Click here for recording of the call WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, leaders and experts held a press call on the treatment of Black migrants and Haitians in particular. The call was held in reaction to the release a week ago of an official report from Customs and Border Protection...
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Washington, DC – Leading voices are escalating the condemnation of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s relentless nativism, his use of dangerous “invasion” rhetoric and his role in blocking needed policy solutions in favor of cynical political posturing. Boston Globe columnist Marcela García and the Washington Post editorial board each weighed...
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Washington, DC – More voices are calling out Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s relentless nativism, including how his escalating campaign against immigrants comes at the expense of real policy solutions. In a must-read new editorial, the San Antonio Express-News condemns Gov. Abbott’s “border showmanship” and prioritization of “politics” instead of...
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Washington, DC – Texas and national media outlets are amplifying the key takeaways from yesterday’s America’s Voice press call (press release and audio recording here) condemning Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s relentless nativism and dangerous reliance on “invasion” rhetoric. As Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) stated on yesterday’s call: “The use...
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Sen. Cornyn and Sen. Cruz’s “political stunt only serves to court more political violence” Washington, DC – Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said “open borders” would be one of the top issues for GOP Senators in the midterms. Always playing follow the leader, Republicans are running with...
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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. While the Presidents of the United States and Mexico, Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador,...
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Washington, DC – On a press call held today, elected officials, advocates and experts joined to condemn the relentless campaign by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to target Latinos and immigrants, including his reliance on “invasion” rhetoric – which is the dangerous language of white supremacist conspiracy theories that led...
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Southern Dem vetoes state GOP anti-immigrant bill, shows Democrats how to lean in with courage, conviction and confidence Washington, DC – Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) yesterday vetoed legislation that would have forced North Carolina law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. The proposed legislation was passed by the GOP legislature...
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Washington, DC – As the January 6 Select Committee examines the coordination between leading Republicans and the right-wing groups that organized the violence on the Capitol, experts warn the GOP’s campaign rhetoric threatens to make the violence worse. The latest ad from Arizona Senate GOP primary candidate Blake Masters...
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Washington, DC – The Biden Administration today announced that it has extended, but not redesignated, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice. “While we are heartened by today’s announced extension of TPS for already eligible Venezuelans,...
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