Rafael Bernal at The Hill reports that people across a multitude of immigration statuses including Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and Dreamers are now faced with the prospect of losing their legal status despite the fact that millions of immigrant workers are on the frontlines working to combat the...
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Although as a Puerto Rican I have already experienced the uncertainty inherent in having Donald J. Trump as president in the midst of a natural disaster like what was Hurricane Maria in 2017, my worst fears have been turned into reality with the coronavirus crisis. That is, I always...
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America’s Voice Rafael Bernal at The Hill: Immigrants like TPS holders, Dreamers at risk of losing status during coronavirus pandemic The White House’s lack of leadership is just as dangerous as the coronavirus Chef Jose Andrés Champions Immigrants’ Role on Front Line of Pandemic It’s vital to include immigrants...
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America’s Voice On Press Call, Experts Respond to Trump Administration’s Strategy of Using Bigotry and Xenophobia to Deflect from Its Mishandling of COVID-19 Pandemic English Bloomberg Law Foreign Doctors’ ‘Hands Tied’ by Visa Rules in Covid-19 Fight By Jacquie Lee and Genevieve Douglas March 24, 2020 The Wall Street...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Julio Ricardo Varela in Washington Post “Trump turns to a familiar scapegoat: Immigration” English The New York Times In Pandemic, Justice Dept. Seeks Video Court Hearings and Home Detention By Charlie Savage March 23, 2020 The Wall Street Journal Trump Administration Pauses Court Proceedings for Asylum...
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America’s Voice Sen. John Cornyn To Senate Democrats Fighting For All Americans: “Blah Blah Blah” Protecting America’s Health and Economic Security Relies on the Frontline Skill of Immigrant Workers La falta de liderazgo en la Casa Blanca, tan peligrosa como el coronavirus English Dallas Morning News U.S., Mexico banning...
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America’s Voice Experts Respond to Trump’s Failure to Address Pandemic and His Efforts to Harm Immigrant Communities English Reuters U.S., Mexico Working on Travel Restrictions to Curb Coronavirus-Pompeo By David Shepardson, Arshad Mohammed, Ted Hesson and Jeff Mason March 20, 2020 The New York Times Under the Virus’s Cloak,...
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The coronavirus pandemic has presented new challenges in our daily lives. We’ve had to make quick adjustments to the way we work, go to school, take care of our children, run errands, and everything else in-between. The immigrant community is no exception. Many immigrants work in essential jobs that...
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Many of us are being advised to isolate at home during this pandemic, but that simply isn’t an option for many farm workers, medical care professionals, truck drivers, janitorial staff, domestic workers, and many others. These workers, many of whom are immigrants, are keeping our health care services and...
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While the world removes itself from itself due to the social distancing that the coronavirus pandemic has made obligatory, there are those in power who take advantage of even this misfortune to continue their anti-immigrant, racist, and xenophobic policy agenda. It is not difficult to guess who we are talking...
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