Jessica Cisneros
@JCisnerosTX
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Immigration attorney from Laredo, TX. Always en la lucha to make our government accountable to all of us. Former candidate for Congress #TX28 . She/Ella
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It’s like our planet is trying to tell us something...
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-riots happen- “OMG WHY CAN’T THEY JUST PROTEST PEACEFULLY?”
-NBA players peacefully strike- “no, not like that.”
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Government assistance.
What’s considered trashy if you're poor, but classy if you're rich?
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All Texans deserve the health care Gov. Abbott is receiving
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When my parents came to the US from Mexico, my dad ran a trucking business and my mom took care of me and my sister.
They never imagined that their daughter would be running for Congress to fight for families like ours.
South Texas deserves a Democrat who shares our values.
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l o l at me getting a B in my Constitutional Law class bc I argued that the law is whatever the justice in the “ideological middle” says it is, and my prof didn’t like that
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Happy to take the title of Youngest Member of Congress from ya,
@AOC
! 😉🙌
BREAKING: “When
@JCisnerosTX
is elected, not only will I no longer be the youngest person in Congress — I’ll have a strong new ally in the fight for Medicare for All, getting corporate money out of politics, and fixing our broken immigration system." -
@AOC
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Meanwhile, I’m here wondering why taxpayers have to bail out corporations for irresponsibility.
Ted Cruz: I don't see why Texas should have to bail out states for irresponsibility
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......this is not a feel good story.
Texas teen Alondra Carmona is giving up her entire college savings to help pay for her mom's rent and prevent her being evicted.
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Asking us to “out-organize” the attacks on voting rights and reproductive health care is so disheartening because we did out-organize these attacks—last November.
Congress needs to act. It’s now or never. The stakes have never been higher.
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Against a 26 year old, first-time candidate, with $2 in the bank at the beginning of her campaign who champions Medicare for All, a Green New Deal—which is also a JOBS PROGRAM—and a $15 minimum wage.
But go off
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This fight was an opportunity to prove that a brown girl from the border with a whole community behind her could take on the machine and bring hope to South Texans.
This is just the beginning in
#TX28
.
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I’m the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and a human rights lawyer.
I’m running to take on Trump’s favorite Democrat,
@RepCuellar
.
It's time for South Texas to have a real Democrat who will fight for la gente, not corporate donors.
Join us:
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Under “originalism,” Amy Coney Barrett wouldn’t have had the opportunity to become an attorney or judge, much less be a SCOTUS nominee.
She’s not what the forefathers intended, so she can see herself out.
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Democratic leadership went all out for this man and they still can’t whip
@RepCuellar
’s vote.
JUST IN: The Women's Health Protection Act has passed successfully in the House — 209 Republicans & 1 Democrat voted against the bill
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I'm so grateful to receive the endorsement of
@BernieSanders
, who's running a grassroots campaign to fight for working people, not big corporate donors.
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Thank you to every single voter that came out to support our campaign for
#TX28
.
This election is still too close to call, and we are still waiting for every ballot and eligible vote to be counted.
This fight isn't over. It was a blessed 29th birthday ❤
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I’m turning in for the night. Tomorrow is Election Day & my 29th birthday.
It’ll be a day full of love & energy spent in the trenches, organizing with folks I’m honored to call family & friends.
All I want for my birthday is a brighter future for South Texas. Let’s do it!
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Check out the replies!
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we’ll share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
#WeFeedYou
#ThankAFarmworker
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This is a close race. We have a call to action:
Track your mail-in ballot here:
If your mail-in ballot was rejected, call our voter protection hotline: 956-413-7752 & we’ll help you cure it.
We won’t stop fighting until every vote is counted.
#TX28
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I’m so proud to receive the endorsement of
@ewarren
. Thank you for embracing our grassroots movement in South Texas. Together, we will fight to fix our corrupt political system and improve the lives of working families across the country. ¡Sí, se puede!
NEW: Elizabeth Warren has endorsed Jessica Cisneros, the immigration lawyer challenging U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in the Democratic primary.
#tx2020
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The results of the
#TX28
runoff are not what we had fought for.
I am so grateful for the leap of faith so many of you took on this underdog race.
I look forward to keep fighting for a more progressive and accountable Democratic Party and work to turn Texas blue in November.
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My opponent is refusing to debate me because I’m “not a serious candidate.”
As a challenger, we’ve been endorsed by
@TexasAFLCIO
, which he—a 15-year incumbent—has failed to receive, because he doesn’t stand with our workers.
Our people are waiting,
@RepCuellar
.
