Washington, DC – This week in Texas federal district court, 21 Republican states are seeking to eliminate the successful humanitarian parole programs announced by the Biden administration earlier this year. These are pathways for legal admission for select individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela that help alleviate border... Continue »
Vanessa Cárdenas: “Last night all we heard was disinformation, extremism, and wanton cruelty, but nothing about real policy to address immigration challenges.” Washington, DC – Below are three key takeaways from last night’s Republican presidential debate through the lens of immigration and GOP extremism. Large-Scale Platforming of Dangerous “Invasion”... Continue »
Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish:  Former President Donald J. Trump was not present at the first Republican 2024 presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but the Republican base’s favored candidate set the tone of the... Continue »
English The New York Times On Immigration, Republican Candidates Stoke Sense of Menace at Debate By Miriam Jordan and Jennifer Medina August 24, 2023 The Dallas Morning News GOP contenders vie to outdo each other on border security at first presidential debate By Todd J. Gillman August 23, 2023... Continue »
The first Republican Presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted by Fox News channel, won’t be a regular debate about agendas to improve the country but a forum of extremist rhetoric and conspiracy theories. Six years ago, Trump flung open the door of the GOP to the racists and... Continue »
Vanessa Cárdenas: “Republicans’ embrace of MAGA extremism, including on immigration, may resonate among some GOP base voters, but alienates the broader American electorate in the process.” Washington, DC – Tonight, on the debate stage in Milwaukee, Republican presidential candidates will compete over who can be the ugliest on immigration.... Continue »
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan and Ukraine. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cited “extraordinary and temporary conditions” in both nations, including a military coup and violent clashes against civilians in Sudan, and Russia’s expanded military... Continue »
El expresidente Donald J. Trump no estuvo presente en el primer debate de los aspirantes a la nominación presidencial republicana 2024 en Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pero el precandidato favorito de la base republicana dictó el tono del evento porque controla al Partido Republicano y a sus rivales como un ventrílocuo... Continue »
English NBC News The Biden administration is turning a lower percentage of border-crossing migrants back into Mexico By Julia Ainsley August 22, 2023 CBS News As cities struggle to house migrants, Biden administration resists proposals that officials say could help By Camilo Montoya-Galvez August 22, 2023 Los Angeles Times... Continue »
White supremacist conspiracy theories about non-white migrants replacing white people and precipitating the downfall of the nation have percolated for over a century. Its modern incarnation, the “great replacement theory,” had previously been confined to the dark corners of American politics, but in the last few years, politicians and... Continue »