J Vimo

Assitant Professor, Montclair State University; Political Science Ph.D.; Immigration and politics. Follow me @jvimo.bsky.social

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

@BootsRiley Just watched in Brooklyn. You’re a genius for real. This is the film we needed. Thank you.

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

Long story short, rejecting visa applications because an official considers an immigrant to be "too fat" is where we are right now. Apparently, Trump's America is only for the rich and skinny. 3/

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

Tomorrow, DHS will publish a new proposed "public charge" rule. Trump 1.0 sought to implement a "wealth test" barring immigrants if they were "too poor," accessed public benefits, or were deemed likely to be dependent on the government for support.
https://t.co/YNrTLmsRqH 1/

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

In 2017, I co-founded the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) campaign. Through a national organizing campaign, we secured over 200,000 public comments on the rule (a record-breaking number ), almost all of them opposing the proposal. 2/

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

My article with Allan Colbern and Shawn Walker on the urgent need for Civically Engaged Research (CER) in immigration scholarship was just published!

Check it out here:
https://t.co/OKLPYceNme

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

This sets a terrifying precedent that no one's tax data is safe. Note that the data protection laws were passed because the Nixon White House had obtained IRS records, including tax returns, for many of Nixon’s political opponents. 2/

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

This is not only bad policy, as it will result in the loss of millions of taxpayer dollars, but it is also illegal—IRC Section 6103 prohibits the sharing of tax data without a judicial order. 1/

I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information with ICE https://t.co/uccYivM27L

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

https://t.co/2xDpgCavYO

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

We took out these student loans w/the expectation, the PROMISE from the government, that our loans would be forgiven after ten years of public service. I would never have taken out these loans were it not for this expectation. I'm literally hyperventilating right now.

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

@GovKathyHochul must remain strong in resisting these attacks on our state's right to make its own laws.

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

It took us almost 20 years to pass the Green Light law allowing all residents, regardless of immigration status, to apply for driver's licenses. Issuing driver's licenses is indisputably the power of the states. https://t.co/8vrDlGtIiq

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

Maybe someone should show Vance a high school textbook so he can learn how the U.S. government is structured?

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

According to the Constitution, judges CAN limit executive power. That's the whole point of checks + balances. So, to be clear, Vance is saying he doesn't believe we should follow the rule of law and the Constitution. We don't live under a military dictatorship...yet.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal.

If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal.

Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal.

If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal.

Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

They're literally killing people already. https://t.co/gzQKSVVbbj

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

Moreover, Trump's politicization of this funding freeze is patently absurd. Targeting programs like food stamps/SNAP and other initiatives to send a message about "Marxist equity" and "transgenderism" is simply ridiculous.

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

Trump's action of freezing all federal aid is blatantly unconstitutional. The Constitution gives Congress the "power of the purse." Presidents can't just decide not to fund programs authorized by Congress. We must fight this egregious lawlessness.

https://t.co/m3SmmY7u2N

[National Immigration Law Center @NILC]

Today's complex decision underscores the uncertainty that DACA recipients experience.

Congressional action and permanent protections for immigrant youth are long overdue.

[Susan Rice @AmbassadorRice]

SNOWFLAKES

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

The years ahead will be rough. But this isn't the first time Trump has attacked naturalized citizens. I'm ready to fight to defend immigrants, regardless of their citizenship status. 4/

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

Again, Trump's policies are about promoting fear and insecurity. When Steven Miller said, "America Is For Americans And Americans Only," he called into question who qualifies as an American. 1/

Trump administration’s next target: naturalized US citizens  https://t.co/GhAYrQ3C1X

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

Who's next? Citizens with birthright citizenship? This is a chilling reminder to those who view citizenship as the end goal that citizenship alone does not protect against the violence of the state. 3/