Washington, DC — An important NPR story, “Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It’s a myth with a long history,” highlights how right-wing figures and Republicans are fueling fears over the non-existent threat of non-citizens voting as part of their electoral strategy and in pursuit of political power. The...
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Washington, DC — At a Capitol Hill press conference today and in a series of national and local columns, op-eds and Letters to the Editor (LTE), elected officials and local voices alike have been highlighting the economic and civic importance of immigrants and calling out the misleading and dangerous...
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Washington, DC — With immigration policy and politics remaining a dominant topic in the news, below are several key developments and assessments to our eyes from the past few days: Senator Katie Britt’s xenophobic lies and demagoguery: The SOTU response by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) – already widely panned...
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Washington, DC — Ahead of the State of the Union and given the unofficial kick-off of the general election, America’s Voice has released several new products relevant to the busy politics and policy of immigration. Additionally, the findings of a new Wall Street Journal poll underscores our assessment of...
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Washington, DC — Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: This Super Tuesday put Donald Trump steps away from the official Republican presidential nomination although, for all practical intents,...
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Washington, DC — On Thursday, the Republican-controlled House will take up a bill to politicize the tragic murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. While the legislation puts a series of unwarranted and unhelpful legal requirements on state, local, and federal officials that will not improve public safety, the...
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Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, previewing immigration and President Biden’s State of the Union address: “During tomorrow’s State of the Union address, the issue of immigration and border security are likely to be addressed. We expect President Biden...
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Washington, DC — On the heels of border trips by President Biden and Donald Trump and ahead of Super Tuesday and a State of the Union address that promise to kick us into general election mode, America’s Voice has issued a new political memo assessing the changed politics and...
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To: Interested parties From: Vanessa Cárdenas, America’s Voice Executive Director Date: March 2024 Re: The changed politics of immigration and the way forward On the heels of a border trip by President Biden and Donald Trump and as we launch into election season in 2024, here is what you ...
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Washington, DC — Immigration and border issues have been front and center in the news recently, especially an array of developments and events in Texas yesterday. Below find our take on three key developments – our read on the importance of the preliminary injunction against Texas’s SB4 and its...
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