Corey Stewart wins primary in Virginia and promises a “vicious campaign” Will the GOP’s reliance on divisiveness and xenophobia continue to backfire in general election races? Yesterday’s electoral results confirmed some key dynamics of the 2018 midterm races: As Corey Stewart’s win in Virginia’s GOP Senate primary makes clear,...
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“Family separation and mass deportation have become the end goals for these people who control Congress” says Immigrants, Families, and Faith Leaders Watch Facebook video here Speaker Paul Ryan has promised his caucus that they will vote on at least two anti-immigrant bills next week, as House Republicans came to a...
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A sham in the House, a potential catastrophe in the courts House Republicans are pretending to care about Dreamers while pursuing Trumpian nativism. This is a bridge to nowhere. Meanwhile, what truly matters is the brazen move by the Department of Justice to end run federal court decisions in...
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Here is a roundup of some of the most recent stories and commentary: RAICES Texas, a local service provider with a first-hand look at the human consequences of policy decisions, tweeted a horrifying thread last night that encapsulates what is happening in our names: Today’s story to #EndFamilySeparation …...
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America’s Voice PHOTOS: These Members of Congress (and John Cusack) Are Risking Arrest in Protest of Separation of Families Advocates and Policy Experts Denounce House GOP Immigration Bills On Thursday June 14, Hundreds of Ohioans Rally to End Family Separation at the Border As Part of National Movement In...
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Tonight, Corey Stewart won the Republican nomination for United States Senate in Virginia. There’s a lot of competition for which candidate will be the most extreme, anti-immigrant nominee running this year, but, given his long, sordid history, Stewart is going to be among the worst. We’ve been following his...
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Young People Leading the Community Response Continued to Express Fears and Call for Action Yesterday, we outlined a stirring piece from Univision, “From teenagers to heads of household,” that features some of the young people left to pick up the pieces of their families after the military-style immigration raid...
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Harvard Political Review Tells the Story of Local Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Holder and Harvard Employee Countdown to TPS Decision Deadline for Yemen and Somalia: 3 Weeks Tamara Shamir sheds light on the life of Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holder, Laura Sanchez. In the Harvard Political Review article,...
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El anuncio del Fiscal General, Jeff Sessions, en el sentido de que la mayoría de quienes buscan asilo huyendo de la violencia doméstica y de las pandillas ya no calificarán para esta protección en Estados Unidos, es una muestra más de la crueldad del gobierno de Trump, dijo hoy America’s Voice...
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A historic Irish landmark in Kansas City was defaced with anti-immigrant graffiti over the weekend. Vandals spray-painted “Immigrants Not Welcome” on a wall at Browne’s Irish Marketplace, a Midtown storefront founded in 1887 by Irish immigrants. The marketplace has been recognized by the Irish government as the oldest Irish...
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