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99/100 were introduced bills only. That congress is focusing on covid related issues in immigrations, but it is taking a while to really go anywhere. Shouldn’t this be a top priority to control the spread of covid. tracking covid in datention centers

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99/100 were introduced bills only. That congress is focusing on covid related issues in immigrations, but it is taking a while to really go anywhere. Shouldn’t this be a top priority to control the spread of covid. tracking covid in datention centers

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What can we do to make the immigration process faster and more accessible to immigrants

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What can we do to make the immigration process faster and more accessible to immigrants

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In what ways does the Judicial Branch seem like a viable avenue for addressing your issue? In what ways are (or should) the courts be limited? How might you utilize the courts to address or resolve your issue?

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In what ways does the Judicial Branch seem like a viable avenue for addressing your issue? In what ways are (or should) the courts be limited? How might you utilize the courts to address or resolve your issue?

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-people in other countries need safety and financial security
-there are immigrants that don't have a home
-it is an unfair immigration system
-there is unfair treatment towards immigrants

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I think that new or current presidents could start making it easier for the 11 million illegal immigrants to get a visa or they could create a new VISA that is there for only a certain amount of time then after that time is up they need a new one or a green card

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Well, California is the state affected the most by immigration so I feel like State Governments would be the most effective type of government here. 

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Well, California is the state affected the most by immigration so I feel like State Governments would be the most effective type of government here. 

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Prewriting Focus Questions (Template for each group member to copy and make your own)

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Prewriting Focus Questions (Template for each group member to copy and make your own)

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1.) What do I want my story to be about? Why is my story important to me? Why do I think this story should be important to others?

2.) How does the government (local, state, federal, etc.) contribute to the issue I'm studying?

3.) Who are the stakeholders involved in my issue? In other words, who is impacted by my issue? Who is working to address my issue? Who is fighting to resist changes regarding policy surrounding my issue?

4.) Who are important people and organizations that deserve mention in my segment of the podcast?

5.) What are tactics that changemakers are using to address my issue? What are tactics that resisters are using to stymie change regarding my issue?

6.) What are the most interesting things I've learned as a result of my research? What do I absolutely want to include in my segment?

7.) What changes, if any, would I like to see as a result of the research I've done?

8.) Where are there gaps/holes in my research? What new information do I need to seek out and discover before I begin drafting my script?

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response to GQ (local organization level): is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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response to GQ (local organization level): is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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I think that the US is doing enough in the local organization side of things. There are a lot of organizations and they all seem to be heading in the right direction. They have very informative information on their website about how we can help and what they are doing. Such as

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response to GQ (congressional level): is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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response to GQ (congressional level): is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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No. Congress is not doing enough. from our work looking at the different laws waiting to be passed for our topic the mass majority of bills are in the waiting stage and aren't even at committee yet. this is crisis of human lifes not some political discussion. congress needs to priotize immigration and get these bills turned into laws

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response to GQ (presidential level): is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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response to GQ (presidential level): is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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No. The US is not doing enough to address the problems with immigration. The new administration has only been outlining "strategic plans" and hasn't acted on any of those plans. Yes, those plans they have are currently bills that have to go through Congress, so it takes a while for them to get through and get signed into law. But there are other things that the president can do. There has been a lack of follow-through addressing corruption in Central America when they went to Guatemala as an effort to "address root causes". So far, it's just been all talk and no real work to back it up.

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what facets of the issue are most interesting to us right now?

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what facets of the issue are most interesting to us right now?

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-what the government is doing about immigration
-the immigrants' journey
-why does the immigration process take so long? how can we expedite it? how can we make it easier for the immigrants?

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They don't deserve to get kicked out of this country. They left their country for a reason.

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They don't deserve to get kicked out of this country. They left their country for a reason.

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how does the US immigration system work?

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how does the US immigration system work?

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What are the differences between citizenship, green card, and visas? Why can’t you just settle for a green card or a visa? Why is citizenship so important?

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What are the differences between citizenship, green card, and visas? Why can’t you just settle for a green card or a visa? Why is citizenship so important?

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Where is the real problem in immagration, at the border or back in the impoverished, corrupted countries? 

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Where is the real problem in immagration, at the border or back in the impoverished, corrupted countries? 

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What is the government doing about immigration?

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What is the government doing about immigration?

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Why does the immigration/citizenship process take so long? How do we expedite it? How can we make it easier for immigrants to get their citizenship/visas?

