“Violent rhetoric too often leads to lawlessness and violence” Two years ago today, a white supremacist who claimed he was combatting an “invasion” of “Mexicans” drove across Texas to kill 23 innocent people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. His “manifesto” was a chilling regurgitation of anti-immigrant...
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Washington, DC — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) blames his state’s dismal reaction to COVID-19 – and the latest surge of infections, hospitalizations and deaths – on migrants seeking asylum at his state’s border with Mexico. Via executive order, he is attempting to restrict the transportation of migrants and...
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Leading Democrats continue to build support for delivering citizenship for millions this year via a Democrats-only 51-vote vehicle, such as reconciliation, while outside editorial and local voices offer a reminder of why citizenship is so essential. What looked like a long shot just a few weeks ago, citizenship for...
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Washington, DC – Next Tuesday is the two year anniversary of the El Paso massacre. A white supremacist who claimed he was combatting an “invasion” of “Mexicans,” drove across Texas to kill 23 innocent people at a Walmart. Today, when Texas politicians should avoid dehumanizing immigrants and stoking anti-immigrant...
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President, Democratic leaders come together to fight for citizenship legislation this year on a Democrats-only 51-vote vehicle Momentum keeps building for pathways to citizenship to be enacted in Congress this year through a Democrats-only 51-vote vehicle. Yesterday, the President and the Vice-President reiterated their commitment to delivering citizenship...
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Washington, DC – Earlier today, potential TPS holders, advocates, and experts joined together to explain the urgent need for the Biden Administration to designate Nicaragua for TPS. Country conditions in Nicaragua have continued to deteriorate over the years with increased violence, corruption, environmental disasters and impacts of climate change...
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Washington, DC – Momentum keeps building for pathways to citizenship to be enacted in Congress this year. That is because Democrats are leaning in, blowing past bad-faith Republicans, and preparing to achieve a long overdue breakthrough on their own. Democrats commit to enact citizenship via reconciliation The President meets...
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Washington, DC – Hoy la Casa Blanca dio a conocer su estrategia para abordar el origen de la migración forzada desde Centroamérica. Es un elemento crucial del plan de acción de Biden en torno a la inmigración. Compartimos a continuación un comunicado de Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s...
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Washington, DC – Today the White House released its strategy document to address the root causes of forced migration from Central America. This is a critical component of the Biden Immigration Blueprint. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: The Biden-Harris administration has...
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New polling from Data for Progress finds that the citizenship proposals to be included by Senate Democrats in their human infrastructure package are overwhelmingly popular with Democrats, Independents and Republicans. The question asked: “Do you support or oppose legislation that would create an earned path to citizenship for undocumented...
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