Following Saturday’s public charge announcement, the New York Times editorial board eviscerates the Trump administration for its calculated decision to “cultivat xenophobia” and attack immigrants in a transparent attempt to motivate the Republican base. As the editorial board argues: …Scaring vulnerable populations off public assistance is likely to cost...
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In his latest column for HuffPost, America’s Voice Communications Manager and DACA-recipient Juan Escalante calls on voters to stand up to Trump and the Republican party’s rampage against immigrants. As the midterms approach, the stakes couldn’t be higher. As Escalante writes, “This is why voting and becoming active in...
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New NBC/WSJ Poll Suggests Republican Strategy of Stoking Fear of Immigrants in Hopes of Disqualifying Democrats is Meeting Stiff Resistance The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll is the latest evidence that the Republican strategy to make the midterms an ugly referendum on race and immigration is at odds...
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Leading advocates were quick to condemn the implications and motivations driving the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule. The announcement is the latest evidence of Stephen Miller’s relentless assault on immigrants and refugees, as well as the GOP’s desperate and cynical “divide and distract” midterm strategy. Among the key...
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Despite tough talk on criminals, ICE under the Trump administration has ramped up arrests and deportations of non-criminals, but barely increased the arrest and deportation of criminals. Comparing ICE arrest data from October 2016 through June 2017 and the same period one year later (October 2017 through June 2018)...
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Republicans can’t run on their record, so they stoke divisions and blow smoke to distract from it The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to tonight’s announcement that the Trump administration will issue new “public charge” rules: This has Stephen Miller’s...
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With Nothing To Run On, Will Ted Cruz Continue to Attack Immigrants During Tonight’s Debate? Ahead of tonight’s first Senate debate between Rep. Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Ted Cruz, we offer three key immigration questions that should be addressed by the candidates, as well as resources for reading up...
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CNN’s Tal Kopan spotlights another disturbing example of the Trump Administration’s cruelty — in the name of the American people In a piece filed late yesterday, CNN’s Tal Kopan draws attention to the latest horrifying tactic employed by ICE under the Trump administration — using detained children as bait...
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Family Worries About Family Separation When Program Is Ended TPS Expiration Dates: Sudan, 11/2/2018 Nicaragua, 1/5/2019 Nepal, 6/24/2019 Haiti, 7/22/2019 El Salvador, 9/9/2019 Honduras, 1/5/2020 Shannon Dooling for WBUR highlights the story of Irma Flores, a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holder living in Massachusetts. Flores is just one hundreds...
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Ur Jaddou: “CBP’s accountability structures are woefully lacking and way behind other large law enforcement agencies” In a new article for The Intercept, John Washington interviews a former Border Patrol agent. Using a pseudonym, “Mario” reveals instances of violence and cruelty towards immigrants, a culture of impunity and corruption,...
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