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Connecticut Groups Prepare to Resist Trump Mass Deportations
Episode 56
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
Description
Interview with John Lugo, community organizing director with Unidad Latina en Accion, and Carolina Bortoletto, co-founder of CT Students for a Dream, conducted by Scott Harris.
John and Carolina discuss President-elect Trump’s demonization of migrants and preparations local organizations are making to defend the state’s immigrant residents in the face of Trump’s campaign pledge to conduct the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. They also address what Connecticut state government and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont can do to Trump-proof the state.