America’s Voice   GOP is Running Xenophobic Campaign Ads Again, Ignoring the Failure of this Strategy in the Past Three Years English Radio Online New Series Empowers Record Number of Latinx to Register/Vote August 10, 2020 The Nation How Stephen Miller Turned the Department of Homeland Security Into a... Continue »
Joe Arpaio, Kris Kobach, Jeff Sessions, Steve King Lose in 2020 GOP Primaries, Following 2018 Cycle Featuring Blowouts of Leading Anti-Immigrant Candidates   Joe Arpaio’s official loss in the Republican primary for Maricopa County Sheriff raises the question: if nativism is such a winning issue for Republicans, why are... Continue »
America’s Voice   All the Leading Nativists Are Losing: Nevertheless, the GOP Persists in Following Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Lead English CNN (Mississippi) Swept up in historic Mississippi ICE raids a year ago, these undocumented workers are now ‘essential’ By Ray Sanchez August 9, 2020 Mississippi Clarion Ledger A year after... Continue »
Each Friday through Election Day, we will be putting out a short weekly memo that highlights the biggest 2020 election storylines at the intersection of electoral politics and immigration.  Below is our second installment (if you missed last week’s, click here): Key Immigration Politics Storyline of This Week Kris... Continue »
A recording of the call is available here Earlier today, immigration justice advocates gathered on a press call to speak on their experiences as border residents and landowners fighting the administration’s attempts to take over the land and build its infamous wall. In the middle of a nation gripped... Continue »
Americans want to do everything possible to contain the virus, including temporary restrictions on travel and immigration, but their underlying support for immigrants and immigration is stronger than ever   The beginning of the NPR headline regarding its new poll was surprising: “Americans Back Trump On Immigration.” Then comes... Continue »
America’s Voice   Press Call: Border Wall Construction Threatens Livelihood and Health for Local Communities Support for Immigration Has Never Been Stronger, and Yet Many Support a Temporary Pause in Immigration. What’s Up With That? English NPR The Trump Administration Aims To Cut Off Asylum At The Southwest Border... Continue »
As Trump spreads lies about undocumented immigrants in an attempt to score political points, it is important to remember that as a business owner Trump has profited from the labor of the same undocumented immigrants he is attacking.  Following revelations by two housekeepers who took on the president and... Continue »
America’s Voice   Despite Being Faced with Deportation, Undocumented Worker Who Exposed Trump’s Exploitation as an Employer Continues to Stand Up to Trump English Associated Press US Appeals Court: New Policy on Immigrants Already Does Harm August 04, 2020 New York Times Appeals Court Blocks Immigrant Wealth Test in... Continue »
Republican Racism and Xenophobia on the Ballot in November  In Kansas and Arizona, today’s two primary races offer a glimpse into what’s to come in November.  In Kansas, the GOP insiders worry that the Senate primary winner will be Kris Kobach, a divisive figure whose inflammatory anti-immigrant stances helped... Continue »