This morning, Military DREAMer Cesar Vargas, Rep. Ruben Gallego, and members of Congress held a press conference calling on Republicans to keep two Military DREAMer amendments in the defense bill going to the House floor this week for consideration. Rep. Gallego recently introduced an amendment that would allow DACA...
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Maribel Hastings is a Senior Advisor to America’s Voice: This electoral season has brought another twist to the debate and the fight over immigration reform: it is no longer enough to know whether or not the candidates support immigration reform and a path to citizenship. A candidate’s position regarding the president’s executive actions...
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English (en español al final de la página): Global Voices: Can This US Presidential Hopeful Capture Republican and Latino Hearts? Politico: Bill Clinton: Path to citizenship is just common sense By Annie Karni Buzzfeed News: Bill Clinton: Path To Citizenship Best Way To Appeal To Latino Voters By Adrian...
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Yesterday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called for dismantling and reforming the federal government’s gargantuan immigrant detention system. From the AP: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a sobering report that tens of thousands of immigrants are housed in prison-like conditions that cause psychological harm...
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A new book from acclaimed political scientist Tom Schaller – entitled “The Stronghold: How Republicans Captured Congress but Surrendered the White House” – offers mountains of evidence for a point we’ve long made – that House Republicans’ dominant hardline views on immigration directly threaten the Republican Party’s ability to win back the presidency. Schaller...
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A conservative audience roared with approval following a woman’s diatribe comparing immigrants to rodents and pests. The moment came at the end of a focus group at the South Carolina Freedom Summit, when moderator and Republican pollster Frank Luntz asked an audience member if she had any words of...
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Will Boehner and Pete Sessions Stand Strong or Capitulate in Cowardice to Steve King and His Cohorts Once Again? Responding to House extremists and their latest stunt to keep hardworking immigrants from fully participating in all facets of American society, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) fired off a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)...
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English (en español al final de la página): Fox News: Jeb Bush dismisses dip in polls, defends immigration stance Wall Street Journal: Jeb Bush Defends ‘Legal Status’ for Illegal Immigrants By Beth Reinhard New York Times: Jeb Bush Says He Would Not Repeal Obama Immigration Order Right Away By...
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This past Mother’s Day weekend, America’s Voice lifted up the story of Elizabeth, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and mom of two young children. Elizabeth’s husband was deported to Mexico in 2010. Since then, Elizabeth has been fighting to reunite her Marine family, recently leading a...
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Most are Silent On Hillary’s Move; Graham Says Citizenship a Must; Crowd Cheers When Immigrants Called “Rats and Roaches” This past weekend offered another reminder why and how immigration reform is the GOP’s kryptonite: they touch it at their own peril; and when they do it divides them, befuddles...
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