Debate me.
"The 240,000 members of the Texas AFL-CIO stated that we are going to stand proudly with
@JCisnerosTX
in her race for Congress." - President
@RickTXAFLCIO
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It was an early morning in the Cisneros household. My parents tried playing Las Mañanitas for me on YouTube & it was preceded by an attack ad against me.
We laughed, thankful for the strength God’s given us to weather it all as we fight for a better future.
What a wild birthday
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IT’S ELECTION DAY! 🎉
My mom and I are so excited to be casting our votes today in Laredo (and so are the crows 😂).
Polls close in less than 12 hours.
Find your polling place here:
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Breaking promises and throwing people under the bus like this is literally How To Create Voter Apathy 101
Unbelievable. There are some Dems who want to lower the income eligibility for direct payments from $75,000 to $50,000 for individuals, and $150,000 to $100,000 for couples. In other words, working class people who got checks from Trump would not get them from Biden. Brilliant!
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Henry Cuellar Joe Manchin
🤝
Standing in the way of protecting our reproductive rights
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He essentially said “FUN FACT: it was used to kill Mexicans! 🤗”
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Thank you so much for being a fighter,
@ewarren
.
Thank you for believing in me, my team, and the movement we were creating in South Texas from the very beginning.
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Awwww, do I make private prison companies cower in fear? 😇
Someone needs to come get their donor. 😂
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Pictured: Two obstructionist members of Congress smiling on behalf of their corporate PAC donors while their voters lose expand Medicare, paid leave, and tuition-free community college.
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I’ll be on with
@hasanthehun
around 4pm CT.
Head on over to Twitch! Watch me beat Hasan live on Mario Kart 👾 jk
We’re talking the fall of Roe and our race to defeat the last anti-choice Democrat in Congress. The election is in 19 days!
LIVE AFTER THE FIRST EP OF LEFTOVERS, WATCHING AMBER HEARD JOHNNY DEPP FOR A BIT, THEN GETTING INTO REPUBLICANS TAKING ALL OUR RIGHTS, AND HAVING
@JCisnerosTX
ON TO TALK ABOUT HER RACE AGAINST THE LAST PRO-LIFE DEMOCRAT (ESTABLISHMENT BACKED) GET IN NOW!!
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Usually I don’t pay attention to the smear tactics — but this time, I couldn't resist.
A dark money group is spending thousands against me claiming I'm from NYC (I'm not) and that I like bagels (I don't).
FYI - this is how we do pizza in South Texas. With hot cheetos. 😎
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It's official, y'all — we're on the March 3rd ballot! 🎉
Now I'm challenging
@CuellarCampaign
to join me in a series of four public, town hall-style debates across South Texas.
👇🏾👇🏾 Here's our challenge 👇🏾👇🏾
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See you tomorrow
@BernieSanders
! 😎
I am heading to San Antonio, Texas in just a little while to do all that I can do to make sure
@JCisnerosTX
becomes the next congressperson for the 28th district of Texas.
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Since day one, we’ve been running a campaign by and for the people of South Texas.
Today, I’m incredibly proud to share that we’ve earned the endorsement of
@TexasAFLCIO
’s 240,000 members — who know I’ll be a true champion for working people in Washington.
Let’s do this. ✊🏾
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“For those of us who live on the border, Trump’s wall isn’t just a political talking point. It’s a looming reality that divides our community in two, threatening our familias and our livelihoods.”
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Excited to have you in our corner. 💪🏾
Real change comes from the bottom on up, not the top on down. I'm proud to endorse
@JCisnerosTX
for Congress. Together, we will build a movement to transform this nation so that it works for all our people.
Make a contribution to Jessica's campaign here:
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These are aerial pictures of a migrant camp in McAllen, TX.
How can anyone defend keeping people in conditions like these?
Also, this is South Texas, y’all. It gets up to 100°+ almost every day during this time of year. Let that sink in.
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I challenge any TX lawmaker who signed onto the bill that doesn’t allow water breaks for construction workers to come and work in construction for a day.
Those are my uncles & cousins. Y’all are making these laws behind a desk in AC. Go outside (in this heatwave) and touch grass
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EXCITING NEWS:
@AyannaPressley
has endorsed our movement! Rep. Pressley truly knows what it means to give power to the people and a voice to those who have been silenced — that’s why I’m so proud to have her support in the fight to bring real representation to
#TX28
! ✊🏾✊🏾
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GOOD MORNING ☀️ to everyone but the one blue name in the sea of red of people who don’t support the rights of workers
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If you’re not Black and you have a negative opinion or “advice” about the Black folks’ reaction to their oppression, keep it to yourself.
