Washington, DC – It’s been one week since the overdue end of Title 42. Despite apocalyptic predictions from Republicans, right wing media, and some mainstream observers, a relatively calm and orderly process has been on display since May 11. As DHS noted this week, the number of encounters at... Continue »
English Mother Jones The Republican War on Alejandro Mayorkas—the Man With the Most Impossible Job in DC By Isabela Dias May 19, 2023 News Nation Texas, Florida laws have Latinos rethinking where they live By Rafael Bernal May 18, 2023 Latino Los Ángeles With the End of Title 42,... Continue »
America’s Voice · La Semana en Inmigración – 5.19.23 ►La relativa calma en la frontera tras el fin de la aplicación del Título 42 ha puesto en perspectiva nuevamente la realidad migratoria en la región, donde si bien se disipó la acumulación humana de los últimos días y semanas... Continue »
Washington, DC –  On May 9, we noted that Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), shared an image across his Twitter accounts all but explicitly calling for white nationalist violence. This week we learned from the reporting of Hunter Walker at Talking Points Memo that those images may have been crafted... Continue »
On May 11, Republicans passed H.R. 2, which opponents labeled  the Child Deportation Act. Just two Republicans joined every Democrat who voted in opposing the legislation. Republican House members in tough battleground districts and those who hold themselves out as so-called sensible moderates on the issue delivered critical support... Continue »
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:  Nearly a year ago we wrote, in this very same space, that with or without Title... Continue »
English The Hill Texas, Florida laws have Latinos rethinking where they live By Rafael Bernal May 17, 2023 El Semanario (CO, NM) The hands of those who promote anti-immigrant hate are also stained with blood By Maribel Hastings and David Torres May 18, 2023 CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-title-42-border-crossings-drop-migrants/ By Camilo... Continue »
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To access recording of today’s call, click HERE Washington DC – Earlier today immigrant rights groups spoke out against H.B. 7 and H.B. 800, extreme anti-immigrant bills that could establish Texas’s own border patrol unit, increase criminal penalties for anyone who transports undocumented people near border areas, and fund a... Continue »
Washington, DC – In a new column posted on the America’s Voice website, America’s Voice Editor Gabe Ortiz assesses the damage already on display in Florida due to the package of anti-immigrant legislation pushed through by Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of his likely Republican primary run. Read “In the... Continue »
Like the draconian anti-immigrant laws of the past, DeSantis’ show-me-your-papers law already starting to backfire. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got tons of press coverage yesterday when reporters cut and pasted his latest anti-immigrant stunt press release about “deploying assets” to help a fellow anti-immigrant governor in Texas. DeSantis, who... Continue »