agustina vergara cid
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LLB, LLM writing and speaking about immigration and philosophy. Associate Fellow @AynRandInst. Contributor @joinyoungvoices. Views = own, not employer's.
Southern California
Joined April 2009
One of my favorite subgenres of books is US immigration stories. I've read so many. I've learned something from each one, and I've found most of them quite inspiring. I'm currently reading "The Worlds I See" by @drfeifei. What other books in this subgenre should I read?
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@AdamMossoff “my posts on @X criticizing genocidal antisemitism and nihilism of Hamas and its supporters requires police protection at my law school.” This makes me sick to my stomach. Never thought this words would be uttered in America of all places. But here we are.
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@avidfilm @LibertyImages Yes, Uruguayans drink it 24/7. (I swear some only stop drinking it when they sleep. How they manage to sleep after drinking so much mate remains a mystery to me.)
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@DanielDiMartino I know a few Venezuelans in Buenos Aires that have become huge fans of mate. Maybe you’re next.
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It tastes similar-ish to a green tea but stronger. It really varies depending on what yerba you buy. Technically you can find yerba mate in canned form, like an energy drink type of beverage. I find those to be an aberration. If you want the true yerba mate, you can buy it on Amazon or at an Argentine store. You’d also have to buy a gourd and a special type of straw. If you actually want to try it let me know and we’ll hop on a call so I can explain how to prepare it! It’s a whole process (easy but you have to know how to do it).
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Parole programs aren’t the same as TPS. Those were guaranteed to go because they were explicitly mentioned several times. Exactly looking at his past record is how we can see that he once supported Venezuelan immigrants. While it was obvious that he’d crack down on legal immigration, it wasn’t obvious that he’d take away TPS from Venezuelans, or at least do it so quickly as if it were a top priority. It’s not out of character, and it’s expected, yet nonobvious and I can see why Venezuelan immigrants are surprised.
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@A2Perrico I don't think you can draw that specific conclusion from the promise of mass deportations. It was obvious he was going to come for many legal immigrants (e.g.: that he'd end the CHNV program). It was not obvious that he'd end TPS for Venezuelans 2 weeks in (after 2020 memo).
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@A2Perrico I don’t recall him explicitly saying he’d end TPS for Venezuelans, no. Can you show me where he said that?
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RT @agustinavcid: On Jan. 19, 2021, the first Trump admin issued a memorandum to defer the deportations of Venezuelans who fled the Maduro…
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@AlexNowrasteh I think part of the reason they're shocked is that not long ago Trump expressed support for Venezuelans fleeing Maduro's regime. Personally what I find surprising is not the end of TPS for Venezuelans, but how quickly it happened.
On Jan. 19, 2021, the first Trump admin issued a memorandum to defer the deportations of Venezuelans who fled the Maduro regime. He also stated that the regime caused "the worst humanitarian crisis" in the West's recent memory. Now it's ending TPS for Venezuelans. What changed?
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Proud to be part of an organization that helps empower producers to stand up for themselves. @BakulaRobertas' letter to Google for the @AynRandInst provides invaluable insights into the real reasons behind antitrust attacks: hatred for success.
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