Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week. The 15th of June marks the tenth anniversary of the executive order that ex-President Barack Obama... Continue »
America’s Voice   As DHS Calls “Violent, Extremist Ideologies” Biggest Domestic Threat to American Security, GOP Distracts from “Threats They Helped Nurture” English Associated Press Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: ‘What are you doing?’ By Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro June 07, 2022 New York Times San Francisco... Continue »
Washington, DC – A must-read article in the Dallas Morning News, “After Uvalde shooting, some say fixation on border security obscures more urgent threats,” features a range of local voices in the aftermath of the deadly school shootings decrying Gov. Abbott and Texas Republicans’ ongoing and politicized focus on... Continue »
America’s Voice   ICYMI: Dallas Morning News: “After Uvalde Shooting, Some Say Fixation on Border Security Obscures More Urgent Threats” English New York Times With Cornyn in the Room, Senate Gun Talks Focus on Narrow Changes By Carl Hulse June 06, 2022 San Antonio Current Protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse... Continue »
El 15 de junio marca el décimo aniversario de la orden ejecutiva que giró el expresidente Barack Obama creando la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA), que ha otorgado permisos de trabajo y amparo de la deportación a miles de jóvenes indocumentados que llegaron antes de... Continue »
Washington, DC – Tomorrow morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing, “Examining the ‘Metastasizing’ Domestic Terrorism Threat After the Buffalo Attack.” Below are key resources and key reminders about the intersection of nativist anti-immigrant conspiracies and the killings in Buffalo, as well as earlier instances... Continue »
No, migrants aren’t bringing drugs across the border, Americans are doing so at ports of entry;  No, seizures don’t signify a border in crisis, they signify the successful deployment of technology and enforcement;  No, most Republicans did not vote for the technology that make drug seizures possible, but they... Continue »
America’s Voice   Why Ted Cruz and GOP Are Full of It on Border Drug Trafficking English Politico Biden wants to get out more, seething that his standing is now worse than Trump’s By Jonathan Lemire June 05, 2022 Politico Republicans Elevate Diverse Recruits in Bid to Win House... Continue »
“When it comes to drugs and fentanyl, the GOP is letting the carnage and scourge of drugs continue unabated, while opposing concrete measures to address opioid deaths.” Washington, DC – Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a new ad yesterday that underscores how... Continue »
America’s Voice   GOP Ignores Real Source of Fentanyl Killing Americans; Continues Dangerous Nativist Lies Around Fentanyl and the Border English New York Times Democrats Face Pressure on Crime From a New Front: Their Base By Alexander Burns June 02, 2022 CNN NY prosecutors are moving closer to charging... Continue »