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Why does the immigration/citizenship process take so long? How do we expedite it? How can we make it easier for immigrants to get their citizenship/visas?

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Is there anything that our government is doing right now to help combat the root cause of immigration from other countries? If so, have they helped the issue? If not, why isn’t there?

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Is there anything that our government is doing right now to help combat the root cause of immigration from other countries? If so, have they helped the issue? If not, why isn’t there?

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How bad could more “open borders'' really be? How can we get rid of xenophobia in America? 

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How bad could more “open borders'' really be? How can we get rid of xenophobia in America? 

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yellow cards are the selected GQs

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focus on immigration reform from Central America

-implement a strategy to advance reforms in Central America
-Customs and Border Patrol sectors and stations to have a certain number of employees with certain qualifications such as paramedic training
-establish refugee processing centers in Central America
-establishes grant programs for providing training and services to immigrant

*update 9/24/21*
-found a fact sheet from whitehouse.gov about the US Citizenship Act...it was a statement from the president saying that he would like this to be his plan to address the immigration system
-PROVIDE PATHWAYS TO CITIZENSHIP & STRENGTHEN LABOR PROTECTIONS
-PRIORITIZE SMART BORDER CONTROLS
-ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF MIGRATION

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biden: hasn't done much except reverse a lot of trump's actions and executive orders

trump: passed a lot of anti-immigration acts and executive orders (like southern border wall, separated parents and children that crossed the border, etc)

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biden is more of like a fixer because he is trying to revoke all trumps orders that are not  accetable which is a lot of orders. biden is working on the child border crosssing crisis.  besides the wall trumps action were all anti immigration and farely cruel. espically seperating children from the families 

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biden is more of like a fixer because he is trying to revoke all trumps orders that are not  accetable which is a lot of orders. biden is working on the child border crosssing crisis.  besides the wall trumps action were all anti immigration and farely cruel. espically seperating children from the families 

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-pro-immigration
-JFK passed the Kennedy signed the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
-johnson passed the 1965 act: Immigration and Nationality Act

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In 2012, President Obama created an ACT for Dreamers coming from outside of the US. It is for when you were born outside of the US and brought to the US as a child. This ensured that they wouldn't get deported but this doesn't grant them permanent legal status.

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In what ways does the Judicial Branch seem like a viable avenue for addressing your issue? it is one structured and two fair. the judicial system was made to be fair and to give a chance for both sides to win.  In what ways are (or should) the courts be limited? the courts can have limitted amount of opinion and depending on the case that can be hurtful, but I think if the courts are not that limmitted and as long as it stays fair, then nothinng should be limmited.  How might you utilize the courts to address or resolve your issue? using the court can be powerful because the jugde (s) in that case have all the power instead of fighting 2,000 people who are to ignorant to open there eyes. the jugdes and jruy are usually not bias and give a fair chance to both sides. 

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In what ways does the Judicial Branch seem like a viable avenue for addressing your issue? it is one structured and two fair. the judicial system was made to be fair and to give a chance for both sides to win.  In what ways are (or should) the courts be limited? the courts can have limitted amount of opinion and depending on the case that can be hurtful, but I think if the courts are not that limmitted and as long as it stays fair, then nothinng should be limmited.  How might you utilize the courts to address or resolve your issue? using the court can be powerful because the jugde (s) in that case have all the power instead of fighting 2,000 people who are to ignorant to open there eyes. the jugdes and jruy are usually not bias and give a fair chance to both sides. 

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Yes, the judicial branch has a huge impact on immigration. It blocked provisions 1,2, and 4 that would’ve made it a lot easier for states to profile and criminalize immigrants. The courts are limited because they allow the decision to be open for future constitutional challenges. The courts could address immigration if they took a look at how the government is handling immigration through federal agencies like ICE and if what they’re doing is constitutional or not.

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State governments can address topics before the federal government because it could take a lot longer in the federal government.  Because California is one of the most affected states by immigration, it would be important for California to have the ability to make decisions on immigration. California would have pro-immigrant laws and would make it a better state for immigrants than somewhere like Texas. Some ways where states can't help immigration is the fact that immigration would be different in different parts of the country.

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1.) What do I want my story to be about? Why is my story important to me? Why do I think this story should be important to others?

how the different levels of the government address immigration reform

this is important to me because my family are immigrants and these laws and policies have affected my family and families like mine

immigration and being able to live in the US can change someone's life. there are many opportunities here that aren't anywhere else, jobs, education, safety, etc.

