America’s Voice The Best Online Reactions to the Inclusion of Citizenship Measures in Democratic Budget Agreement The Momentum is Building for an Immigration Breakthrough: Leading Democrats Supportive and Confident Budget reconciliation would bring hope to some undocumented immigrants English Daily Kos Cornyn’s Dream Act counterproposal is a nightmare...
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Reconciling is in style. In Congress, budget reconciliation is at the center of the debate, as a mechanism to advance legislation through a simple majority, rather than with the sixty votes needed to overcome a filibuster in the face of zero Republican collaboration. And, there is a real effort...
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A recording of the call is here. Earlier today, potential Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and experts from Guatemala and the United States will join Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35) to explain the urgent need for the Biden Administration to designate Guatemala for TPS. Country conditions in Guatemala have continued...
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Conciliar está de moda. En el Congreso, la conciliación presupuestaria está al centro del debate como mecanismo para poder avanzar legislación por mayoría simple y no con los 60 votos requeridos para superar bloqueos en el Senado ante la nula colaboración republicana. Y hay un esfuerzo real para agregar...
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Washington, DC – Senate Democrats announced a $3.5 trillion budget agreement last night as part of its Build Back Better agenda. The plan is expected to address jobs, care, climate, and, yes, citizenship. While we do not yet have details regarding how many immigrants are covered, the inclusion of...
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America’s Voice La conciliación presupuestaria traería esperanza para algunos indocumentados Senate Democrats’ Agreement Points to Breakthrough on Citizenship This Year English Roll Call Padilla says citizenship path in reconciliation is ‘realistic’ By Suzanne Monyak July 13, 2021 Roll Call Democrats undecided on full or partial offsets for massive...
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A recording of the call can be found here. Washington, DC – On a press call today, California Senator Alex Padilla joined immigration policy experts to discuss the importance of including citizenship proposals – for Dreamers, TPS holders, farm workers and other essential workers – in the soon-to-be-released Senate...
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“If Democrats move forward, go big and deliver change, the country will bounce back from the deadly pandemic and the cruel Trump years stronger and more united than ever.” Congress is gearing up to deliver a long overdue breakthrough on citizenship legislation. Here are three reasons why. Bipartisan...
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America’s Voice Senator Alex Padilla and Immigration Policy Experts Discuss Inclusion of Citizenship Proposals in Budget Reconciliation Package The Way Forward in Congress on Immigration is Clear English Associated Press Democrats Eye Immigration Action in Budget, but Outlook Hazy By Alan Fram July 13, 2021 Courthouse News Service...
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The Republican electoral campaign message was on full display at CPAC, rewriting history with divisive rhetoric with a history of inspiring racialized political violence. This weekend, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held in Dallas, Texas. The big finale of the event was a speech from the leader...
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