I can't imagine dropping my kid off at school every day and trusting someone else to take care of them if ICE comes knocking. That must be truly terrifying.
On another note, some school funding often depends on attendance. If parents are regularly keeping their kids out of school those districts get hurt in the end. I'm not saying it's the most concerning aspect of these stories. I *am* saying we all suffer from this nonsense in the end.
I am beginning to wonder if we are even going to be able to vote in 2028. Esp since the republicans are already rigging everything in their favor. I am despondent and am cont to wait for the dems to take control of the narrative.
"Parents rights" isn't a thing. Schools are supposed to teach the truth. If a parent doesn't want the truth taught, they shouldn't be involved in setting school curricula.
It is important to put limits on how federal agents are operating. I'm pushing Congress to set standards for this. If you are willing to help, contact me here and I'll provide further information.
I'm already calling them on my own on this issue, but thanks for standing up.
I'm also glad to say my local school board has a plan for how schools should respond to ICE, and is training security guards, principals, school receptionists and other front office staff and volunteers on their protocols for interacting with ICE. Every school should have a plan, and it's a good time for all of us to ask our local school distrcts what their policies are.
🙋♀️principal of a school, I highly recommend talking to building leaders and district lawyers about all of this- the morality of course, but the logistical, the emotional strain on kids and staff, the legal conflicts, the implications for kids in trauma. Also the LGBTQ “opt out” ruling by SCOTUS, just…ughhh.
Unbelievably bad to send ICE officers after kids in schools. Or their parents. For God's sake, can't they just be served with a summons to an immigration court?!! Civilized, no? Lessen the trauma.
But - unfortunately - for these MAGA losers, the drama and trauma is what they like.
Thank you, Tim. I appreciate your advocacy for our immigrants. I’m curious about your mentoring in Oakland and would love to hear more about that sometime.
We experienced this on a small scale in Alabama after a 2011 law HB 56 was enacted. I live in a fairly diverse suburb where we have many Middle Eastern, Indian, Hispanic, and black citizens amongst the other 50% of us who happened to be born with white skin and of European descent. There are some articles here on The Bulwark from earlier this year about AL having already done an (disgusting, cruel) experiment on this. I remember my son's Hispanic classmates just stopped going to school. This particular law was aimed mostly at the Hispanic community, though at least one wealthy German (we have a Mercedes plant here) got caught up in it. I don't recall any raids, the kids just didn't come to school anymore. In this case, many families went to Georgia and other states nearby since it was only happening in Alabama at the time. I remember local news reports of produce rotting on the vine because the workers just left to other states. I work in ornamental horticulture and at the time worked for a fairly large company. The migrant workers were put into the installation crews trucks and hidden under plant tarps going back to the shop. They would come into a gated, wooden fenced yard before they would come out of the trucks. In a few months time HB 56 was struck down in various federal courts and slowly the migrant workers returned. This time they can't just drive an hour and a half into Georgia to live and work, though. I am sick to my stomach about what we might see happening soon. Hell, what we are already seeing is horrifying.
I'm surprised they didn't learn from that but I guess White Nationalism is the driving force. In that day the Republican commercial interest groups like Ag and construction worked behind the scenes to put a stop to that and other anti immigrant elements of HB 56 legislation. There doesn't seem to be much push back yet from the industries highly dependent on immigrant labor
I agree completely. I personally know people who make their living selling migrant labor in the construction industry who can't seem to grasp that if what they voted for and are calling for happens, their hard working migrants could potentially be deported or be doomed to a much worse fate. It's a cult. That is the only answer I can come up with to square this. TACO is being sent by god to bring god back into schools and to make this country what the founding fathers intended it to be. White Christian Nationalist. They believe this. Maybe we need to buy them some Kool Aid. I kid, I kid. Really, I kid.
This is just heartbreaking... children and teachers are under so much stress already, this just adds to the trauma. In my town, I am sensing a slow turn against all law enforcement officials. This feeling reminds me of reaction to the excesses of the police, FBI and National Guard around Vietnam War protests. These actions by the Trump administration are so short-sighted. And, in the near-term cause so much suffering.
Thank you for discussing this topic. The number of families in LAUSD switching their children to online learning has increased. To enter any school here, you have to go through security and sign in at the front office, so ICE agents shouldn't be able to bust in but outside of schools as kids arrive? I worked with many DACA students in LAUSD over my 15 years in non profit arts education - really the cliche phrase of 'the best and the brightest come to mind.' These are my hardworking neighbors. I've seen many of these kids be the first in their family to go to college. This has to be stopped. His whole project has to be stopped. 2026 Mid-Terms may already be too late. Here is one local organization to support: https://www.chirla.org
I can't imagine dropping my kid off at school every day and trusting someone else to take care of them if ICE comes knocking. That must be truly terrifying.
On another note, some school funding often depends on attendance. If parents are regularly keeping their kids out of school those districts get hurt in the end. I'm not saying it's the most concerning aspect of these stories. I *am* saying we all suffer from this nonsense in the end.
