It was a tiny group of activists and organizers and everyday people who opposed Arpaio. They're all still there, too—like Carlos García.
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It took them a long, long, long time to win against Arpaio. And clearly there's another brand new form of terror happening now.
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Like I said, I don't know what will happen tonight or tomorrow. There are usually a ton of losses before any serious and big win.
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But I've been thinking about all the stories I've been lucky enough to get to write this last decade about poc doing the most crucial work.
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... and thinking about how important all those lessons were to learn for what's happening now.
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Make sure you follow
@PuenteAZ and@ErikaAndiola for what's happening in#Phoenix.1 reply 17 retweets 19 likes -
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If you need a break, watch this video. One of the undocumented people featured in it is
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In real life,
@ErikaAndiola was a pretty high profile immigrant. So ICE raided her mother's home in the middle of the night took her.1 reply 9 retweets 16 likes -
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ICE took Andiola's mom and placed her in detention. They set her deportation date. But Andiola helped fight for her mom's release. And won.
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Andiola went on to become Bernie Sanders' press secretary. If you don't already know about her, look her up.
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And look up all the other poc whose stories you've missed. They were the ones doing the work when you thought things were ok before Trump.
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What is your message to those using identity theft to justify as there are many on that bandwagon? Not my expertise. Thanks.
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