Feb 7, 2018
Elder High School’s student cheering section chanted racial terms at an African-American player and a multiracial player for St. Xavier High School’s basketball team Friday night. St. Xavier player Nate Stockman is multiracial, including Asian. Elder students chanted “P.F. Chang” at him. It wasn’t the first time the term had been used, said the...
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Congress is scheduled to vote on another funding deal this week, and Dreamers and advocates are back on Capitol Hill to demand that lawmakers oppose any deal that does not include the Dream Act. Since last September, when Donald Trump ended DACA, members of Congress have forced Dreamers into...
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Vote No on the Spending Bill Unless a Solution for Dreamers is Included The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, assessing the latest developments in Congress regarding the budget deal and immigration: A moment of truth is at hand. Congress is on the...
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As Congress debates the way forward on another deal to keep the government open and funded, congressional immigrant rights champions are sending a strong message to members of both parties to live up to their pledge to protect Dreamers. Below are comments from Representatives Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) and Ruben...
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Chicago, IL – In an op-ed for Crain’s Chicago Business, Sara McElmurry, communications strategist and nonresident fellow for immigration at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, makes a compelling case on how the revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has issued a threat to a crucial pipeline of Midwestern workers: home health care aides. The...
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The day after Trump said he was open to a path to citizenship for Dreamers, the Trump Administration proposed immigration legislation that asked Dreamers to make an unacceptable trade. In return for protections for immigrant youth, the Trump Administration is demanding drastic cuts to family-based migration and the cancellation...
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Reza el refrán que “Del agua mansa líbreme Dios, que de la brava me libro yo”. Y es que a veces las personas que parecen no romper un plato pueden ser más peligrosas que un hablador. Pero en la Casa Blanca de Donald Trump hay de los dos tipos:...
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America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “La hora de la verdad está por llegar” PHOTOS: Dreamers Blitz House Offices Calling for Dream Act Frank Sharry: “A Moment of Truth is at Hand” Protection for Dreamers Must Be Included in Spending Caps Deal Op-Ed: Cancellation of TPS “Could Hit Health Care Hard”...
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Rep. Hurd must push GOP leadership to protect Dreamers and get USA Act passed in the House Austin, TX – A piece published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram outlines Rep. Will Hurd’s (TX-23) introduction of the USA Act, a bill that would protect DACA recipients from deportation and put them on...
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In a column for the New York Times, Paula Span highlights the critical contributions immigrants, including TPS holders, make to the United States elder care and healthcare industries. The piece aptly cites the following statistic to support its claims: One in four of the direct-care workers in the nation’s nursing homes, assisted living...
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