For a second time, the Senate Parliamentarian rejected the Democrats’ so-called Plan B to try to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants. It seems the Parliamentarian will not give a green light to any language that involves the conferral of green cards to the undocumented population. That’s how strict the... Continue »
Affected individuals and their allies are reacting to the Senate parliamentarian’s latest opinion opposing citizenship for immigrants with a clear message: Democrats need to find a way to use their power to deliver on the immigration reforms they promised. Meanwhile, key experts and outside voices are highlighting the potential... Continue »
Immigration Expert and Author Charles Kamasaki Critiques Her Rulings to Date Washington, DC – In a new Medium piece Charles Kamasaki, Senior Cabinet Advisor at UnidosUS, Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and author of Immigration Reform: The Corpse That Will Not Die (Mandel-Vilar Press 2019), pens a deep-dive... Continue »
America’s Voice   Immigrants always have a Plan B Immigrants and Allies Call on Democrats to Deliver on Reform “How the Senate Parliamentarian Can Get to ‘Yes’ on Immigration” English The Hill Senate parliamentarian rules out Democrats’ immigration plan B By Jordain Carney September 29, 2021 USA Today Democrats’... Continue »
Por segunda ocasión, la asesora legal del Senado (Parlamentaria) rechazó el llamado Plan B de los demócratas para tratar de legalizar a millones de indocumentados. De la decisión se desprende que no dará luz verde a ningún lenguaje que suponga el otorgamiento de tarjetas de residencia a la población... Continue »
America’s Voice reacciona al más reciente acontecimiento en el Senado en torno a la reforma migratoria Washington, D.C. – A continuación compartimos un comunicado de Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice: El movimiento para lograr la ciudadanía para los inmigrantes indocumentados ha sufrido un duro revés este día.... Continue »
America’s Voice reacts to latest from the Senate on immigration reform Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: The movement to win citizenship for undocumented immigrants suffered a stinging setback today. But while we are disappointed and angry, we are... Continue »
“Alarmingly, Republicans are staying silent or joining in.” Washington, DC – It’s time for decent Americans to call out the Republican Party and right-wing media for normalizing the dangerous white supremacist Great Replacement Theory. The noxious notion that Democrats and Jews are trying to “replace” white people with Black... Continue »
America’s Voice   Los inmigrantes siempre tienen listo su Plan B “Los demócratas son la mayoría. Tienen el poder de resolver esto” “Democrats are in the majority. They have the power to get this done.” Tucker Carlson Normalizes Racist Replacement Theory Despite Dangers to Democracy and Real World Consequences... Continue »
Over the weekend, Senator Lindsey Graham (SC), a one-time advocate for immigration reform, deployed a new Facebook ad campaign that fear-mongers about “an invasion of illegal immigrants.” The twisted fiction that America is being overrun by non-white others is language that Republicans know is dangerous. It led mass murderers... Continue »