English CNN House vote to impeach Mayorkas fails in stunning defeat for Republican leaders By Annie Grayer February 06, 2024 New York Times Dysfunction Reigns in Congress as G.O.P. Defeats Multiply By Catie Edmondson February 06, 2024 Washington Post In stunning vote, House Republicans fail to impeach Secretary Mayorkas... Continue »
Apparently it’s not enough for House Republicans to continue lurching forward with their baseless, unprecedented impeachment effort against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It appears they want to kick him out of the country he serves as well. Tucked in Republicans’ final report is language calling for... Continue »
Borderland communities and advocates were on high alert over the weekend as the hard-right Take Our Border Back events, which garnered national attention following Governor Greg Abbott’s increasing escalation against the federal government, concluded near Eagle Pass, Texas. “Other convoys this week reached the border in Yuma, Ariz., and... Continue »
English Mother Jones Is This the End of Biden’s “Moral Leadership” on Immigration? By Isabela Dias February 05, 2024 Border Report House GOP members not only ones finding fault with bipartisan effort to end years-long border crisis By Julian Resendiz February 05, 2024 HuffPost UKRAINE SENATE REPUBLICANS BORDER SECURITY... Continue »
English New York Times At Rally for Border Security in Texas, Fears of ‘Invasion’ and ‘Civil War’ By J. David Goodman February 03, 2024 Wired The Border Convoy Is Nearing Its Final Destination—With Vigilantes and Far-Right Extremists in Tow By David Gilbert February 02, 2024 Washington Post Senate negotiators... Continue »
Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is supporting a plan approved earlier this month by the state’s Civil Service Commission that could help fill many of the roughly 10,000 unfilled positions within state agencies. The effort would speed up the process for both qualified New Yorkers and new migrants who have... Continue »
English Military Times Proud Boys, other far-right groups use Texas convoy as rallying cry By Nikki Wentling February 01, 2024 NBC News ‘It’s political propaganda’: Eagle Pass residents frustrated by border standoff By David Noriega February 02, 2024 Vice News The ‘God’s Army’ Convoy Says Militias Can Join But... Continue »
Two new reports from the Center for American Progress (CAP) continue to highlight the significant successes of the popular  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The first piece examines their contributions to Medicare and Social Security, while the second focuses on entrepreneurship and economic contributions.  The CAP article,... Continue »
English Politico Playbook PM By ELI OKUN January 31, 2024 Los Angeles Post In Immigration Debate, a ‘Fight Over Who Gets to be an American’ By Selen Ozturk January 30, 2024 NBC News The bipartisan border deal would not allow 5,000 illegal crossings per day, despite what Trump says... Continue »
America’s Voice is among nearly two dozen Latino-led organizations to sign a letter opposing the baseless impeachment effort against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Not only have Republicans presented zero evidence of wrongdoing as required by the Constitution, they are platforming deadly conspiracy theories as part of... Continue »