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Iowa State Government Encouraging Refugee and Migrant Resettlement
As a native Iowan who was born and raised in the State and as a supporter of refugees and immigrants, I was pleasantly surprised to learn from an article in the New York Times that Iowa’s state government has adopted and is implementing various programs to encourage these people’s resettlement in the State. [1] These conclusions were corroborated by that article and the preliminary research…
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The governor was firm: Nebraska would reject the new federal money for summer meals. The state already fed a small number of children when schools closed. He would not sign on to a program to provide all families that received free or cut-rate school meals with cards to buy groceries during the summer.
“I don’t believe in welfare,” the governor, Jim Pillen, a Republican, said in December.
A group of low-income youths, in a face-to-face meeting, urged him to reconsider. One told him she had eaten less when schools were out. Another criticized the meals at the existing feeding sites and held a crustless prepackaged sandwich to argue that electronic benefit cards from the new federal program would offer better food and more choice.
“Sometimes money isn’t the solution,” the governor replied.
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The new $2.5 billion program, known as Summer EBT, passed Congress with bipartisan support, and every Democratic governor will distribute the grocery cards this summer. But Republican governors are split, with 14 in, 13 out and no consensus on what constitutes conservative principle.
One red-state governor (Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas) hailed the cards as an answer to a disturbing problem. Another (Kim Reynolds of Iowa) warned that they might increase obesity. Some Republicans dismissed the program as obsolete pandemic aid. Some balked at the modest state matching costs. Others hinted they might join after taking more time to prepare.
The program will provide families about $40 a month for every child who receives free or reduced-price meals at school —$120 for the summer. The red-state refusals will keep aid from about 10 million children, about a third of those potentially eligible nationwide.
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As with Medicaid, poor states are especially resistant, though the federal government bears most of the cost. Of the 10 states with the highest levels of children’s food insecurity, five rejected Summer EBT: Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.
Like the school lunch program, it serves families up to 185 percent of the poverty line, meaning a family of three would qualify with an income of about $45,500 or less.
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Some Republicans, in rejecting the aid, found critics in their own ranks. After Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina dismissed Summer EBT as a duplicative “entitlement,” State Senator Katrina Shealy, a fellow Republican, wrote a column with a Democratic colleague warning that “hunger does not stop during summer break.”
In an interview, Ms. Shealy said the state should not reject $65 million “just because Biden is president,” and perhaps just partly tongue-in-cheek wrapped her plea in Trumpian bunting: “Everyone wants to say, ‘America First’ — well, let’s feed our children first.”
Oklahoma initially said it rejected the program because federal officials had not finalized the rules. But responding to critics, Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, sharpened his attack, calling Summer EBT a duplicative “Biden administration program” that would “cause more bureaucracy for families.”
Tribal governments, which have influence over large parts of the state, stepped in. Already feuding with Mr. Stitt, they promised to distribute cards to all eligible families on their land, regardless of tribal status, while bearing the $3 million administrative cost. The five participating tribes will cover nearly 40 percent of Oklahoma’s eligible children, most of them not Native American.
“I remain dumbfounded that the governor of Oklahoma would turn down federal tax dollars to help feed low-income children,” said Chuck Hoskin Jr., the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
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some of the most stunning highlights of this story.
All I got to say is, let's feed the children? every single Democratic Governor took the money to feed the kids, every governor who rejected it, every single one, is a Republican. If you don't vote for Democrats you are STEALING food out of kids mouths.
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Taking credit where credit is NOT due…
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The program is expected to serve 21 million youngsters starting around June, providing $2.5 billion in relief across the country.
The governors have given varying reasons for refusing to take part. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) said she saw no need to add money to a program that helps food-insecure youths “when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.” Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said bluntly, “I don’t believe in welfare.”
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Tuesday evening that supporters say will prevent state and local government from infringing on Iowans’ religious freedom.
Opponents of the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” have said it opens the door to discrimination, especially against LGBTQ Iowans.
Reynolds, a Republican, signed the bill into law at a private event hosted by The Family Leader, a conservative Christian organization…
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Who might come in 2nd in Iowa and what it would mean
Trump will take first place in the Iowa Republican caucus, so the real question is who will take second place. Here's what I think.
If Ron DeSantis is second: This would show that endorsements from evangelical leaders and from Governor Kim Reynolds still count for something. It would mean that DeSantis was right to concentrate his efforts on Iowa instead of splitting his time between Iowa and New Hampshire like Haley did.
It might also mean that some Republican voters who told pollsters that they supported Haley, when it got right down to it they could not vote for a woman of color. (The evangelicals don't know that DeSantis is Catholic; otherwise a lot of them would be leery of supporting him too.)
However, the media will ask if this is just a temporary blip in the long downward slide of the DeSantis campaign.
