America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “Sí, los estadounidenses se levantaron y obligaron a Trump a retroceder; no, esta crisis no está próxima a terminar”. Amid Child Separation Crisis and Before House Votes, Experts and Advocates Outline the Troubling, Central Role of White House Aide Stephen Miller Frank Sharry: “Yes, Americans...
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Condemn the crisis manufactured by Trump administration “Zero Tolerance” policy; Call on local, state and federal officials to block abusive conditions and family separation Houston, TX – Today, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner publicly opposed a new Houston immigrant children’s facility. The mayor joins calls by Houston immigrants, legal advocates and service providers to...
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Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order which purports to end his cruel family separation policy. However, as written, it does no such thing. In fact, it could make the situation worse by requiring indefinite detention of families and continuing to permit children to be taken from their parents....
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A recording of today’s event is available here Following today’s issuance of an executive order regarding border policy by President Donald Trump, policy and legal experts gathered to discuss what’s next. Michelle Brane, Director of the Migrant Rights and Justice Program, Women’s Refugee Commission, said: The executive order President...
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Children Don’t Belong in Detention, Especially When There Are Effective, Humane and Cost-efficient Alternatives Medical experts, from pediatricians to psychologists, have resoundingly agreed that separating children from parents under Trump’s family separation policy is “causing irreparable harm… can carry lifelong consequences for children.” The President of the American Academy...
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Pastor Dustin White: We can no longer as a people exploit the suffering of the vulnerable to prop up our own privilege and affluence Following is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Director of America’s Voice Ohio, with quotes from state and national leaders. Ohio, we need to have a...
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The Cato Institute’s new analysis of Speaker Paul Ryan’s “Border Security and Immigration Reform Act” finds that 82% of Dreamers will not benefit from the restrictive citizenship path. David Bier and Stuart Anderson write: Only a third of the Dreamer population would likely receive status under the House plan...
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No, Secretary Nielsen, Enforcing the Law Does Not Require Tearing Families Apart. DHS Secretary Nielsen claims DHS is merely enforcing the law to secure the border when her Department separates children from parents. She is wrong. The separation is the result of a series of draconian policy choices by...
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America’s Voice Trump Executive Order Fails to End Family Separation, Calls for Kids and their Families to be Detained, Together or Separately Policy and Legal Experts Respond to Trump’s Executive Order Republican and Trump’s Plan to Keep Families in Detention is Not a Solution to Family Separation and It...
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House Immigration Votes Are Meant to Distract from, Not Resolve the Family Separation Crisis AV Urges “No” Votes on Goodlatte and Ryan Bills America’s Voice recommends that members of the House of Representatives vote no on Goodlatte and Ryan’s immigration bills set for this week. Summary The “Securing America’s...
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