If Black people decide to protest, strike, kneel, speak out, that’s their decision. Otherwise, you’re engaging in policing Black bodies, too.
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: On Friday,
@BernieSanders
will be joining our team in
#TX28
to rally voters and get out the vote ahead of the May 24th election!
We are fighting for the futures and dreams of the people of South Texas & its all hands on deck! Stay tuned for details.
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“Cuellar may have won, but he doesn’t have much to celebrate. His margin of victory over Cisneros, a newcomer who lacked his connections and the support of the party’s elders, betrays vulnerability.”
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@tedcruz
The FBI is seeking to identify individuals instigating violence in Washington, D.C. We are accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting or violence in and around the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If you have information, visit .
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Many talking about South Texas specifically the RGV. You can't expect Latinx working folks to turn out for Dems if you're not going to invest AND fight.
Locals have been saying a ton of votes are up for grabs & it was true. This happened bc many voters didn't feel fought for.
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We need a Spanish version of this Harry and Meghan interview because the chisme is international and my mom and tias want to know
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I’m in this fight to make sure everyone has health care & that includes abortion care.
We’re up against the last anti-choice House Dem in 1 day. We don’t know what tomorrow brings but I’m not leaving anything up to chance & neither should you. It’s our repro freedom on the line!
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We’re going door-to-door making sure every single vote is counted.
177 votes.
Track your mail-in ballot here:
If your mail-in ballot was rejected you have till Tuesday, May 31 go to cure your ballot.
Call our voter protection number: 956-413-7752.
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I’m running for Congress because South Texas needs a new voice.
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The key to flipping Texas is by running up the numbers in South Texas. 🤠
Join me and Sen.
@BernieSanders
as we mobilize voters in Webb County tomorrow. Every volunteer is needed & appreciated!
Bonus points: Got Spanish skills? Come flex them with us.
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It’s simple. If you ask the government “Am I free to go?” and the answer is “no”, then it’s detention. Not that hard.
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Hey San Antonio!
@JulianCastro
will be hosting a canvass for our campaign on Tuesday. Join us and sign-up below!
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Let’s not mince our words: rape culture and the military industrial complex which exploits the needs of poor people are just as guilty for the death of Vanessa Guillén.
DISMANTLE THEM. They are killing us!
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After Roe getting overturned, there’s a lot of us also saying “let me be me” but you refuse,
@RepCuellar
.
Rep. Henry Cuellar, a south Texas Democrat who narrowly survived a bruising primary challenge this month, lashed out at AOC and other progressives in an exclusive interview — insisting it's time for his party to "let me be me."
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Ok, y’all. We got 24 hours until polls close.
You hear about my community from politicians who use hatred to distract from their greed.
But you don’t hear from us.
It’s time for true representation for our working families on the border. 💪🏾
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The first thing we had to defeat was the culture of fear — and our movement was victorious in proving we're within striking distance of bringing fundamental change to South Texas.
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Conservatives are always like: STOP POLITICIZING EVERYTHING.
And then they go after the mail carriers. 🙄
#SaveUSPS
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Happy birthday to my doggo Chipotle who is turning 2!
If you live in
#TX28
, for our birthdays, we’d love to count on your vote 🐾
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Thank you,
@BernieSanders
!
The run may be over, but you’ve inspired so many who—especially during these times of uncertainty—will continue fighting for someone we don’t know. ✊🏾
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Today is finally Election Day!!
My morning started with my parents & I greeting voters at the polls.
Polls are open from 7 AM - 7 PM.
Make a plan to vote and remind your family, friends, & neighbors to vote!
Find your polling location here ➡️:
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I am honored to have the support of
@BernieSanders
.
Our campaign is fighting back Cuellar’s Republican corporate backers with a positive vision for South Texas which includes delivering on Medicare for All, reproductive freedom, and good-paying union jobs.
#TX28
I am proud to endorse
@JCisnerosTX
for Congress. She knows that real change comes from the bottom on up, not the top on down. She will fight for the working class in Congress, and together we will build a movement to transform this nation so that it works for all our people.
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If Democrats want to earn the trust of South Texans, we need them to align their actions with their words and support our campaign against the last anti-choice Democrat.
On May 24th
#TX28
voters will make their choice known, until then I will work to earn every vote! 🗳
Speaker Nancy Pelosi re-affirms support for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), the last anti-abortion Democrat in the House, ahead of his May 24th runoff:
"It's up to his constituents to make the decision ... He is not pro-choice, but we didn’t need him [to pass a bill codifying Roe]."
