Michigan voted last night
Last night, Michigan held its primaries. Michiganders turned out in record-breaking numbers for an August primary — more than a million ballots cast, surpassing every August primary in the state's history. On a summer Tuesday, with no presidential race on the ballot, people showed up. That is what a healthy democracy looks like. In November, that display of democracy will be tested. Michigan is home to some of the largest and most vibrant immigrant communities in the country — in Detroit, in Dearborn, in Hamtramck, across Wayne County and far beyond. And this year, those communities are living under a shadow: a relentless ICE crackdown that has made ordinary people afraid to go about their daily lives. Afraid of a traffic stop. Afraid of who might be waiting outside a workplace, a courthouse, or a polling place. That fear is the most effective form of voter suppression there is. You don't need to post an agent at every precinct to keep people from voting. You just need them a...
