Trump has hand picked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Ronald Vitiello’s to become the permanent director of ICE. His nomination comes after months of Vitiello’s unwavering allegiance to Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. While Vitiello’s backers are trying to improve the prospects of his nomination by portraying him, as...
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A continuación compartimos un comunicado de Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice, en relación con el despliegue de tropas en la frontera sur: La elección ha quedado atrás y la táctica política de Trump fue puesta al descubierto. El intento del presidente de avivar el miedo en torno...
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The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, regarding the deployment of troops: The election dust has settled, and Trump’s political ploy has been exposed. The President’s attempt to stoke fear about a group of bedraggled refugees seeking safety in hopes that Americans might...
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In a must-read Washington Post column, Paul Waldman describes how Trump’s toxic anti-immigrant midterm strategy fell desperately short for the GOP in 2018 — but will be tried again in 2020. Waldman concludes: If Trump has any bit of political genius, it’s his ability to locate the worst in...
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America’s Voice Entre Pancho Villa y una caravana de migrantes America’s Voice to Senate: Reject Nomination of Ronald Vitiello – Defending and Implementing Family Separation Should Be Disqualifying Frank Sharry: “Basta de esta maniobra política. Regrese a las tropas a casa para el Día de Acción de Gracias” Frank...
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A consensus is taking hold: Trump’s closing argument – a toxic stew of lies, racism and fear mongering –- backfired. Races called yesterday help make the case. Martha McSally, a once-moderate Republican veteran compared to Senator John McCain, became awfully Trumpy on her way to being defeated by Kyrsten...
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Perhaps McCarthy Will Do for the National GOP What He Did for the California GOP Kevin McCarthy, who rose to GOP prominence as a young gun promising to elect Californian Republicans, is now ready to ascend to his new role as Leader of House Republicans. But his reputation as...
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Following months of hand wringing about the Latino vote, the Associated Press reports that in this year’s midterms Latino early voting turnout increased by 174 percent compared to the 2014 midterms. In addition, Asian American and Pacific Islander voters increased by 218 percent and African-Americans by 157 percent. The...
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America’s Voice More Evidence that Trump’s Racist and Xenophobic Closing Argument Backfired If the California Republican Party is Dead, Why Is Kevin McCarthy Getting a Promotion? ICYMI: Associated Press, “Dems: Latino Turnout Up 174 Percent Over ’14 in Early Voting” English DailyKos Is Nielsen getting fired? Maybe. It still...
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With the Arizona Senate race now called for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, observers are highlighting how the focus by Trump and McSally on nativism and xenophobia backfired politically. Arizona joined Nevada and other states across the country in rejecting the GOP’s reliance on the ugly “caravan election” strategy. See below...
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