Although these state positions might seem less important than congressional seats, winning a majority in these areas would allow Democrats to pursue liberal legislation outside of Washington, D.C., and file lawsuits against the Trump administration,according to VoxWhy do midterms matter? Framing feedback as growth-oriented (listing the ways I/you can grow) and also acknowledging our strengths (the ways I/you show up powerfully) ensures that people both get affirmed and challenged. There are no shortcuts in this game. If you want to do — orbe Guilt is a sentiment that has been taught to us in part by assimilation. In turn, that mentality only makes it easier for the government to target us and further trap the people they have conditioned to falsely believe are wounded. "When you're Latinx in the United States, you live with the idea of brown criminality," Tony explains. "It doesn't matter how long you've been here, how well educated you are, or how far you made it in society — you're still associated with breaking the law or 'jumping the border.' Every time I reenter the United States from abroad, even though I'm a citizen, I get a round of secondary screening. The criminality idea permeates."