In recent days various things have gone in Donald Trump’s favor: the Supreme Court allowed him to use military funds from the Pentagon to construct his border wall; a federal judge gave a green light to his hardening of the asylum laws to prevent Central Americans from soliciting asylum... Continue »
Four years ago, soon after Donald Trump kicked off his presidential candidacy by slandering Mexicans as “rapists,” America’s Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry said of Trump: He is challenging the American people, and the Republican Party specifically, by putting down the dog whistle and picking up the bullhorn …... Continue »
En los pasados días varios hechos favorecieron a Donald Trump: la Corte Suprema le permitió emplear fondos militares del Pentágono para construir su muro fronterizo; un juez federal le dio luz verde a su endurecimiento de las leyes de asilo para evitar que centroamericanos puedan solicitar refugio en Estados... Continue »
America’s Voice In the Face of Donald Trump, Democratic Unity is Urgently Needed Frank Sharry: “Descent Down the Escalator of Racism Continues” Urge la unidad demócrata ante Donald Trump English Law360 House Passes Bill To Temporarily Protect Venezuelans July 26, 2019 The Wall Street Journal U.S., Guatemala Reach Agreement... Continue »
A deep dive by Ron Brownstein explores part of the reason Despite the fretting of some pundits and observers, Donald Trump’s harsh statements and even harsher policies towards immigrants and immigration may not be the secret ingredient that unlocks reelection for him and the GOP.  Dating back to state... Continue »
After tremendous support from advocates at Make the Road New York, the office of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and the tireless efforts of his attorney Anibal Romero, Manuel Gámez learned last night he received a 30-day stay of deportation. He is applying asylum claim and the reprieve will enable... Continue »
In an eye-opening op-ed for the New York Times, Beth Werlin, executive director of the American Immigration Council, breaks down the Trump administration’s decision to expand the use of expedited removal. As Werlin clearly describes, this cruel decision will “ American principles of fundamental fairness and United States... Continue »
The New York Times just published a heartwrenching deep-dive piece by the acclaimed Sonia Nazario. She exposes the corruption and violence that plague Honduras, which in turn, drives migration to the U.S.  In short, the gangs in Honduras are slowly but surely coming to dominate communities, sectors of the... Continue »
America’s Voice Trump’s White Working Class Gender Gap Is Made Worse By His Failed and Racist Approach to Immigrants and Immigration Manuel Gámez, Whose Daughter Died of Suicide, Granted 30-Day Deportation Stay ICYMI: Beth Werlin on “The Human Cost of Fast Track Deportation” Why Are Hondurans Fleeing Their Country?... Continue »
The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice, in response to the House’s passage of the TPS Venezuela Act of 2019, H.R. 549, that will grant protections to Venezuelans and American families as the country continues to descend into further chaos:  Passing the... Continue »