Reason: Abolish ICE: “After 9/11, at the behest of the George W. Bush administration, lawmakers voted to consolidate 22 federal agencies and 170,000 employees under the Department of Homeland Security. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (previously part of the Justice Department) and the U.S. Customs Service (previously part of the Treasury Department) were swept into this newly created behemoth and then re-divided into U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and ICE.
But ensconcing immigration in a department focused on national security resulted in a mentality shift. Immigrants came to be regarded not as friends but as foes—potential terrorists or criminals. (This, even though cities with large immigrant populations have lower crime rates than cities with fewer immigrants.)”
Salon: Trump backs off states that legalize marijuana, so why is Colorado still prohibiting access to some? Ed: Colorado gov. Hickenlooper recently vetoed a measure that would allow children with autism access to medical marijuana.
Amnesty International: EU: States push to relax rules on exporting surveillance technology to human rights abusers
WSWS: The pseudo-Left stabs Julian Assange in the back
Enid News: Oklahoma’s medical marijuana law would bring steep tax
