Sep 2, 2020
The backlog for citizenship is a cynical Republican effort at voter suppression The systematic slow down of the U.S. Postal Service and the restrictions on voting put in place by Republican governors and state legislators in recent years are the most obvious examples of voter suppression, but the...
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Sep 1, 2020
Leading voices condemn Trump’s effort to encourage violence in desperate attempt to hold onto power A weak, failing, threatened and scared President Trump is openly encouraging violence in a desperate attempt to scare voters and hold onto power. Leading observers are capturing the dangerous moment facing our democracy: Dana...
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Strategic racism didn’t work in 2018. Let’s make sure it doesn’t work in 2020. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director at America’s Voice, taking stock of the latest political state of play: Much to the distress of Trump and the GOP, a powerful multiracial...
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Aug 28, 2020
Each Friday through Election Day, we disseminate this memo highlighting the key 2020 developments at the intersection of electoral politics and immigration Key Immigration Politics Stories Americans stand with Biden-Harris vision for immigrants in America. The “through-line” between Trumpian racism and white nationalist terror attacks. The most anti-immigrant...
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The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director at America’s Voice following the conclusion of the Republican National Convention: Whew. We’re sure glad that’s over. Let’s leave all that in the rear view mirror. It’s time to double down on the work ahead to consolidate the majority...
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It’s Always About What Works Best for Trump; Workers Be Damned Watch the new video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOATmOTB0bo&feature=youtu.be Tonight, President Trump’s address at the RNC will look to stoke fears over immigrants and lawlessness. But a new video from America’s Voice offers a reminder that while Donald Trump attacks undocumented...
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The former DHS Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, Elizabeth Neumann, had this to say about the connection between Trump’s racist rhetoric and the permission it gives to his more rabid followers: “Things like ‘there are good people on both sides,’ or ‘send them back to where they...
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Yesterday’s prominent display of a naturalization ceremony at the White House during the Republican National Convention featuring President Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf suggests to the American public that naturalization is very important to this administration. Nothing could be further from the truth. First, the...
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A recording of the call is available here Earlier today, immigration justice advocates joined South Sudanese human rights activist Manyang Reath to discuss the urgent need for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend and redesignate South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Experts made the argument that...
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The naturalization ceremony part of last night’s RNC was a deeply cynical event, featuring the most anti-immigrant president in history attempting to obscure and paper over his relentless animosity toward immigrants and both undocumented and so-called “legal” immigration. A range of observers weighed in to condemn the cynicism on...
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