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I spent my afternoon knocking doors in La Presa, one of the colonias in
#TX28
. Residents of La Presa lack access to water and paved roads.
They call themselves “la colonia olvidada,” the forgotten colony.
No candidate for Congress has visited their community in over 20 years.
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Just a few faces of the insurgency in South Texas. (We’re missing a few people on our team.)
We earned 48.2% of the vote and ran such an incredible campaign. Our team’s average age is 26, so you know we’re not done yet. ✊🏾
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I can’t with y’all 😂😂
But seriously, get in. We’re doing this. ☎️🗳
NEWS: Sunrise &
@texasdemocrats
are teaming up to flip Texas.
If
@JoeBiden
&
@KamalaHarris
win Texas, the national nightmare of Donald Trump is over on November 3. Wouldn't that be nice?
Join us w/
@JCisnerosTX
&
@JulianCastro
this Wed, Thurs & beyond:
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"Cisneros stands a legitimate chance of defeating Cuellar. The incumbent himself seems to realize this, since he’s refused to debate her and is running attack ads against her."
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Sir, we haven’t forgotten that you voted in favor of DOMA in 2011.
Sit down.
A major victory for
#LGBTQ
+ rights! No American should be fired for their sexual orientation or gender identity. We must keep up the fight until we achieve equality for all.
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Establishment Dems: We have to do EVERYTHING we can to protect reproductive rights. We need a pro-choice majority in Congress…Donate!
Establishment Dems: We’re a “big tent.” We need to re-elect the last anti-choice Democrat to Congress!
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Now let’s help fundraise for the folks seeking to renew their DACA. The fee to renew is $495, and that’s a lot especially in these times.
If you’re excited about today’s SCOTUS ruling, please donate to a DACA fund or directly to someone who is renewing!
#HomeIsHere
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Henry Cuellar claims to be a Democrat, but he voted with Trump 70% of the time, he takes $ from the Koch Brothers and NRA, and he voted with the GOP to defund women's health services.
He says "No, we can't" to our basic Democratic values.
I'm saying: Sí se puede. ✊🏾
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Apparently THIS kind of bucking the party is ok.
But if anybody else does it—particularly when it’s about fighting for policy which will actually help constituents—it’s not. 🤔
The 6 Dems who voted against decrim:
Bustos
Cuellar
Lamb
Lipinski
Pappas
Peterson
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you already cashed the checks tho 😂
Scoop: Democrat
@RepCuellar
is moving to distance himself from
@KochIndustries
as the company opts to remain in Russia during the war with Ukraine.
Cuellar plans to no longer take Koch money after being
@KochIndustries
PAC top Dem recipient this cycle
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WE DID IT!!!!!
Thank y’all so much for your support and generosity. Knowing y’all are cheering us on and investing in our movement means the world to us.
Now — let’s hit the ground running in 2020 and get that win March 3rd. 💪🏾🎉❤️
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
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This is a devastating tragedy. How many more mass shootings do children have to experience before we say enough?
Sending my condolences to the children and families in Uvalde who are experiencing this unthinkable tragedy.
Update: Texas Governor
@GregAbbott_TX
now says 14*** children and a teacher are dead after the shooting today. He also says the shooter is dead. Still awaiting further update from other officials at the hospital or school district.
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Passively and actively racist in one act—incredible.
During Congressional orientation, several Republican leaders thought
@CoriBush
was Breonna Taylor.
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In case you were wondering..... this is what canvassing looks like in South Texas.
#LosEscucho
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🚨 Wow! We raised over $100,000 in less than NINE HOURS since launching our campaign!
I am so grateful for all the support from my community. Thank you so much.
#TX28
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Continuing immigration detention is choosing to incarcerate people for not being born in the United States.
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Congratulations to
@Marie4Congress
and Team Marie!
Our movement continues to grow. ✊🏾 We’re sending love from South Texas!
I am bursting with pride and gratitude for the amazing coalition that helped bring about much needed change in our district. We are going to work together to lower health care costs, to fight climate change, and to build an economy that works for everyone.
#NewDayInIL03
#IL03
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Back to being an immigration attorney today.
Let’s remember that advocacy is multifaceted; any elections—including this one—are just a part.
We rest and we continue the fight. ✊🏾
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Here’s a reminder that we literally do not have to have immigration detention at all.
The industry exists thanks to government subsidies which then line the pockets of the private prison owners. There’s no justice in any of it.
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