If Nikki Haley is second: DeSantis must not have been able to peel off very many evangelicals from Trump. Basically the reverse of all the things I said for DeSantis coming in second.
The media will pat themselves on the back for pushing the story of Haley's rise in the polls. They'll chatter about how the first woman president may be a Republican. But mainly they'll assume she is auditioning to be Trump's running mate.
If Vivek Ramaswamy comes in second: This will never happen. But if it did, it would mean there is a hidden mass of Republican voters who want a Trumpy president but think that Trump himself is too old or too indicted. It would also mean that they can support a man of color but not a woman of color. The more thoughtful former Trump supporters may be thinking that Trump is now an insider, so they need to find a new disrupter.
The media will speculate that Trump might choose Ramaswamy as his running mate. Trump will not do this. If Trump wins a second term, I think he might name Ramaswamy as ambassador to India in order to keep this dangerous young upstart out of the country.
If Chris Christie comes in second: This will never happen. But if it did, it would mean there is a large mass of never-Trump Republicans who have been lying to pollsters all along. He still won't come anywhere close to getting the nomination.
The media will spout many contradictory theories about how Christie could have pulled this off in a state where he didn't actively campaign.
If Donald Trump comes in second: The Rockies have crumbled, Gibraltar has tumbled, he's only made of clay.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill in Iowa that would allow the state to arrest and deport some migrants is stoking anxiety among immigrant communities, leaving some to wonder: “Should I leave Iowa?”
The legislation, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, would make it a state crime for a person to be in Iowa if previously denied admission to or removed from the United States. It mirrors part of a Texas law is currently blocked i n court.
Across Iowa, Latino and immigrant community groups are organizing informational meetings and materials to try to answer people's questions. They’re also asking local and county law enforcement agencies for official statements, as well as face-to-face meetings.
As 80 people gathered in a Des Moines public library community room last week, community organizer Fabiola Schirrmeister pulled written questions out of a tin can. In Spanish, one asked: “Is it safe to call the police?” Another asked: “Can Iowa police ask me about my immigration status?” And: “What happens if I’m racially profiled?”
Erica Johnson, executive director of Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, the organization hosting the meeting, sighed when one person asked: “Should I leave Iowa?”
“Entiendo el sentido,” she said. I understand the sentiment.
Schirrmeister, who hosts a local Spanish-language radio show, explained how long organizers have worked to build a bridge with law enforcement.
“It’s sad how it’s going to hurt the trust between local enforcement, pro-immigrant organizations and the immigrant communities," she said.
Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert told The Associated Press in an email that immigration status does not factor into the department's work to keep the community safe, and he said it would be “disingenuous and contradictory” to incorporate it at the same time law enforcement has been working to eliminate such bias.
“I’m not interested, nor are we equipped, funded or staffed to take on additional responsibilities that historically have never been a function of local law enforcement,” he added.
In Iowa and across the country, Republican leaders have rallied around the refrain that “every state is a border state" as they accuse President Joe Biden of neglecting his responsibilities to enforce federal immigration law. That’s led Republican governors to send troops to support Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, and legislatures to propose a variety of state-level strategies.
Iowa’s lawmakers advanced the measure to address what one lawmaker called a “clear and present danger” posed to Iowans by some migrants crossing the southern border. Republican Rep. Steve Holt acknowledged questions of constitutionality around the bill but ultimately argued that Iowa has “the right, the duty and the moral obligation to act to protect our citizens and our sovereignty.”
“If we end up in a court battle with the federal government, should this pass, bring it on,” Holt said during a subcommittee meeting in February. “I think it’s time for every state to stand up and say … ‘we’ve had enough. We will defend our people.’"
The Texas law is stalled in court, after a challenge from the U.S. Department of Justice, which says it conflicts with the federal government’s immigration authority. The department did not immediately comment on the Iowa bill.
The Iowa legislation, like the Texas law, could mean criminal charges for people who have outstanding deportation orders or who have previously been removed from or denied admission to the U.S. Once in custody, migrants could either agree to a judge’s order to leave the U.S. or be prosecuted.
The judge’s order must identify the transportation method for leaving the U.S. and a law enforcement officer or Iowa agency to monitor migrants' departures. Those who don’t leave could face rearrest under more serious charges.
The bill in Iowa faces the same questions of implementation and enforcement as the Texas law, since deportation is a “complicated, expensive and often dangerous” federal process, said immigration law expert Huyen Pham of Texas A&M School of Law.
“How are Iowa law enforcement agencies going to determine if someone has entered Iowa in violation of an immigration order?” Pham asked. She said questions remain about which country a detained person would be sent back to, how they would get there and how agencies would communicate with those countries.
Deportations are a binational process, she said, meaning the federal government negotiates with the governments of other countries. Disjointed immigration policy state-by-state could threaten those international relationships, Pham said.
Mexico has already said that it would reject any state or local government enforcement of immigration laws.
