One Wisconsin Now Statements on Baraboo High School Nazi Salute Photo
Republicans leading Wisconsin state government have sat silently and refused to stand up to Trump and denounce his racism, xenophobia and sexism.
One Wisconsin Now, 11/12/2018
Immigration Category Archive
Scott Walker Claims Tony Evers Wants ‘special Treatment for Illegals’
Walker’s ad comes a day before he was to campaign in Wisconsin with President Donald Trump ... The liberal group One Wisconsin Now called Walker’s ad racist.
Associated Press, 10/24/2018Racist, Sexist to Appear at Republican Campaign Rally in Mosinee on Wednesday … Donald Trump Will Be There Too
Scott Walker won’t be the only racist, sexist politician on stage at a campaign rally at the Mosinee airport tomorrow, joining him will be Donald Trump.
One Wisconsin Now, 10/23/2018Lt. Gov. Candidate Mandela Barnes Compares Trump Immigration Policies to a ‘race to Create a Superior Race’
Scot Ross, executive director of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, took a shot at Trump's sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump in response.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 09/21/2018As Immigration Debate Rages, Scott Walker Is Not Weighing in
Scot Ross, executive director of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, pointed to other federal issues Walker has commented on.
Wisconsin State Journal, 06/26/2018Scott Walker Weighs in on Tariffs, Stays Mum on Immigration Questions
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker repeatedly evaded questions about federal immigration policy Monday, arguing it falls outside his jurisdiction. At the same time, he pushed for an end to international tariffs on products...
Capital Times, 06/25/2018Scott Walker’s Cowardice on Trump Border Policy 25 Years in the Making
Scott Walker offered something worse than deafening silence on Donald Trump’s unconscionable policy of tearing infants and children from their parents.
Savion Castro, 06/22/2018Gov. Scott Walker Welcomed Group Pitching Biblical Justification for Trump Border Policy of Taking Children From Parents to Wisconsin
It is a grievous misunderstanding of scripture and misuse of the Christian faith to use it to try to justify the horror of what was being done to families.
One Wisconsin Now, 06/21/2018Scott Walker Should Use Badger Girls State Address to Apologize for Supporting Donald Trump
Gov. Scott Walker has repeatedly refused to condemn the despicable actions being inflicted upon girls and women by his party’s leader, Donald Trump.
One Wisconsin Now, 06/21/2018Scott Walker’s Cowardly Dodge of Questions About Trump Policy Separating Families at U.S. Border
Gov. Scott Walker refused to share his thoughts on Donald Trump’s family separation immigration policy that strips children from their parents.
One Wisconsin Now, 06/19/2018Scott Walker Orders Wisconsin National Guard Troops to Border
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has ordered about two dozen National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico. The announcement was publicized by state military officials June 18, and progressive activists and...
Wisconsin Gazette, 06/19/2018Walker Deflects When Asked About FBI Raid On Trump Attorney
Gov. Scott Walker says he’s unfamiliar with the details surrounding an FBI raid on President Donald Trumps private attorney Michael Cohen. Asked Tuesday whether he shared those views, Walker declined to weigh...
NPR, 04/10/2018Scott Walker Calls for Military Training Facilities Along Mexican Border
Gov. Scott Walker launched himself headlong into the immigration debate Monday, advocating for military training facilities along the Mexican border after previously backing President Donald Trump’s call for sending National Guard troops...
Wisconsin State Journal, 04/10/2018Caucus Addresses Disparities With State of Black and Brown Wisconsin
Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, faulted Republicans at the state and federal levels for policies that have imposed a culture of fear in Hispanic communities, pointing out that Gov. Scott Walker in his...
Capital Times, 02/13/2018Defend DACA
This week we’re asking you to call, write or email your representatives in Congress and tell them to defend DACA and the children who benefit from it.
One Wisconsin Now, 09/05/2017Wisconsin Republicans Owe Us Answers on DACA
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements regarding plans by Republican Donald Trump to end the DACA.
One Wisconsin Now, 09/05/2017One Wisconsin Now: Paul Ryan’s Cowardly Support for Muslim Ban
Statements regarding U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Janesville) continuing support for Donald Trump’s racist and ineffective Muslim Ban.
One Wisconsin Now, 03/06/2017Gov. Walker Opposes Intervention on Behalf of Wisconsin Resident in Lawsuit Over Trump Travel ban
Gov. Scott Walker says state attorneys shouldn’t intervene in a Syrian refugee’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The refugee now resides in Wisconsin. He filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging...
Associated Press, 02/15/2017Walker Says He Backs Trump on Travel ban
Gov. Scott Walker is backing President Donald Trump’s travel ban affecting seven mostly Muslim countries. Walker had been silent on the ban issued Friday until his spokesman released a statement Monday afternoon....
WTMJ-TV, 01/30/2017Latino Activists Fight Wisconsin’s Anti-Immigration Bills
As the One Wisconsin Now advocacy group said in a statement on their site, this bill could negatively impact “immigrants, transgender people, the homeless, formerly incarcerated people, seniors, foster youth, and other marginalized communities.”
GOOD.is, 02/29/2016Walker Won’t Push for Sanctuary City Bill
Gov. Scott Walker says he doesn’t expect the Wisconsin state Senate will pass a bill banning sanctuary cities, and he’s “just fine with that.” Walker said Wednesday that his focus is on...
