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MWEG Town Hall Recap: Immigration Updates on DACA and Asylum Proposals
Mormon Women for Ethical Government hosted a Town Hall on July 7 to update members on asylum and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) changes in U.S. immigration law. Panelist Nefi Oliva, president of the Immigration Law Forum at Brigham Young University, explained that recently proposed changes to immigration regulations are a codification of the recent practices of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security, and the immigration courts. The purpose of the regulations and policies under President Trump seems to be cruelty and to make it harder and harder to get into the U.S., said Kif Augustine-Adams, professor of law…
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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.…
