Last week the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and ACT for America, both listed as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center and both with ties to the Trump Administration, held overlapping conferences in Washington D.C. Despite advocates’ efforts to warn members of Congress away from participating, both featured a number of GOP … Continue reading »
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Immigration Reform News September 10, 2018 / Qué Pasa En Inmigración
America’s Voice Two Hate Conferences Came to Washington, D.C. Last Week; Here’s Who Attended “No esperes a que la política te agreda para entender la importancia de votar” Boricuas e inmigrantes: “Ellos son nosotros” En la Florida Central se forjan alianzas para movilizar votantes Washington Post and New York Times Editorials Scorch Administration’s Push for … Continue reading »
Major Raids of the Trump Presidency
Originally published July 9, 2018; updated September 9, 2018 Since the Trump Administration began, Donald Trump has implemented policies keeping would-be immigrants out of the U.S. and kicking the ones already here out. One way he has accomplished the latter is through raids — workplace and location-based raids that have detained immigrants, separated families, and … Continue reading »
Despite Recent Firings, the Trump Administration Still Has a Serious White Nationalist Problem
Originally published August 27, 2018; updated September 9, 2018. Revelations of white nationalist associations within the Trump Administration are tragically neither new nor surprising. But the recent firings of DHS analyst Ian Smith and White House speechwriter Darren Beattie are just the latest reminders of how embedded white nationalism is in the current Administration. Far from … Continue reading »
Listen to the “A is for America” Podcast with Matt Hildreth on Election 2018
*** * On this week’s episode of “A is for America”, we spoke with Matt Hildreth, our Political Director here at America’s Voice. Labor Day has come and gone, which means that this year’s midterm elections are really ramping up in earnest now. Republicans across the country are running on Stephen Miller’s explicitly anti-immigrant strategy, … Continue reading »
Immigration Reform News September 7, 2018 / Qué Pasa En Inmigración
America’s Voice Judge Hanen declines to rule against DACA, renewals continue Listen to the “A is for America” Podcast with Matt Hildreth on Election 2018 Latest Polling Shows Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Dead Heat in Bid For Reelection The Family Separation Crisis Continues, the Suffering of Children Continues, and the Nation Turns … Continue reading »
Immigration Reform News September 5, 2018 / Qué Pasa En Inmigración
America’s Voice Smart Campaigns Invest in Latino Voter Engagement – and Not Doing So is a Missed Opportunity Cincinnati’s CityBeat Exposes Egregious Violations of U.S. Constitution and Common Sense in Hamilton County ICYMI: San Francisco Examiner, “Terminating TPS to affect a quarter million U.S. born children” Trump Administration Is at It Again – Proposed Regulation … Continue reading »
Kris Kobach, Already Ordered to Remedial Law Classes, Faces Even More Legal Challenges
Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate, is facing no fewer than three separate lawsuits in the coming weeks, even though his previous court appearances have been disastrous. (He has been fined tens of thousands of dollars, been found in contempt of court, and ordered to remedial legal education.) Kobach has built … Continue reading »
Immigration Reform News September 5, 2018 / Qué Pasa En Inmigración
America’s Voice Juan Escalante reflexiona sobre el aniversario de la cancelación de DACA por parte del presidente Trump Juan Escalante Reflects on One Year Anniversary of President Trump Ending DACA English Black Star News EMERGENCY STAY FILED TO BLOCK DEPORTATION OF BLACK MAURITANIAN September 04, 2018 CNN DACA alive, barely, a year after Trump ended … Continue reading »
Election 2018 Profiles: Barbara Comstock (R-VA) is All in on GOP’s Divide and Distract Strategy
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA), in her previous two elections to Congress, didn’t make immigration and race-baiting a key component of her campaigns. But that has changed this year with her all-out embrace of the GOP’s divide and distract strategy in her race against Democratic state senator Jennifer Wexton for Virginia’s 10th district. Comstock has been … Continue reading »