America’s Voice Since Voters Strongly Support Immigrants, Want Dreamers to Stay and Oppose the Border Wall, How Does this GOP Immigrant-Bashing Strategy Work Again? Observers Blast Political Motivations and Real-World Consequences of Trump/Miller Public Charge Rule Despite Tough Talk on Criminals, ICE is Rapidly Increasing Arrests and Deportations of...
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*** On this week’s episode of our podcast, we spoke with Karina Martínez, communications director at Mi Familia Vota, a national civic engagement organization that unites Latino, immigrant and allied communities to promote social and economic justice through citizenship workshops, voter registration and voter participation. It has presence...
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America’s Voice Three Questions Ahead of Tonight’s Cruz v. O’Rourke Debate A New Low, Even By Trump Standards: Using Detained Children as Bait to Arrest Immigrants Coming Forward to Care for Kids Separated from Families ICYMI: WBUR, “From Mass. To El Salvador, Families Are Bracing For The End Of...
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America’s Voice Sessions Again Limits Independence of Immigration Judges and Signals His Intent to Increase Detention of Asylum Seekers Lyin’ Ted Goes Racist in Latest Ad Against Immigrants Vox: “9 experts warn that Latino dislike of Trump may not translate into midterm turnout” ICYMI: Politico: “The Man Behind Trump’s...
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Kris Kobach’s gubernatorial campaign has suffered continuous negative hits in the weeks following his controversial and razor thin victory in the Republican primary. Most recently, his campaign has been dogged by reports of factual inaccuracies and scrutiny of his anti-immigrant policies. In addition, dozens of prominent current and former...
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America’s Voice Glaring Need for Robust Structures of Accountability and Hiring at CBP Editorial boards and experts: slashing of refugee admissions “gives the world one more reason to lose faith in America” English Cronkite News Protesters walk out of hearing on rules for holding immigrant youth By Vandana Ravikumar...
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America’s Voice As Trump Administration Slashes Refugee Admissions, Advocates Blast Move as Contrary to American Values and National Security English Associated Press US Slashes Number of Refugees to 30,000 for Next Year September 17, 2018 Associated Press US Again Slashing Number of Refugees It Will Accept September 17, 2018...
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An official in the Trump Administration and a Republican candidate for governor have been promoting ideas by leading anti-Muslim activist David Horowitz, according to reports from the past several months. Horowitz’s ideas have played an important role senior advisor and white nationalist Stephen Miller’s thinking, while Ron DeSantis, Florida’s...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Houston Chronicle Editorial, “The egg cannot be unscrambled: Save DACA now!” Trump Administration Keeping Families Separated Without Basic Due Process ‘María’, fresca en la memoria Trump’s Cruelty Towards Immigrants Backfiring Politically English Remezcla How Do Latinos Really Feel About Hispanic Heritage Month? An Investigation By Yara...
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*** * On this week’s episode of our podcast, we sat down with the America’s Voice politics team — Mario Carrillo from Texas, Viridiana Vidal-Gonzzali from Nevada, and Adriana Ruggiero from California — to talk about the midterm elections this year and the respective organizing challenges they face in...
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