New AP-NORC data reveal Republicans’ turn toward dangerous lies may speak to a radicalized base giving Democrats an opportunity to speak to the values of the multi-racial majority.  Washington, DC – A new AP-NORC poll finds that 3-in-10 Americans believe some version of the white nationalist “great replacement theory.”... Continue »
A recording of the call can be found here. Washington, DC — On a press call today, experienced judicial observers and litigators discussed how the courts are being used by opponents of immigration and how this dynamic may play out as the Supreme Court gets ready to decide on... Continue »
Important Perspective from Sheriff David Hathaway of Santa Cruz County, AZ, who says: “End this farce and do the real work it takes to fix the border.” Washington, DC – A new op-ed in the Arizona Republic from Sheriff David Hathaway of Santa Cruz County, AZ, which is located... Continue »
De un tiempo a esta parte, particularmente durante los cuatro años de la presidencia de Donald Trump, los republicanos conducen un ataque orquestado, no solo contra los indocumentados, sino contra los inmigrantes con documentos y los solicitantes de asilo. Esto, en un país como Estados Unidos, que se precia... Continue »
America’s Voice   Republicans Seize on Pernicious Lies to Motivate Base and Advance Their Counter-Majoritarian Agenda Press Call: How Biden Opponents Use the Courts to Thwart Progress On Immigration Policy Arizona Border Sheriff Op-Ed: “Title 42 Doesn’t Help Us. End It Now” La defensa del asilo como última esperanza... Continue »
“At some point we either decide to become older and smaller or we change our immigration policy,” economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin Washington, DC – Republicans’ nativism and relentless focus on keeping out and kicking out immigrants and refugees is inflicting consequences on the U.S. economy and dampening our economic potential,... Continue »
America’s Voice   Costly GOP Nativism: Texas Gov. Abbott and Other Republicans Harm U.S. Economic Potential English Daily Kos Latino group that won historic Plyler v. Doe case condemns Abbott as ‘irresponsible and desperate’ By Gabe Ortiz May 06, 2022 New York Times If Roe Falls, Is Same-Sex Marriage... Continue »
Federal Employee, Appears Prominently in GOP Campaign Ads Washington, DC –  A new USA Today piece titled, “‘Replacement theory’ fuels extremists and shooters. Now a top Border Patrol agent is spreading it,” details how Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, went on Fox News and claimed... Continue »
Washington, DC – As a disturbing week for our democracy wraps up, the reality is that the conservative and Republican countermajoritarian attack on Roe and women’s basic rights and liberties is part of a larger assault on foundational values central to the notion of America as an inclusive democracy.... Continue »
Title 42 is an ineffective policy with nothing to do with public health and everything to do with preventing asylum seekers from having meritorious asylum cases heard in a U.S. court. It raises serious issues of racism and discrimination in its application, and this humanitarian disaster, imposed by Donald... Continue »