The following is a statement from Frank Sharry of America’s Voice reacting to the immigration discussion during tonight’s vice presidential debate: “On immigration, Gov. Mike Pence tonight attempted to whitewash the scope and intentions of Donald Trump’s radical immigration stance. While Gov. Pence was either willfully ignorant or purposefully...
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Univision talked to an immigrant business owner who unsurprisingly had zero tolerance for Donald Trump’s recent remark that skipping out on paying federal income taxes makes him “smart.” “We all have to work, and we all have to pay taxes,” she told Univision. “Someone who has large sums of money and...
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On the eve of his Vice-Presidential debate, an all-conservative federal appeals court panel ruled against Gov. Mike Pence and his attempt to ban Syrians’ resettlement in his state. The court noted that Pence has no authority to withhold funding from refugee resettlement organizations based on fear and “nightmare speculation.” From...
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North Carolina in the Top Four Nationally for New Voter Registrations Today, Voto Latino announced that their efforts to register Latino millennials has topped 100,000 nationally with North Carolina ranking in the top four, exceeded only by states with much larger Latino populations including Texas, California, and Florida. These unprecedented numbers...
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Just like the presidential matchup, the vice presidential debate between Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine (D) presents a sharp contrast on immigration – each candidate embodies and embraces their respective parties’ wildly distinct visions about immigrants and immigration reform. Below, we offer key immigration...
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In what has to be one of the most cringe-worthy, deer-in-headlights debate moments in recent political history, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte said that she would “absolutely” point to Donald Trump as a role model for kids. Seriously. During debate, @KellyAyotte says Donald Trump “absolutely” a role model for...
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English (en español al final de la página): The Hill: DOJ denied last chance to save Obama’s immigration programs By Lydia Wheeler Palm Beach Post (Florida): $30 million spent on ads in Rubio’s, Murphy’s Senate fight in Florida By John Kennedy Washington Post: On the eve of the biggest...
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GOP’s Embrace of Nativism and Extremism Repels Florida’s Changing Demographic Mix In a new piece for the New York Times, Julia Preston and Lizette Alvarez highlight what many Floridians, especially Latino voters, know to be true: a new generation of diverse voters is redefining the state’s political landscape. Chief among the...
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74% of likely voters have heard of Donald Trump’s ongoing sexist and racist attacks on Alicia Machado, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released today. Trump’s insults — including body-shaming the former Miss Universe as “Miss Piggy” and insulting her as “Miss Housekeeping” because of her heritage — have...
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Donald Trump built his Presidential campaign on the false claim that most undocumented immigrants are criminals and takers, but unlike him, they’ve actually been the ones paying billions of dollars in state and federal taxes annually. Over the weekend, a bombshell report revealed that “Trump declared a $916 million loss...
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