America’s Voice Voter Registration Numbers Are Up Weeks Ahead of Key Midterm Elections GOP Turns to Anti-Immigrant Campaign Ads in Desperate and Divisive Effort to Hang Onto Power TPS Holders, Lawyers Argue In Court Against Trump’s Termination of TPS, Cite Racial Bias ICYMI: How a Dreamer from Honduras is...
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The consequences of deportation are often severe, sometimes fatal, extend beyond the person deported, and often affects U.S. citizens, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. They range from physical to economic to psychological. And unfortunately, the Trump Administration has been stepping up deportations as much...
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Thousands of eligible voters across the country took an important step on Tuesday toward having their voices be heard in the upcoming midterm elections: they registered to vote. Volunteers, organizations, businesses, schools and elected officials took to the streets, held events in their communities and posted on social media...
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America’s Voice Mitch McConnell Backed Group Launches Attack Ads Targeting Nevada’s Latino and Immigrant Community New York Times Editorial: “An Unhealthy Plan to Drive Out Immigrants” Juan Escalante: “If You Care About Immigrants, Prove It In The Midterm Elections” English HuffPost (Opinion) If You Care About Immigrants, Prove It...
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Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the GOP have made their 2018 election strategy clear, with a cynical political game plan that seeks to use racialized smears against immigrants to divide Americans and distract from the issues that affect the lives of most voters. The plan was articulated by Stephen...
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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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