLRN Public Media report.wlrn.org/americas/2025-…