Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the Senate introduction of the DREAM Act. “The 2023 introduction of the DREAM Act, from Senators Durbin (D-IL) and Graham (R-SC), is a reminder that popular, common sense immigration solutions remain...
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Washington, DC- As white nationalist and racist rhetoric continues to weave its way through the Republican Party, more observers are highlighting the intersection between Republicans’ amplification of the “invasion” and “replacement” conspiracies and real world incidents of white nationalist terrorism – including in El Paso, where the white nationalist...
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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: For years the issue of immigration reform has become nothing more than lip service in State...
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Washington, DC – A court filing released this week makes clear that the Biden Administration is planning to move forward with the proposed asylum transit ban (see related tweet thread from CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez). A Washington Post report, meanwhile, details how the Biden Administration is exploring...
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Washington, DC – A continuación compartimos un comunicado de Vanessa Cárdenas, Directora Ejecutiva de America’s Voice: “Aunque el presidente no abundó mucho en el tema migratorio en su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión, debería continuar aprovechando su alto cargo para subrayar la importancia de actuar en este...
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Washington, DC – Republicans have used the early weeks of their congressional majority to mainstream – and refuse to denounce – white nationalist conspiracy talking points as part of their relentless political attacks on the border and immigration. Today, as the El Paso shooter is set to plead guilty,...
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Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “While the President didn’t linger much on immigration during last night’s State of the Union address, he should continue to use the bully pulpit to underscore the importance of action on this issue...
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Washington, DC – At the outset of today’s House Oversight Committee hearing on border and immigration, the Chairman, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, began by complaining that Oversight Democrats had violated rules of “decorum” by tweeting out information compiled by America’s Voice of the numerous occasions when Oversight Republicans...
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Washington, DC – It’s a busy day for Republicans’ relentless focus on anti-immigrant attacks and conspiracies. Starting with this morning’s House Oversight Committee hearing and continuing with the Republican responses to tonight’s State of the Union address, expect falsehoods, lies, and political attacks on immigration and the border to...
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Washington, DC – Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address, America’s Voice releases three key points of emphasis for President Biden on immigration. According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, “On immigration, there is a huge gap between where most American voters are and where Republicans...
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