Back in August, America’s Voice highlighted the story of Ricardo Aca – a young DREAMer from New York City who works at a Trump hotel in order to save money for school and help his family. Ricardo was the subject of a video by New Left Media, where he...
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Cross-posted from David Leopold’s blog: Yesterday’s 2/1 decision by the 5th Circuit was expected, given the make-up of the panel. But the sharp and persuasive dissent authored by Judge Carolyn Dineen King should not be overlooked, as it points the way for the Supreme Court to step in and...
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English (en español al final de la página): NBC News: Analysis: Do Democrats’ Differences on Immigration Matter to Latinos? By Suzanne Gamboa New York Times: Appeals Court Deals Blow to Obama’s Immigration Plans By Julia Preston and Michael Shear USA Today: Appeals court deals crippling blow to President Obama’s...
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Here’s yet another fantastic letter we received from a new advocate who found out about the America’s Voice organization through the recent #RacismIsntFunny campaign. One of AV’s own, Juan Escalante, was front and center during the delivery of over half a million petition signatures to NBC Studios calling on SNL...
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We’re shared incredible messages we’ve received from our advocates over the years, and this particular one from a 16-year-old girl is one we just couldn’t wait for you to see. In her letter, Leticia slams Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump for his racist remarks against Latinos and immigrants across the nation, saying “I...
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Over a half a million people asked Saturday Night Live to dump Donald Trump as host, but if you stomached this weekend’s show then you know Lorne Michaels went through with Trump’s appearance and the show was an utter disaster! After watching Trump on SNL, it was clear that the #RacismIsntFunny activists...
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NBC is now on the receiving end a tsunami of negative reviews after choosing to go forward and keep Donald Trump on as host of last week’s “Saturday Night Live,” despite a massive national outcry from a multitude of Latino and immigrant rights advocates and organizations. “The network, along...
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As we noted over the weekend, NBC and “Saturday Night Live” may have won in terms of ratings, but they lost any ounce of credibility by providing a platform to Donald Trump. It’s not just the hundreds of advocates who rallied outside of NBC Studios or the over half a...
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English (en español al final de la página): WWNT Radio: Was Donald Trump’s hosting gig worth it for NBC? By Warren Dawson AP: Conflict On The Campaign Trail: Demonstrators Protest Trump ‘Snl’ Gig Wall Street Journal: Protesters Target Trump’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Show By Heather Haddon NBC News: Hundreds...
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As NBC refuses to rescind its invitation to Donald Trump to host “SNL” this weekend, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are continuing to call out the network for throwing the Latino and immigrant communities under the bus in the name of ratings. Earlier this week, the Caucus released...
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