Last night CBS’s 60 Minutes ran a chilling segment titled “Oath Keepers: How a militia group mobilized in plain sight for the assault on the Capitol.” The reporting shows how the public activity of this far-right militia made clear they were on a dangerous escalation that would lead them...
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America’s Voice Political Memo: Key Takeaways for the Biden White House on the Friday’s Refugee Announcements Immigration 101: What is the Dream and Promise Act? 60 Minutes Spotlights GOP’s Anti-Immigrant Crony: Stewart Rhodes, Founder of Oath Keepers English The Hill Biden angers Democrats by keeping Trump-era refugee cap...
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“We need clear leadership to turn the page on Trump and Trumpism. We did not get that today from our President.” The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice reacting to today’s announcement that the Biden administration will leave the annual cap on refugees...
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The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. While we primarily focus our advocacy on immigration, we feel compelled to speak out after the horrifying police murders of Adam Toledo in Chicago and Daunte Wright in Minnesota. The issues of police violence, racial injustice...
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“Republicans are laser focused on kids fleeing violence at the border to distract from the violence committed by their followers at the U.S. Capitol.” The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. 100 days ago, Donald Trump and Republican members of Congress incited...
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America’s Voice Statement in Response to Biden’s Historically Low Refugee Cap Statement on the Police Murders of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright 100 Days Since January 6th Insurrection English Reuters Tensions rise within Biden administration as migrant kids crowd shelters By Ted Hesson, Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke, and...
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Frank Sharry: “Today’s Republican politicians are less focused on winning general elections and more interested in surviving the Trump-led purge in contested primaries that are right around the corner.” Yesterday offered a perfect contrast between the two parties. Democrats are focused on solutions that change lives, and Republicans are...
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America’s Voice Democrats: Go Big, Deliver Solutions, and Blow Past the Radicalizing Republicans English Law360 Anti-Travel Ban Bills Head To House Floor By Jennifer Doherty April 14, 2021 Washington Post Biden pledged to stop building the wall. But he just won the right to seize a Texas family’s...
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Apr 14, 2021
Thrust to the epicenter of one of the most incandescent political battles in the United States today, unaccompanied migrant children are, evidently, an unequivocal symptom of the socio-economic and institutional breakdown in the poorest regions from which they come. Not only that, but their presence also highlights the types...
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“This legislation puts important checks and balances on future executives that we did not know we needed until Trump and Stephen Miller came along.” The No Ban Act (H.R. 1333) moved forward today after a mark-up hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, with floor action expected shortly. The legislation...
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