A recording of today’s call is available here. Policy experts gathered on a press call to analyze President Trump’s immigration proposal, which would dramatically and radically alter the entire U.S. immigration system. Greg Chen, Director of Government Relations, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), said, “The White House proposal on immigration...
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Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, NY, and a longtime expert on immigration policy, writes a powerful new op-ed in the New York Daily News, titled “Save the Dreamers Before Tackling Immigration Reform.” We excerpt key sections below: In his State of the...
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Last updated May 4, 2021. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is infamous within the immigration policy world for always talking a good game about passing immigration reform even though he has spent the last decade blocking any meaningful legislation. As the senior senator from a state with a large immigrant...
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President Trump spent most of yesterday pressuring Congress to embrace his immigration plan and trash-talking Democratic leaders for rejecting it. On Twitter, he wrote, “We have a great chance to make a deal or, blame the Dems!” The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice,...
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A powerful New York Times story by Erica Green explores the contributions and fears of the 9,000 teachers with DACA status whose lives and students are facing an uncertain future due to President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program. We excerpt key sections of the story below: Karen Reyes spends her...
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America’s Voice The Latest Episode of Our Podcast, “State of the Union,” is Available Now Trump y la Caperucita Roja Policy Experts Decode White House Immigration Proposal ICYMI: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio: “Save the Dreamers Before Tackling Immigration Reform” Immigration 101: Who is John Cornyn and What is the Cornyn...
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Sin duda, la idea de acabar con la inmigración que proviene específicamente de países no deseados por quienes ahora ocupan la Casa Blanca ha sido diseñada con base en la típica perversidad de los regímenes que hacen del aspecto racial la columna vertebral de su ideal de desarrollo demográfico....
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With action the Senate and perhaps the House expected in the coming weeks, in a new Medium post, America’s Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry gives his take on how to move from the current muddle to a breakthrough that protects Dreamers: The White House plan and the President’s marketing of it...
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The Washington Post ed board makes a powerful case of how Trump made an immigration deal more difficult with his “ethno-nationalist venom.” Eugene Robinson weighs in with a column that argues the only arguments for Trump’s immigration plan are racial and cultural, and that his proposal is aimed at halting the...
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DHS Extends for Current Syrian TPS Holders; Turns Back on Those Who Have Arrived After August 2016 Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be extended for 18 months for Syrians living in the United States currently protected under the program, but also broke the news that...
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