All across the country Dreamers continue to watch as Congress and the White House debate proposed legislation that would allow us to retain the ability to work, drive, and be protected from deportation. However, Dreamers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania are not waiting on Congress or Donald Trump to show their...
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DHS Decision Deadline For 200k Salvadoran TPS Holders In 4 Days Please find the letter in its entirety HERE; as well as a digital ad HERE. This morning, the Washington Times ran a letter signed by the Evangelical Immigration Table which urges Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to extend TPS for El Salvador to provide Congress...
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The spirit of peace and goodwill of the recent Christmas season seems to have quickly dissipated as immigration advocates prepared for this week’s meetings at the Capitol with White House officials and leaders from both political parties to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program rescinded by...
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America’s Voice GOP Choice on Dreamers Should Be Easy: Pass a Balanced Bipartisan Bill Focused on Dreamers Now; Deal with Broader Immigration Issues in Round Two Sen. Cornyn Again Talks Importance of Protecting Dreamers Pennsylvania Dreamers Share Their Stories As Congress Debates Their Future in the United States Washington...
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DHS Decision for El Salvador Expected Monday A recording of today’s call is available here. Washington, D.C. — On a press call this afternoon, economic experts, faith leaders, and immigrant advocates demanded that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continue the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador. Mark Drury, Vice President...
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DHS Decision Expected Monday Please find the advertorial in its entirety HERE. This morning, the Washington Times ran a TPS advertorial focused on industry voices and the urgent need in this country for Salvadoran TPS workers. The piece highlights the fact that TPS is not an open-ended immigration program and also underscores how only...
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As Dreamer-related negotiations take center stage in Washington, DC, the urgency for legislative action is acute. Many Republicans, such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, are trying to advance the false notion that Congress has until March to act for Dreamers. This ignores the fact that nearly 15,000 DACA...
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On Tuesday, December 19, when Lucia* and her three children were leaving home to head to school, her middle child, Guillermo, noticed a note on the front door. Lucia thought it might be from some of the children in the building, who are friends with her kids. But the...
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America’s Voice Ex-DHS Secretaries: Deadline for Dreamer Legislation is Mid-January, Not March Washington Times Advertorial: A Decision By Monday Could Cost America 200,000 Legal Workers Experts Call on DHS to Extend Protections for 200,000 Salvadorans with TPS English Time ‘You Created the Crisis.’ The Fight With President Trump Over...
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In 2017, the Donald Trump Administration implemented and tried to implement dramatic changes to the US immigration system, banning Muslims, attacking immigrant-friendly cities, deporting parents who had lived in the US for decades who had no criminal record, rescinding DACA, refusing to renew TPS, and much more. Contrary to...
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