Florida Republican María Elvira Salazar last year introduced an immigration bill that her office touted as The Dignity Act. Introduced despite having zero chance of passing the chamber due to an anti-amnesty pledge that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has previously made to his base, the bill purported to enact...
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“We know how to do this. We have processed people through our asylum system and have done so with countless migrants seeking safety…” Vanessa Cárdenas Washington, DC – Today’s overdue end of Title 42 is an opportunity to reset and refocus on what is desperately needed – long-term solutions...
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Washington, DC – Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB1718 into law, one of the most anti-immigrant bills that has made it through any state legislature in our country in recent memory. Read breakdowns of the bill here and here by the Florida Policy Center. According to Vanessa Cárdenas,...
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America’s Voice Vanessa Cárdenas Reacts to House Republicans Passing Anti-Immigrant Bill H.R.2 Florida’s María Elvira Salazar Once Called For a “Reasonable and Compassionate Approach” to Immigration. So Will She Vote for House GOP’s Cruel and Unworkable Bill? Three Key Points To Keep In Mind As Title 42 Winds...
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Washington, DC – A continuación compartimos una declaración de Vanessa Cárdenas, Directora Ejecutiva de America’s Voice, en reacción a las nuevas restricciones al asilo: “La expiración del Título 42 presenta una oportunidad para reajustar nuestro enfoque sobre el tema migratorio, es por esto que es una desdicha que el...
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Washington, DC – Despite being a top priority, Speaker McCarthy is struggling to bring the GOP House anti-immigrant legislation to the floor. The problem for McCarthy is that their bill, H.R. 2, is not a serious policy proposal but all politics. McCarthy runs the risk of looking completely feckless...
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Answer: Not as long as he is a “wholly owned subsidiary” of Marjorie Taylor Greene Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed in 2021 the GOP was not the party of “nativist dog whistles.” He’s right — it’s not a dog whistle; today, it’s a bullhorn. From members of GOP...
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Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to new asylum restrictions: “The expiration of Title 42 presented an opportunity for a reset on immigration, so it’s unfortunate that President Biden is embracing a policy he once condemned. Erecting new...
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Numerous outlets are reporting that the mass shooter who killed eight people and wounded at least 10 others outside a mall in Allen, Texas, maintained a social media page where he shared racist, misogynistic and anti-Semetic views. Mauricio Garcia’s page on a Russian social media network glorified Nazis and...
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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 tragedies that took place in Allen and Brownsville, Texas were perpetrated by two Hispanics: one...
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