Libby Kalmbach Clark
@libbykc.bsky.social
Nonfiction writer and immigration advocate in Chicago.
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My general rule of them is if you or anybody else finds yourself saying “why didn’t you just…” that’s a good indication that there is a deeper complexity at work that countless smart people have tried to fix
August 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My general rule of them is if you or anybody else finds yourself saying “why didn’t you just…” that’s a good indication that there is a deeper complexity at work that countless smart people have tried to fix
The real DOGE administrator is the friends we made along the way
May 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The real DOGE administrator is the friends we made along the way
Glowing letters are generally always more helpful than not. I think there’s about a .1% chance that the IJ would google a person who provided a letter of support.
April 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Glowing letters are generally always more helpful than not. I think there’s about a .1% chance that the IJ would google a person who provided a letter of support.
I did not say deportation has always been widespread. But it has always happened. I do not think it's a prediction to say that certain citizens are currently more vulnerable than in the past, I think that's reflective of what the legal community is seeing. But of course others are free to disagree.
March 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I did not say deportation has always been widespread. But it has always happened. I do not think it's a prediction to say that certain citizens are currently more vulnerable than in the past, I think that's reflective of what the legal community is seeing. But of course others are free to disagree.
The status quo doesn’t have to change for that to be true because it’s always been true. It’s just a lot more true now because there is a lot less concern about following the law and a lot more process-free deportation.
March 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The status quo doesn’t have to change for that to be true because it’s always been true. It’s just a lot more true now because there is a lot less concern about following the law and a lot more process-free deportation.
I mean listen. “Citizens aren’t vulnerable” is at best an un-nuanced take. “People don’t understand which citizens are vulnerable and why” is an absolutely accurate take. Where illegal deportation is widespread, citizens of color with barriers to advocating for themselves are absolutely vulnerable.
March 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I mean listen. “Citizens aren’t vulnerable” is at best an un-nuanced take. “People don’t understand which citizens are vulnerable and why” is an absolutely accurate take. Where illegal deportation is widespread, citizens of color with barriers to advocating for themselves are absolutely vulnerable.
I think you’re absolutely right, yet also - if there’s no due process then there is no real guarantee that USCs will be able to exercise their rights. During 1.0 I wouldn’t have believed it but now it doesn’t seem like the biggest reach, especially for the party of birtherism and “real Americans.”
March 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I think you’re absolutely right, yet also - if there’s no due process then there is no real guarantee that USCs will be able to exercise their rights. During 1.0 I wouldn’t have believed it but now it doesn’t seem like the biggest reach, especially for the party of birtherism and “real Americans.”
TLDR if you don't like asylum call your representatives, don't support autocracy. I mean - I doubt anyone who wants to eliminate asylum is reading this. But if so - maybe learn more about what asylum is and who it helps before you make those calls. It's a widely recognized international right.
March 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
TLDR if you don't like asylum call your representatives, don't support autocracy. I mean - I doubt anyone who wants to eliminate asylum is reading this. But if so - maybe learn more about what asylum is and who it helps before you make those calls. It's a widely recognized international right.
If we as a country decided we didn't want to offer asylum anymore, congress, the representative branch of the government, could change the law. Congress hasn't done that. It would be a hugely unpopular move, b/c ultimately it's an obsession of white nationalists rather than "the will of the people."
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If we as a country decided we didn't want to offer asylum anymore, congress, the representative branch of the government, could change the law. Congress hasn't done that. It would be a hugely unpopular move, b/c ultimately it's an obsession of white nationalists rather than "the will of the people."