Today, President Biden announced the Build Back Better framework. In it, this Administration makes it clear that immigration will be included in reconciliation: In addition, the framework includes a $100 billion investment to reform our broken immigration system, consistent with the Senate’s reconciliation rules, as well as reducing backlogs,...
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On Wednesday, October 27, hundreds of activists from immigration, climate, and care groups marched to Congress in hopes of sending one clear message to Democrats: it is time to deliver. More specifically, activists were asking Congress to deliver the following in the budget resolution: Green jobs and infrastructure Child...
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America’s Voice America’s Voice Reacts to “Protected Areas” Enforcement Memo from DHS Secretary Mayorkas The Internet Responds to Immigration Being Included in Biden’s “Build Back Better” Framework America’s Voice reacciona a la inclusión de la reforma migratoria en el marco de la Agenda para una Mejor Reconstrucción Hundreds...
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By Andrea Fatima Rojas The Senate Parliamentarian has been front and center in the fight for immigration reform in 2021. While not publicly visible, she has played a major role in determining the future of 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.. WHAT IS THE SENATE PARLIMENTARIAN? The...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: As Climate Disasters Increase Instability, Urgency for TPS Designation in Guatemala Intensifies Senator Durbin: “11 million undocumented people live in this country and contribute to our economy. They deserve to live and work here without fear.” English Associated Press Many progressive Democrats are grudgingly lining...
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What a difference a decade makes. In 2011, the GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature passed HB 87, a viciously anti-immigrant bill, modeled after Arizona’s notorious SB 1070. The legislation was signed into law by then-Governor Nathan Deal on May 13, 2011. The new law made it a crime to knowingly harbor...
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America’s Voice In the face of the poison of Trumpism, we have to close ranks to save democracy Immigration reform is well worth 11 million jobs Georgia: The Arc From Anti-Immigrant Laws to Needing Immigrants It’s Been 35 Years Since Congress Enacted Legislation to Legalize Undocumented Immigrants 11...
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America’s Voice The Deadly Consequences of Normalizing the Racist “Replacement” Theory English The New York Times Biden the Dealmaker Finds That Compromise Can Have Consequences By Michael D. Shear October 23, 2021 The Washington Post For California’s first Latino senator, citizenship for undocumented immigrants is personal and he’s...
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English Washington Post Where President Biden’s economic plan appears to stand right now: From taxes to climate policy to Medicare to immigration By Jeff Stein, Rachel Roubein and Marianna Sotomayor October 21, 2021 Roll Call House Democrats press Senate leaders to override parliamentarian on immigration By Suzanne Monyak October...
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America’s Voice “We Will Not Accept No As an Answer at the End of the Day” English Public Radio International The US farmworker shortage spurs farmers to lobby for immigration reform By Daisy Contreras October 20, 2021 Fox News Menendez outlines ‘Plan C’ amnesty push for millions of...
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