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Lynn Tramonte

Immigration Policy and Media Narratives Are Not a Blood Support

If immigrant advocates want politicians and the media to handle “immigration” differently, we need to change our approach, too.

Oct 22

A post from @tramontela on X/Twitter reads “46 ppl die in truck + @NPR 1st ? is “how do deaths factor into immig debate?” They’re PEOPLE, not “factors.” How about these questions: Who were they? Why did they come to US? What were their plans + dreams? Why don’t we have policy that facilitates asylum rather than death?”

Oct 22

“I hurt you because I love you.”

Trump’s concept of love is the same as any abuser’s.

Oct 17

“I hurt you because I love you.”

Oct 17

Ohio is a Laboratory for Welcoming and Belonging

#OneLoveOhio highlights stories of love and community connection

Oct 3

A heart-shaped taupe leaf rests on a concrete marine green background.

Oct 3

NEW: Congressional Budget Office Data Shows Migrants Expand the Economy

Will Ohio Embrace the Brain Gain?

Jul 29

Goura Ndiaye was an electrician in Ohio, before being deported to Mauritania by the Trump administration.

Jul 29

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik did what eight Akron City Council members asked, and cancelled public…

On June 14, eight members of the Akron City Council sent a letter to Mayor Shammas Malik urging him to cancel Juneteenth events following a…

Jun 16

From Danita Drake Chapton, on Facebook: “The council just really wanted the Juneteenth events canceled which is BS. So the Mayor did right by canceling everything. We the people in those communities wanted our Juneteenth festivals. So I hope the council have that same concern when 4th of July come!”

Jun 16

In Two Years, the U.S. Immigration Boom Will Be an Economic Boon if We Embrace Immigrants

Most politicians have 24/05 vision. They can’t see past Election Day, November 5, 2024. But all this huffing about the recent arrival of…

May 22

Headline on Cleveland.com: “How to boost Cleveland’s population? Immigrants, international students are key”

May 22

Northeast Ohio Mayors Seek Solutions to Help Black Mauritanians Settle In

“There are plumbers in the room,” said Maryam Sy, and the mayors’ ears perked up. “This young man managed a restaurant in Mauritania. They…

May 22

Northeast Ohio Mayors Seek Solutions to Help Black Mauritanians Settle In

May 22

“Land Acknowledgments” Ring False as Universities Arrest People Supporting Palestinians’ Right to…

I first learned about land acknowledgments at an event hosted by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy. They seemed a step forward…

May 1

“I will never get over this interview.” — post on X by Fiza Pirani, journalist and truth-teller, reposting an interview on ABC 7, shared by PALESTINE ONLINE, in which the father of a USC student explains why he joined his daughter in protesting the genocide.

May 1

“Let Live or Let Die” — It’s not a Bond movie, it’s a choice in immigration policy.

For now, the U.S. government has chosen “Let Die.”

Jan 21

A young man with a blurred face wears a t-shirt that says “Peace, Justice, Freedom, Dignity for All.”

Jan 21

Mauritanian “ghost boats,” economic violence, and dying to live

The Atlantic Ocean is a graveyard for “ghost boats” of people dying in search of freedom — including Black people from Mauritania.

Jul 3, 2023

Two men stand in a canoe looking out over blue and black water.

Jul 3, 2023

Lynn Tramonte

Lynn Tramonte

Director, Ohio Immigrant Alliance. Daughter, sister, Mom, wine drinker, proud NE Ohioan! Lifetime #immigration advocate. Views are my own, unless you agree!

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