2.) How does the government (local, state, federal, etc.) contribute to the issue I'm studying?
immigration reform is mostly in the hands of the state and federal governments. states have the individual right to make their own laws relating to immigration and the federal government makes the bigger more widespread laws. because there is a president in office, there are a lot of changes in policy. new bill proposals have already been introduced into congress (ie: US Citizenship Act, Build Back Better, etc).

3.) Who are the stakeholders involved in my issue? In other words, who is impacted by my issue? Who is working to address my issue? Who is fighting to resist changes regarding policy surrounding my issue?

the people impacted by my issue include everyone! immigrants, Americans, and everyone that has any connection to either party.

not only is the government working to address the issue but there are activists and local organizations too.

people that are anti-immigrant that don't like immigrants coming into the country are resisting changes. they probably believe "they're taking my jobs" or "they're dangerous".

4.) Who are important people and organizations that deserve mention in my segment of the podcast?

volunteers from the local organizations to help immigrants directly on a regular basis

immigration lawyers

president biden, congress, state/local governments and their efforts to address the issue

5.) What are tactics that changemakers are using to address my issue? What are tactics that resisters are using to stymie change regarding my issue?
changemakers:

biden: "Keeping Families Together, Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration, and Streamlining the Legal Immigration System"

resisters:

trying to end programs like DACA

increase border security (southern border wall)

advocate for the president to "stop funding corrupt countries as an effort to address root causes"

6.) What are the most interesting things I've learned as a result of my research? What do I absolutely want to include in my segment?

most interesting things: Biden's plan for immigration reform (US Citizenship Act), an anti-immigration argument for addressing root causes, Trump's past actions on how he addressed the issue, how different states address the issue, the comprise proposal from The Atlantic article

absolutely want to include: Biden's plan for immigration reform (US Citizenship Act), the comprise proposal from The Atlantic article

7.) What changes, if any, would I like to see as a result of the research I've done?

the more efficient immigration process

better ways to address root causes

ban of private detention centers

agreement between branches on how to address immigration reform

8.) Where are there gaps/holes in my research? What new information do I need to seek out and discover before I begin drafting my script?

doing some more research on how the state/local governments are addressing the issue

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1.) What do I want my story to be about? Why is my story important to me? Why do I think this story should be important to others?
I want my story to focus on the inner-workings of how people are fixing immigration at a higher level. Not the presidential level but more of congress and government. I want my story to be people sharing there thoughts on how our government can help immigration reform for real. harsh, cold, truthful opinions on our governments failing immigration process.

2.) How does the government (local, state, federal, etc.) contribute to the issue I'm studying?
the government controls the where, the what, the who, and the  when for immigration. the divide in our government leaves no room for both sides to understand each other and realize immigration is good for everyone.

3.) Who are the stakeholders involved in my issue? In other words, who is impacted by my issue? Who is working to address my issue? Who is fighting to resist changes regarding policy surrounding my issue?

a Big factor in the fight for immigration reform is the many organizations focused on immigration, wether its about getting citizenship for immigrants or knocking on doors for petitions.
groups like this too in our government are monumental d
The group, who call themselves the ‘Closers,’ includes Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., Judy Chu, D-Calif., Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., and Karen Bass, D-Calif.

4.) Who are important people and organizations that deserve mention in my segment of the podcast? The closers and others that have had huge impacts on immigration. But I also want to give a shout-out in the podcast to the immigrants themselves.

5.) What are tactics that changemakers are using to address my issue? What are tactics that resisters are using to stymie change regarding my issue?

6.) What are the most interesting things I've learned as a result of my research? What do I absolutely want to include in my segment?

7.) What changes, if any, would I like to see as a result of the research I've done?

8.) Where are there gaps/holes in my research? What new information do I need to seek out and discover before I begin drafting my script?

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Prewriting Focus Questions (Template for each group member to copy and make your own)

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Prewriting Focus Questions (Template for each group member to copy and make your own)

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1.) What do I want my story to be about? Why is my story important to me? Why do I think this story should be important to others?
I want my story to be about what I can do to help make the Immigration Process easier and more accessible to others. I am an Immigrant myself and I would love to see happier immigrants immigrating safely. This should be important to others as well because Immigrants are EVERYWHERE here in Cali and it is important to be cognizant of that and they deserve to be here.

