America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “The Hardliners are High-Fiving; The Statue of Liberty Weeps.” Frank Sharry: “Narrow Gets It Done, and Now” NAACP Sues Trump Administration Over Ending Protected Status For Haitians Samantha Bee Takes on “Racist —hole” Stephen Miller and His Disturbing Role in Trump White House Here’s How Advocates...
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Jan 24, 2018
Now that the government has reopened, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has “promised” Senate Democrats a vote on a bill that will address the crisis affecting Dreamers since the DACA program was ended by President Trump in September. Leading the efforts on the Republican side is Texas Sen. John...
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“Immigration and the U.S. construction industry have been doing an odd, mutually beneficial dance for decades” Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200k Salvadoran immigrants delivers a devastating blow to the construction industry, a field that continually confronts workforce challenges, given its already-stretched labor force. Two pieces –...
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Sign the petition asking ICE to stop Joel Colindres’ deportation here. Joel Colindres is a Connecticut father who is facing deportation in less than two weeks, even though ICE gave him a stay of deportation just last year. Colindres has been in the US since 2004, is married to...
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The contributions of America’s Dreamers – and the uncertainty they face after Trump killed the DACA program – continue to be highlighted in media across the United States. See below excerpts from Massachusetts, Ohio, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas, and Forbes magazine. WBUR, Boston’s NPR affiliate, published...
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Washington Post’s Greg Sargent and MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Highlight Promise Speaker Ryan Made, But Has Not Kept, to Angelica Villalobos In a new piece in the Washington Post’s The Plum Line blog, Greg Sargent focuses on a promise that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan made last year to Dreamer Angelica Villalobos....
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Salvadoran immigrants who have long filled D.C.’s service jobs will soon lose their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) A piece in Huffington Post exposes the painful irony for TPS holders and workers who have been left in limbo by the very people for whom they work: the federal government. Specifically, the piece focuses...
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Know Your Rights When Stopped by ICE or Police A video of Border Patrol agents boarding a Greyhound bus asking people to show them their papers has garnered over 2.5 million views on Facebook according to the Florida Immigration Coalition (FLIC). Last Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: “One Year Ago, Paul Ryan Made a Heartfelt Promise to a ‘Dreamer.’ Now She’s Back” In MA, OH, ND, NE, NM, TX, and Forbes: More Stories of America’s Dreamers ICYMI: These Women Have Spent Years Cleaning Up After Senators Who Now Want To Deport Them ICYMI:...
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A recording of today’s call is available here Austin, TX – Dreamers and their advocates spoke on a call on the latest in the fight for the Dream Act and protections for vulnerable immigrants. Julieta Garibay, Co-Founder and Texas Director of United We Dream, said: We are utterly disappointed that the...
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