In response to the announcement that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will retire, the following are the reactions of Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, and Juan Escalante, Communications Manager of America’s Voice and a DACA recipient: Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: In the mid-1990s,...
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Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on behalf of the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2019 budget proposal for DHS. Ahead of Sec. Nielsen’s hearing, and amidst the Trump Administration’s ongoing fear-mongering about immigrants and the state of border security,...
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Asking Rep. David Joyce: “If We Are Deported, Who Will Fill Our Shoes?” Chagrin Falls, OH – Last September, President Trump took the cruel and outrageous step of rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that allowed so many young people to live their lives in peace and contribute...
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The veto of House Bill 1257 is a victory for the Virginia voters who rejected Ed Gillespie’s xenophobic and racist campaign tactics and shows why elections matter The following is a statement from Matt Hildreth, Political Director at America’s Voice, in response to Governor Ralph Northam’s veto of House...
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Anti-Immigrant Obsession is About Securing His Base, Not the Border Two experts — one a veteran military leader, one a veteran immigration policy expert — weigh in on Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. Admiral James Stavridis is a retired 4-star officer in the U.S....
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In the last year, Donald Trump has directed his Administration to be more aggressive toward immigrants, unleashing the full force of the federal government to target and deport anyone eligible for deportation, including those without criminal records and people who have current, valid work permits. “No one is safe,” a recent TIME headline said. ICE...
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Upcoming TPS Decision Deadlines Nepal 4/25/2018 16 days Honduras 5/4/2018 25 days Minneapolis, MN – After the Trump Administration announced it would terminate Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) on March 27th, Minnesota DED holders – some of whom have lived in the country for decades – have seen their lives turned upside down in a...
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“Coalition of the Decent” strongly opposes Trump’s worldview on immigration and backs a more inclusive vision of America Last week featured President Trump at his unhinged, hateful and fact-free worst on immigration. But Trump’s ongoing efforts to rile up his political base over fear of the “other” should be...
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“There are thousands of tenants and homeowners who work hard to support their families and losing DED means losing it all.” New York, NY – Media reports in the Los Angeles Times and City Limits Magazine highlight the tight-knit Liberian DED community in Staten Island, New York, and the devastation they are now facing in...
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Upcoming TPS Decision Deadlines: Nepal 4/25/2018 19 days Honduras 5/4/2018 28 days Long Island, NY – In the fourth installment of an ongoing series regarding Temporary Protected Status, the Long Island Herald sheds light on the difficult decisions forced upon TPS recipients after learning the Trump Administration is terminating the program. For Long Island immigrants, termination of this program...
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