Jan 20, 2021
The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: Today marks a new day for the nation, a confident embrace of foundational American ideals, and a sea change in policy affecting immigrants and refugees in America. As the Day One legislative proposal and executive orders...
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A recording of the call is available here. Earlier today, immigration policy experts convened to dive deep into the Day One Biden bill as well as today’s immigration-related executive orders. Greisa Martinez Rosas, Executive Director, United We Dream: During the past four years under Trump, we were able...
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A continuación compartimos una reflexión de Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice. ¿Por qué el próximo gobierno Biden-Harris se apoya en la inmigración? Porque lo que parecía inamovible ha cambiado, creando una opción más favorable que nunca para la política migratoria. Los factores clave de este cambio: 1)...
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You can hear a recording of the call here Earlier today immigrant justice advocates gathered on a press call to make clear movement priorities on the eve of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris being sworn in. The Biden-Harris administration must undo the damage of the last four years and...
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The following is by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. Why is the incoming Biden-Harris administration leaning in on immigration? Because the tectonic plates have shifted, creating a bigger opening than ever for pro-immigrant policy. The key factors in this shift: 1) Trump’s nativism backfired with the majority...
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A recording of the call is available here. Earlier today, immigrant advocates joined incoming California Senator Alex Padilla and Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro to discuss the unique impacts that Covid-19 has had on immigrant communities and to call for immigrants to be included in relief legislation and undocumented...
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A recording of the call is available here Earlier today, immigration justice advocates, asylum seekers, and those directly connected to the immigration process gathered on a press call to discuss rebuilding a broken asylum system under a new Biden administration. Trump made cruelty and exclusion his mission throughout his...
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Dog-whistle ads may work in the cul-de-sac of the hardcore Trump base, but they backfire with the multiracial majority that defeated him A new report from America’s Voice, G.O.P. Ad Wars in 2020: Divisive, Anti-immigrant, and Racist, analyzes thousands of 2020 campaign ads aired by Republicans and Republican-allied groups...
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Donald Trump will deliver remarks near the border wall in Alamo, Texas, today. Undoubtedly, he is planning to tout his relentless anti-immigrant record and rhetoric. But Trump’s crowning and most lasting achievement on immigration may be driving American public opinion in a pro-immigrant direction. Just two key pieces of...
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“Trump’s immigration actions and rhetoric comes with a demonstrated body count” Ahead of Donald Trump’s scheduled trip to the border in Alamo, Texas on Tuesday, the following is a statement from Mario Carrillo, the Texas-based Campaign Manager for America’s Voice: It’s a dark and fitting end to the Trump...
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