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The Supreme Court’s Ruling on DACA: Adherence to Process Matters in the Law
The Supreme Court ruled on June 18 that the president did not end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in a lawful manner. This ruling does not permanently protect the DACA program, as the main point in the ruling is that the president did not follow the proper legal process to end DACA. In short, adhering to correct processes matters. While the decision is good news for Dreamers and the majority of Americans who support DACA, the struggle is not at an end. The office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has indicated the president will continue his attempts to rescind DACA, this time attempting to do so with…
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MWEG Deep Dive Recap: Michael’s Story — Understanding Systemic Racism
In the wake of the terrible, tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, we have a new urgency to understand why and how such a thing could happen. We know it’s happened before many times to both Black adults and Black children, but this time is different. This time we were witnesses to the callous cruelty of an officer of the law as he knelt on George’s neck until he was dead. We are beginning our journey to understand how our system of law, justice, child custody, schools, building codes, housing, healthcare, and social services interact to put young children and adults of…
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Call to Action: Protect Democracy by Ensuring Government Oversight
On June 20 the president continued his pattern of weekend firings by unexpectedly terminating Geoffery Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Berman had been overseeing many high-profile investigations, including one into President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Berman’s firing, while legal, did not follow regular norms and patterns. In conjunction with other recent firings, it raises questions about Trump’s repeated removal of government officials actively investigating claims against his administration and his associates. In April and May, President Trump fired five inspectors general, including those looking into allegations of impropriety at the State Department, Department of Defense, and Department of Health and Human Services. Congress has…
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Call to Action: Oppose New Asylum Procedures
On Monday, June 15, the Trump administration posted a proposal to the Federal Register that would drastically restrict the ability of people seeking asylum to apply and qualify for asylum in the U.S. The proposal’s biggest changes include removing the ability to claim asylum due to a credible fear of domestic or gang violence in the country of origin and increased restrictions to legal representation. Previous policy interpreted asylum law to include such threats. Under President Trump, policy has increasingly excluded this type of violence. The new proposal would make that policy official, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced people vulnerable. To Do: Please use our Call to Action tool…
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MWEG Deep Dive Recap: “Charting a Course Forward for Principled Conservatives”
Mormon Women for Ethical Government recently hosted a Deep Dive event with a focus on principled conservatism. Sarah, the president and CEO of communications firm Longwell Partners, was the featured speaker and shared her perspective with MWEG members and invited guests. Sarah Longwell is a lifelong conservative who was a loyal and influential Republican — until Donald Trump was nominated by the GOP and then elected president. “When he was nominated, I was extremely alarmed. When he was elected, that turned into a five-alarm fire,” Sarah said. That’s when she became a “Never Trumper,” working against Trump and for other candidates who disavowed Trump’s particular ideology. Sarah’s focus as a…
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MWEG Town Hall Recap: “If All Lives Matter, then Black Lives Matter”
Last week MWEG was honored to host Dr. LaShawn Williams, clinical social worker and assistant professor at Utah Valley University; Charlotte Mountain, MWEG’s anti-racism committee lead; and Denise Grayson, MWEG’s senior director of the proactive root at our inaugural Town Hall event. The meeting was titled “If All Lives Matter, then Black Lives Matter: Turning Frustration into Productive Interpersonal Action,” and each attendee came away more equipped to engage thoughtfully and courageously with others on race and racism in America. We’d like to share a few quotes from the night, plus some questions attendees asked during the event and the link to watch the full recording in the MWEG Portal.…
