Opera lovers flock to performances in order to be thrilled, aroused, overjoyed, moved to tears. Ditto disciples of dance, musical-theater fanatics, and — the worst, most masochistic, and unrepentant art-rush addicts of them all — moviegoers. Georges Bizet’s Carmen shocked audiences when it premiered in 1875 in Paris; eventually, his …
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has terminated two border wall contracts that were issued during the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday. In a statement, DHS said the canceled wall contracts—originally planned to cover the Laredo sector of Texas spanning approximately 31 miles—were not necessary …
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John Oliver has covered U.S. immigration policy — and its related injustices — many times on Last Week Tonight. But this week, he chose to highlight the Trump administration’s aggressive stance toward asylum seekers and how it’s only gotten worse during the pandemic. “The asylum process has never been easy, …
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21 Savage — the rapper who endured his own immigration saga earlier this year — was honored Thursday by the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), where he stated that children who live illegally in America should automatically become citizens. “When you’re a child, you don’t know what’s going on,” 21 …
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Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming documentary series, Living Undocumented, executive produced by Selena Gomez. The six-part series premieres October 2nd. Living Undocumented follows eight immigrant families, largely from Mexico and Central America, as they struggle to obtain legal status in the United States. Along the way, they …
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