The Iowa State Patrol, as well as representatives of multiple police departments and county sheriff’s offices across the state, declined to comment on the bill before it is signed into law.
Shawn Ireland, president of the Iowa State Sheriff’s and Deputies Association and a deputy sheriff in Linn County, said in an email that law enforcement officials would consult with county attorneys for guidance if the bill becomes law.
But Ireland added that community-police relations are a priority, and law enforcement’s focus “is not on looking for people who came to this country illegally and are not committing crimes."
Manny Galvez, leader of the Escucha Mi Voz (Hear My Voice) community group based in the rural city of West Liberty, said the bill has galvanized immigrant communities, including some that are in harder-to-reach areas of Iowa, to send the message that immigration is a human issue and that the state’s meatpacking plants, cornfields and construction projects rely on immigrant labor.
Lawmakers advancing a bill like this one are disconnected from that reality, Galvez said.
“Criminalizing the immigrant community is not the answer,” he said. “We tell people: ‘Don’t be afraid. No tengan miedo. We are going to keep fighting this.’"
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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds pulls out of federal food program for kids | Fortune
Sure starve the poor kids. And just how much corporate welfare do they support? Probably a lot more than the kids would get.
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Students protest LGBTQ, education bills at ceremony with Kim Reynolds
The protest comes as Iowa has passed a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors and other legislation that advocates say is some of the most restrictive in the nation targeting the LGBTQ community.
In addition, lawmakers passed an education bill that, once signed into law, will make it easier to ban books and curb LGBTQ instruction in public schools.
The Iowa Governor’s Scholar Program is a partnership between the Iowa High School Athletic Association, the governor's office and sponsor Iowa Farm Bureau. The program honors the highest-achieving students from each of Iowa's high schools.
This year, 422 students were recognized. Organizers say 349 students attended the event. Students one by one shook hands and took a photo with Reynolds and Gregg, and received a certificate during the program.
Clementine Springsteen, who is a transgender woman, attended the Iowa Governor's Scholar Program in Des Moines wearing pins that read u0022Trans Rights are Human Rightsu0022 and u0022She Her.u0022
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out
Marry Christmas to the poor Children of Iowa, your Republican Governor hopes you starve this summer.
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Iowa Republicans will meet Monday evening in caucuses throughout the state. GOP presidential contenders are campaigning hard this weekend. Just two days to go before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. The state is getting pummeled with a powerful winter storm, and it'll be bitterly cold on Monday. Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis postponed some events yesterday because of the weather.
Despite the frigid temperatures and snow, DeSantis was able to campaign at an event in West Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Also on stage with him are Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, left, and his wife, Casey DeSantis, right.
Why in the hell do the majority of Iowans want to vote for Trump?
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THESE LYING GOP MOFO'S ALWAYS LINE UP CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR PISS POOR, NEVER ENOUGH FAILED PROGRAMS A PROP!
On April 10, the governor’s office and Iowa Department of Education announced “$900,000 in competitive grants to help more Iowa children and teens access nutritious meals and snacks during the summer months.”
Governor's summer meal grants amount to "crumbs for Iowa kids"
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Governor Kim Reynolds poses with students on February 22 at a school in Oskaloosa, where she was promoting the “science of reading” program. Photo originally published on her political Facebook page.
Governor Kim Reynolds asked state legislators this year to “join me in making literacy a top priority in every Iowa classroom.”
Judging by her approach to feeding hungry kids, the governor appears to lack basic numeracy skills.
On April 10, the governor’s office and Iowa Department of Education announced “$900,000 in competitive grants to help more Iowa children and teens access nutritious meals and snacks during the summer months.” Those federal funds, which Reynolds is drawing from the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan, may help a few thousand more kids receive food while school is out.
But in December, Reynolds turned down $29 million in federal funding—more than 30 times the value of the new grants. Those funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program would have provided food assistance worth $120 to each of an estimated 240,000 Iowa children who qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches.
THE GOP AND CHRISTIANTY WHAT A F*****G PAIR TO DRAW TO!
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Trans Teen Receiving Award from Iowa Gov. Shouts “Trans Rights Are Human Rights”
A transgender student in Iowa used an award ceremony as an opportunity to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who earlier this year signed two bills into law that attack trans kids across the state.
[ID: Transgender high school senior Clementine Springsteen stands onstage between Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg (R) and Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) during the Iowa Governor's Scholar awards on April 30, 2023. Clementine Springsteen wears a striped tie with pink, white and blue, symbolizing the colors of transgender pride, with two pins that read “Trans Rights are Human Rights” and “She Her.” ]
#clementine springsteen#trans rights are human rights#trans lives matter#queer#lgbt#lgbtq#lgbqti#protest#activism#iowa#republican#republicans#christian nationalism#lt gov adam gregg#gov kim reynolds#anti trans legislation#2023
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