Washington, DC – A new policy blueprint released today by longtime immigration champion Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is a major step forward toward an affirmative policy agenda that the Biden administration, outside experts, and the American public can rally around. Titled, “Securing Our Borders By Managing Migration And Refugees...
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Washington, DC – A new Dallas Morning News op-ed by Alexandra Villarreal of the National Immigration Forum summarizes recent immigration polling that together reminds us that the American public remains overwhelmingly in favor of immigration reform and a balanced policy approach that includes citizenship, legal immigration pathways, fair access...
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Washington, DC – Key voices are praising President Biden’s announcement to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility to include current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, with many calling on the administration to continue pushing for affirmative relief and measures that help stabilize the lives of long...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “This is a fight Democrats can win and should welcome. Getting the economy right, combating demographic and labor market shortfalls, and fighting inflation means embracing pro-immigrant policies.” Washington, DC – This week’s announcement that the Biden administration will expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility to include DACA...
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Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration announced it will expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility to include current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. As President Biden announced on Twitter: “We’re not done fighting for their pathway to citizenship, but we’re getting them the opportunities they deserve...
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Washington, DC – Governor Ron DeSantis and his allies in the Florida legislature have recently introduced a series of anti-immigration proposals that are among the most extreme this country has ever seen. In his newest blog post, America’s Voice Editor Gabe Ortiz writes, “Alabama, Arizona, and Georgia’s Anti-Immigrant Bills...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: The same week that we commemorated the 55th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader...
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More Reminders of Immigration Cruelty, Chaos, and Dysfunction Calls for a Broader Overhaul that Republicans Keep Blocking Washington, DC – Ten years ago this month, the 2013 comprehensive immigration bill was introduced in the Senate by a bipartisan group of senators, eventually passing with 68 Senate votes in June...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “MAGA extremism may resonate among GOP base voters, but alienates the broader electorate in the process” Washington, DC – Across the country and in Congress, Republicans continue to define themselves by harmful and unpopular MAGA extremism, including via anti-immigration measures. This despite the continued evidence of general...
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Mounting Examples of a Broken Immigration System Crying Out for an Overhaul that Republicans Block Washington, DC – An Axios newsletter published yesterday provides a useful primer on the current immigration state of play ahead of the May end of Title 42. In the process, the reporters spotlight the...
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