This week’s edition of the America’s Voice podcast, “180 Days,” is now available. The weekly podcast will run over the next six months as we approach the March 6, 2018 deadline for DACA. We cover the fight to protect Dreamers and pass the Dream Act – and other immigration...
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For evidence of the toxic influence that Donald Trump (and Republicans who are willing to abide by him) have had on the national discourse, look no further than this year’s two gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey. In Virginia, Republican Ed Gillespie has made national news for race-baiting,...
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This week, advocates launched a week of action for temporary protected status (TPS), the designation which protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants from being deported to countries afflicted by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous conditions. The deadlines to extend TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Haitians, and Salvadorans are approaching...
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America’s Voice A New, Loathsome Low: Trump Administration Detains a 10-Year Old Disabled Girl and Separates Her From Her Mother CHIRLA, UWD, NextGen America, Center for Community Change, MoveOn.org & Indivisible Discuss Their Fight for a Clean Dream Act & Dangers Faced by Activists in Light of Yesterday’s Attack...
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In Portland, ICE is starting to send text messages to immigrants they’re targeting, a new development which poses at least two challenges for immigrants and advocates. One, ICE has been manipulating immigrants into divulging their native country and immigration status, which — unbeknown to them — can become evidence...
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Dreamers and advocates are sharing photos of their six-year-old selves today, for a special #TBT in honor of the Dream Act and the dreams of those growing up. According to Organizing for Action, which spearheaded the campaign, six years old is when the average DACA recipient came to the...
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America’s Voice PHOTOS: Advocates Ramp Up Grassroots Pressure to Press Republicans to Pass a Clean Dream Act by the End of the Year New Center for American Progress Data on Dream Act Economic Boost ICYMI: “At least 1,100 in Arizona could lose TPS coverage, face deportation” Dreamers and Advocates...
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The Trump Administration, its officials within DHS, and its enforcers at ICE and CBP apparently know no bounds when it comes to immigrants and deportation. This week, we’ve seen one story about immigrants and deportation that exceeds the bounds of decency, and another where immigration officials flat-out acted illegally....
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English Washington Post Marco Rubio, Susana Martinez to rally for Ed Gillespie in northern Virginia By Fenit Nirappil October 24, 2017 Huffpost Paul Ryan Tells Conservatives DACA Will Be Part Of Spending Deal By Elise Foley and Matt Fuller October 24, 2017 KBUT DREAM Act Passage Called On By...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Ohio churches show compassion and courage, provide sanctuary for moms and dads in deportation With Two Weeks Left Before Election Day in Virginia, CASA in Action Launches Spanish Radio Ads to Turnout the Latino and Immigrant Vote ICYMI: “A Teacher, Therapist, and Pastor: How DACA Recipients...
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