Earlier this week, the New Jersey Legislature moved forward with a bill that would grant driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act (A4425), would grant driver’s licenses to undocumented resident in New Jersey who are able to provide a variety of documented to...
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Latin musical powerhouses Maná and Los Tigres del Norte sent a powerful message to Latino voters last night. Moments after concluding their duet performance of the song “Somos Mas Americanos” (We Are More American), the bands came together to raise a white sign that asked Latinos to stand united...
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English (en español al final de la página): The Times (Pennsylvania): U.S. Reps. Rothfus, Murphy, Shuster back refugee-blocking bill By JD Prose Latino USA: Latino Lawmakers Slam NBC Meeting By Julio Ricardo Varela EFE: US Muslims feel persecuted after Paris attacks New York Times: House Approves Tougher Refugee Screening, Defying Veto...
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Hoy, por un margen de 289 a 137 votos, la Cámara Baja votó en favor de una legislación que bloquearía el reasentamiento de los refugiados en Estados Unidos. La siguiente es una respuesta de Lynn Tramonte, subdirectora de America’s Voice: “Este fue un día vergonzoso en la Cámara de...
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Today, by a 289-137 margin, the House voted in favor of legislation that would effectively end the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. Following is a statement in response from Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: “This was a shameful day in the U.S....
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Leader Reid: “We Come to aid of those in need. And right now, we are needed” Washington, DC— Both chambers of Congress are hurtling towards votes on legislation designed to halt the resettlement of refugees from war-torn Syria. The choice confronting lawmakers is stark – between standing up for...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Syrian refugees split Democratic Party By Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett National Journal: Syrian Refugees Caught Between Political Rhetoric and Reality After Paris By Molly O’Toole NPR: Barring Syrian Refugees From The West Would Be Bad For The Middle...
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Frank Sharry: “We must protect America and protect refugees” As Governors try to lock their state’s doors to Syrian refugees, Congress prepares legislation to shut them out of America, and some even call for a return to internment camps, the human stories at the heart of this humanitarian crisis have...
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Earlier this week, we noted the growing chorus of Democratic leaders from the Senate and House who have slammed Congressional efforts to close the doors shut on refugees fleeing violence and death in Syria. Now, that chorus has grown into a strong bipartisan movement condemning the baseless fear-mongering that...
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Antes de la votación en el Congreso en torno a los refugiados sirios, Frank Sharry, director ejecutivo de America’s Voice, dijo lo siguiente: “Esta semana, los congresistas se enfrentarán al momento de la verdad. Los republicanos de ambas cámaras propondrán una legislación cuyo propósito es detener el reasentamiento de...
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