Associated Press, 02/24/2016Oppose the Anti-Immigrant Bills AB450 and SB533!
Governor Walker and State Legislators – Oppose the Anti-Immigrant Bills AB 450 and SB 533!
One Wisconsin Now, 02/02/2016Morning Briefing: Scott Walker Among Republicans Against Trump’s Idea to Ban Muslims
Walker among Republicans against Trump’s idea to ban Muslims: The Associated Press reports: “Gov. Scott Walker joins a growing number of Republicans publicly opposing presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims...
Capital Times, 12/09/2015Scott Walker, GOP Lawmakers Say Wisconsin Won’t Accept Syrian Refugees
Gov. Scott Walker pledged Monday that the state “will not accept new Syrian refugees” as he and Republican legislators joined a national chorus of mostly GOP leaders Monday calling on President Barack...
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/17/2015Scott Walker’s Record on Race & Ethnicity
Despite the numerous studies showing that Wisconsin has a serious problem with racial disparities, Scott Walker has not led on this issue.
One Wisconsin Now, 06/08/2015Walker Would Reverse Obama Executive Order on Immigration
Asked Monday if he would get rid of Barack Obama’s executive orders right away, Walker said: “Yes…if I were to run, that would be a key part of what we’d be talking...
Politico, 03/17/2015Scott Walker on Immigration: ‘My View Has Changed’
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says his views have changed on immigration — and he doesn’t support amnesty for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Pressed about previous statements in which he allowed...
Politico, 03/01/2015Walker Joins Immigration Lawsuit
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican president candidate, has signed on to a lawsuit that seeks to block President Barack Obama’s recently announced unilateral immigration actions. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday,...
Bloomberg, 12/03/2014Youth Activists Call For Restoration Of In-State Tuition For Undocumented Immigrants. Previous Walker Budget Ended Lower Tuitions For Undocumented Students
Valeria Gonzalez, who is part of the student-led organization Youth Empowered in the Struggle, said Gov. Scott Walker was wrong to repeal in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants in the 2011- 2013 state...
Wisconsin Public Radio, 07/09/2014Walker Encouraged Anti-immigrant Rant: ‘Don’t Hold Back.’
Documents released this week show that Gov. Scott Walker told one of his closest advisers “Don’t hold back” after she forwarded an anti-immigrant screed to top members of his political inner circle...
The Progressive, 02/21/2014Changes to the Undocumented Student Status Occurred As Part of Walker’s 2011-13 Wisconsin State Budget
The Republican-crafted spending plan reshapes all corners of Wisconsin life, from how much Medicaid will cost to auto title loans to honoring former President Ronald Reagan to even drinking alcohol at the...
Associated Press, 07/01/2011Walker Reduced Immigrants’ Access to Education
Youth who are the children of undocumented immigrants are no longer allowed to pay the resident tuition rate to attend the UW System or a technical college. They had the right to...
2011 WI Act 32, 06/26/2011Walker Eliminated Foodshare Benefits for Qualified Legal Immigrants
Walker prohibited the Department of Health Services from providing FoodShare benefits to “qualified aliens,” except to the extent that federal supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits are required by federal government. This...
2011 WI Act 32, 06/26/2011Before Walker Repealed Program, About 100 Illegal Immigrants Paid In-state Tuition in 2010-11
About 100 illegal immigrants took advantage of a law allowing them to pay in-state tuition at University of Wisconsin System schools in the 2010-11 academic year, according to a State Journal analysis,...
Wisconsin State Journal, 06/21/2011Walker’s Budget Axed In-state Tuition for Undocumented Students
On the chopping block in Walker’s two-year budget proposal are early release programs for prisoners, in-state college tuition for the children of illegal immigrants, mandatory insurance coverage of contraceptives, college financial aid...
Associated Press, 03/09/2011Walker Budget Cuts In-state Tuition for Undocumented Students
Among the many provisions in his proposed state budget, Gov. Scott Walker wants to repeal a law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public universities. After years of...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 03/02/2011Walker Gave Speech Opposing Affirmative Action and In-state Tuition for Undocumented Students
“Now more than ever Wisconsin needs a leader who is going to put Wisconsin families at the top of the list, for a place in the UW system basing appointments on merits...
Scott Walker, 05/22/2010Walker Reverses Position on Arizona Immigration Law
Republican candidate for governor Scott Walker reversed himself on Arizona’s controversial immigration law over the weekend, first expressing serious concerns about it then saying he would be comfortable signing it into law....
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 05/17/2010Scott Walker Flip Flops on Immigration; Remains Firm in Refusal to Explain How to Pay for $2 Billion Tax Giveaway to Rich, Big Business
Scott Walker's pandering flip flop on the racist Arizona immigration law has One Wisconsin Now asking whether a similar strategy could get him to answer the question he has refused to answer.
One Wisconsin Now, 05/16/2010Walker Says He Will Sign Law Removing Protections for Undocumented Persons
“As Governor of Wisconsin, I will sign legislation that strengthens our protection against illegal immigration and ensures that taxpayer funded benefits like Badger Care and drivers licenses are not available to those...
Scott Walker, 05/16/2010Walker Supported Guest Worker Plan for Undocumented Immigrants
“It’s important for the federal government to move ahead with legislation that lets people live the American dream.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 09/18/2002