2.) How does the government (local, state, federal, etc.) contribute to the issue I'm studying?
The Government has helped in many ways. They have re-enforced the border security and they have all the power to make someone legal here or not. They are also making laws and executive orders that help immigrants stay say either by staying in Mexico until their asylum forms are given back to them. Many other acts have helped to such as DACA
3.) Who are the stakeholders involved in my issue? In other words, who is impacted by my issue? Who is working to address my issue? Who is fighting to resist changes regarding policy surrounding my issue?
I think the immigrants are the most impacted by my issue due to the fact that some of them are trying to come into the US but can't. I also think the US is impacted since lots of the immigrants make up the agricultural work. Especially here in CA since we are on the border.

4.) Who are important people and organizations that deserve mention in my segment of the podcast? I think people that have outstanding records advocate for immigrants and immigration. Some local organizations would be really important to add them to it and promote them.

5.) What are tactics that changemakers are using to address my issue? What are tactics that resisters are using to stymie change regarding my issue?  Keeping families together, making sure they are safe, and defying the root causes of immigration.

6.) What are the most interesting things I've learned as a result of my research? What do I absolutely want to include in my segment?  I would want to say how I am an immigrant and how it changed my life and how it is affecting other people's life. I have learned a lot about the government's role in the whole process of making immigration easier and more accesible.

7.) What changes, if any, would I like to see as a result of the research I've done? I would love to see more immigrants applying for green cards or immigrant visas and I would love to see people immigrating legally. I would also like to see a change in the place they are immigrating from.

8.) Where are there gaps/holes in my research? What new information do I need to seek out and discover before I begin drafting my script? I think there aren't too many holes because it all matches well with Ian's and Katie's research. I should seek out some more local organizations.

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What message are you communicating in this podcast? What do you want your listeners to take away from your podcast when they’ve finished listening?

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What message are you communicating in this podcast? What do you want your listeners to take away from your podcast when they’ve finished listening?

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Message: the different levels (presidential, congressional, and local organizations) and how they are addressing the immigration problem and also how what they're doing right now is NOT enough to actually fix problems with immigrations
Take away: we can't keep relying on the government to do the work because they aren't and we need to act on immigration and we all can't keep putting it off

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Intro
Katie (presidential)
Ian (congressional)
Theo (local organization)--can use Katie's interview with RIT
Closing

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questions/topics we want to bring up in our podcast

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questions/topics we want to bring up in our podcast

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what the three levels are doing right now to address the problem

how each level is addressing the issue and if it's enough to actually fix the issue

statement: the US isn't doing enough for immigration reform

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Discuss each of your observations and feedback in the peer review document.

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Discuss each of your observations and feedback in the peer review document.

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Ian:

Ax citations are not properly written

write out the whole quote said by the interviewee

maybe add speech by congressmen or something like that to one of your Ax for a transition

working towards group throughline

needs conclusion, but working on that right now so it's fine

Katie:
- Good addition of different perspectives
- good use of media
- make intro. think about a hook something to pull the listener in.
- make sure you have a clear pathway of the story your trying to tell. dont go all over the place

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Ensure that the Group Script cohesively addresses the overarching Guiding Question the group decided on earlier.

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Ensure that the Group Script cohesively addresses the overarching Guiding Question the group decided on earlier.

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katie: what the president has been doing and how there hasn't been action that has been done
ian: how congress has the power to address immigration but they aren't

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Determine next steps for your group to create a cohesive group script.

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Determine next steps for your group to create a cohesive group script.

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1. Theo needs to put his script into the group script doc.

2. All continue to work on our individual scripts.

3. Come together as a group at the end to determine the flow of the podcast.

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Our group goal is to raise awareness about how immigrants benefit the US economically.

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using logical and emotional persuasion

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Different tactics you might use and which one each of you will work on

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Different tactics you might use and which one each of you will work on

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theo and i will work on the direct action together
-create padlet board
-create poster board
-create website
-create an instagram account

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brainstorm for instagram account (immiGREATERS)

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brainstorm for instagram account (immiGREATERS)

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how immigrants benefit the US economically

-edit bio
-create profile picture
-post 3 posts each (every post has a few sentences and a corresponding photo) and repost those posts onto stories
-post introduction post
-create google doc for all of the post descriptions to draft the post

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immagrants are treated as criminals and that is not okay

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immagrants are treated as criminals and that is not okay

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is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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is the US doing enough to address the problems with immigration?

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katie: presidential
ian: congressional
theo: local organizations