Trump heads to Arizona; Schumer heads to New York harbor Today, Donald Trump heads to Arizona to hug his border wall. Tonight, Chuck Schumer delivers his convention speech in front of the Statue of Liberty.  Trump will demonize immigrants, claim inaccurately that his wall saved us from the pandemic,... Continue »
America’s Voice   Frank Sharry on Trump’s Speech in Arizona: “The Real Radical is Trump” Today in 2020 Politics: the Border Wall vs the Statue of Liberty English Forbes USCIS Staff Furloughs Will Grind Legal Immigration To A Halt By Stuart Anderson August 17, 2020 Associated Press AP FACT... Continue »
Achieving broad electoral participation in this country is always a challenge. But this year it is particularly complicated because of two factors: the COVID-19 pandemic and President Donald Trump all-out assault on the U.S. Postal Service, an institution that is responsible for guaranteeing that mail-in ballots arrive on time... Continue »
Americans are more concerned with the real threat of COVID-19 than the exaggerated threat of MS-13 As Trump plans yet another trip to Arizona to again highlight his radical immigration policies, a Reuters story from Ted Hesson and Chris Kahn explores the electoral dynamics of the immigration debate. Titled... Continue »
Lograr una amplia participación electoral en este país siempre es un reto. Pero este año es particularmente complicado por dos factores: la pandemia del Covid-19 y el asalto frontal del presidente Donald Trump al Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos, institución que tiene a su cargo garantizar que el... Continue »
America’s Voice   Misreading the Room: During Pandemic, Trump Prioritizes Immigration Attack Ads El antidemocrático bloqueo del voto por correo English Axios GAO finds Chad Wolf, Ken Cuccinelli are ineligible for top DHS roles By Stef W. Kight August 14, 2020 WorkPermit.com USCIS furloughs of 13,000 now likely as... Continue »
A recording of the call is available here    Two new immigration rules are set to take effect that would limit the ability for asylum seekers to apply for work authorization and obtain identification documents. Immigrant rights’ organizations CASA, the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), Centro Legal de la... Continue »
Each Friday through Election Day, we put out a short weekly memo that highlights the biggest 2020 election developments at the intersection of electoral politics and immigration.  Key Immigration Politics Storylines Kamala Harris, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the sharp contrast between the two parties Kamala Harris is an inspired... Continue »
Life-changing program for Dreamers helped change political history Eight years ago, during the final months of another presidential election year, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program officially launched. Since that first application day of August 15, 2012, more than 800,000 Dreamers have relied on DACA’s life-changing protections... Continue »
America’s Voice   On Call, Advocates Discuss Suit to Protect Asylum Seekers’ Ability to Work America’s Voice Election 2020 Weekly Digest #3 As DACA Celebrates Eight Year Anniversary, Trump Administration Continues to Defy Supreme Court Ruling – and Illegally Employ DHS Leadership English Forbes U.S. Immigration Shutdown Imminent As... Continue »