Didn’t Jason Calacanis say the ICE terrorism is just performative and not really happening to a large scale or part of a larger goal?
I am beginning to wonder if we are even going to be able to vote in 2028. Esp since the republicans are already rigging everything in their favor. I am despondent and am cont to wait for the dems to take control of the narrative.
I'm pretty sure we'll be able to vote. Whether we will be able to trust the outcome is debatable.
"Parents rights" isn't a thing. Schools are supposed to teach the truth. If a parent doesn't want the truth taught, they shouldn't be involved in setting school curricula.
It is important to put limits on how federal agents are operating. I'm pushing Congress to set standards for this. If you are willing to help, contact me here and I'll provide further information.
I'm already calling them on my own on this issue, but thanks for standing up.
I'm also glad to say my local school board has a plan for how schools should respond to ICE, and is training security guards, principals, school receptionists and other front office staff and volunteers on their protocols for interacting with ICE. Every school should have a plan, and it's a good time for all of us to ask our local school distrcts what their policies are.
Jefferies needs to go!
🙋♀️principal of a school, I highly recommend talking to building leaders and district lawyers about all of this- the morality of course, but the logistical, the emotional strain on kids and staff, the legal conflicts, the implications for kids in trauma. Also the LGBTQ “opt out” ruling by SCOTUS, just…ughhh.
"I might be disappeared" is a kitchen table issue, no?
Unbelievably bad to send ICE officers after kids in schools. Or their parents. For God's sake, can't they just be served with a summons to an immigration court?!! Civilized, no? Lessen the trauma.
But - unfortunately - for these MAGA losers, the drama and trauma is what they like.
Thank you, Tim. I appreciate your advocacy for our immigrants. I’m curious about your mentoring in Oakland and would love to hear more about that sometime.
Preach, Tim.
We experienced this on a small scale in Alabama after a 2011 law HB 56 was enacted. I live in a fairly diverse suburb where we have many Middle Eastern, Indian, Hispanic, and black citizens amongst the other 50% of us who happened to be born with white skin and of European descent. There are some articles here on The Bulwark from earlier this year about AL having already done an (disgusting, cruel) experiment on this. I remember my son's Hispanic classmates just stopped going to school. This particular law was aimed mostly at the Hispanic community, though at least one wealthy German (we have a Mercedes plant here) got caught up in it. I don't recall any raids, the kids just didn't come to school anymore. In this case, many families went to Georgia and other states nearby since it was only happening in Alabama at the time. I remember local news reports of produce rotting on the vine because the workers just left to other states. I work in ornamental horticulture and at the time worked for a fairly large company. The migrant workers were put into the installation crews trucks and hidden under plant tarps going back to the shop. They would come into a gated, wooden fenced yard before they would come out of the trucks. In a few months time HB 56 was struck down in various federal courts and slowly the migrant workers returned. This time they can't just drive an hour and a half into Georgia to live and work, though. I am sick to my stomach about what we might see happening soon. Hell, what we are already seeing is horrifying.
I'm surprised they didn't learn from that but I guess White Nationalism is the driving force. In that day the Republican commercial interest groups like Ag and construction worked behind the scenes to put a stop to that and other anti immigrant elements of HB 56 legislation. There doesn't seem to be much push back yet from the industries highly dependent on immigrant labor
I agree completely. I personally know people who make their living selling migrant labor in the construction industry who can't seem to grasp that if what they voted for and are calling for happens, their hard working migrants could potentially be deported or be doomed to a much worse fate. It's a cult. That is the only answer I can come up with to square this. TACO is being sent by god to bring god back into schools and to make this country what the founding fathers intended it to be. White Christian Nationalist. They believe this. Maybe we need to buy them some Kool Aid. I kid, I kid. Really, I kid.
MAGA is the kind of cult that puts people on trains at bayonet point, not the kind that makes its way to the main tent for the purple kool aid
That's fair.
This is just heartbreaking... children and teachers are under so much stress already, this just adds to the trauma. In my town, I am sensing a slow turn against all law enforcement officials. This feeling reminds me of reaction to the excesses of the police, FBI and National Guard around Vietnam War protests. These actions by the Trump administration are so short-sighted. And, in the near-term cause so much suffering.
Fear is the point
Ok with pedophilia
Mass shootings at school just the price we have to pay for the second amendment
Let’s not pretend we care about children
No one is safe. The fear the stress the sadness it’s all too much
Thank you for discussing this topic. The number of families in LAUSD switching their children to online learning has increased. To enter any school here, you have to go through security and sign in at the front office, so ICE agents shouldn't be able to bust in but outside of schools as kids arrive? I worked with many DACA students in LAUSD over my 15 years in non profit arts education - really the cliche phrase of 'the best and the brightest come to mind.' These are my hardworking neighbors. I've seen many of these kids be the first in their family to go to college. This has to be stopped. His whole project has to be stopped. 2026 Mid-Terms may already be too late. Here is one local organization to support: https://www.chirla.org