“We give them Three Pinocchios” Throughout the debate over the Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6), some House Republicans tried to kill the Dream and Promise Act by raising the specter of gang members, smugglers and those with multiple criminal convictions being able to obtain green cards as a...
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Senator Harris and Democrats Want to Put Dreamers on Path to Citizenship, as President Trump and Republicans Push to Put Dreamers on Path to Deportation When it comes to Dreamers, Americans understand it is time to legalize these young people – recognizing Dreamers and other deeply-rooted immigrants are members...
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“Trump’s actions are motivated largely by fear that his base may figure out that he is failing on his number one issue, immigration.” As President Trump’s bluster and threats and declarations of victories on immigration continue to dominate discussion, we have a host of new reminders about the human...
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Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he is hearing only about minor detention condition issues and that “any issue that affects the safety of detainees is addressed immediately.” However, the facts suggest otherwise, according to nine reports by the DHS Inspector...
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Observers are busy panning President Trump’s claims of a major victory on immigration caused by his tariff threats, with leading columnists highlighting how it fits into a long-established pattern of Trump claiming major victories that are at odds with the real facts and failures on display. Additional reporting underscores...
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While Trump continues to propose more cruel and nonsensical policies destined to fail, Democrats are embracing a sensible, humane and effective way forward. Witness Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s floor speech yesterday, during which he refuted Trump’s bogus suggestion that Democrats don’t have a plan for the refugee crisis...
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If you’d like a recording of the call, please contact press@americasvoice.org As Trump appoints former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director of USCIS (without Senate confirmation) and one day before Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan is set to participate in a Senate Judiciary hearing on Trump’s approach...
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This week, the Trump administration announced the gutting of resources for migrant children in detention while at the same time continuing to unconstitutionally direct money to the ineffective border wall. This is only one of the many attacks the Trump administration has carried out on migrant children, as DHS...
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It’s Much More than Family Separation and the List is Growing It started early in the Trump administration and, at first, it appeared that harming children to achieve policy goals was just an idea that would never be implemented. However, a leaked administration memo and a review of multiple...
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The latest monthly Customs and Border Protection apprehension numbers – denoting a 32% increase in apprehensions from last month with more than 100,000 families or children detained – underscore the fact that we are in the midst of a refugee and humanitarian crisis. Here are three essential points to...
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