We should not be surprised that President Trump has undermined serious efforts to solve the Dreamers’ crisis he created. But that doesn’t absolve Congress from doing its job and protecting the Dreamers before they are exposed to deportation. After rejecting bipartisan deals three times in the last five months, Trump and...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Rep. Will Hurd Must Do More Than Simply Introduce Legislation, He Has to Work to Get It Passed Paula Span for New York Times: If Immigrants Are Pushed Out, Who Will Care for the Elderly? Will Mitch McConnell Keep His Word? Will McConnell Allow a Fair...
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On January 8th, 200k Salvadorans Learned They Would Lose Their Status Salvadoran TPS holders across the country find themselves in the face of deportation as they confront their new reality, as a direct result of the Trump Administration’s January 8th decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status for 200,000 Salvadoran TPS...
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Law Enforcement Official and Trump Voter: “I didn’t sign up for this. And shame on me for being short-sighted about this, but it’s not just.” From Ohio to Kansas to rural Washington state, Americans are increasingly outraged about the rubber stamp deportation policy the Trump Administration is implementing. The...
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Events in CA, CO, GA, IL, MA, MN, NC, NJ, NV, NY, PA, TX, and Washington, DC DACA-recipients continue to lose their immigration status and protection from deportation every day, due to a manufactured crisis created by President Trump. Fortunately, there is bipartisan support in Congress and...
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When it comes to immigration, President Trump and fellow hardliners are on the wrong side of American public opinion, as new analysis and new Iowa polling each make clear. At Vox, Dylan Matthews analyzes a range of immigration public opinion in a piece titled, “Polls Show Americans are Closer...
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McCain-Coons Initiative Step in the Right Direction Last night the Wall Street Journal reported that Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Chris Coons (D-DE) are planning to introduce a bill today that pairs the Dream Act with smart border security measures. Their bill is reported to be based on the bipartisan House bill...
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America’s Voice Salvadoran TPS Holders Feel Heightened Sense of Anxiety as Deportation Looms Trump’s Rubber Stamp Deportations Outrage Americans in Kansas and Rural Washington State Feb. 5 – National Week of Action to Pass the Dream Act In Iowa and Across America, Public is Strongly Pro-Immigrant and Opposed to...
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This week’s edition of the America’s Voice podcast, “180 Days,” is now available. The weekly podcast covers what’s been happening in the weeks and months before the March 6, 2018 deadline for DACA. We cover the fight to protect Dreamers and pass the Dream Act – and other immigration...
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El tan esperado discurso de Donald Trump sobre el Estado de la Unión esta semana no me sorprendió. De hecho, solo comprobé su falta de sensibilidad y compasión, pues su discurso estuvo cargado de divisionismo, racismo y, sobre todo, con un total énfasis en criminalizar a todos los inmigrantes....
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