Apr 20, 2022
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 Republican governors of Texas and Florida, Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis, respectively, have staged their...
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Democrats Should Learn to Stand Up and Push Back on GOP So Called “ Solutions” Washington, DC – In a recent piece for the Washington Post, Paul Waldman argues that Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s border stunts are representative of how the GOP does not want to work to actually...
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Washington, DC – The Biden administration today announced a new Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Cameroon, offering Cameroonians in the United States new opportunities to work and live free from the documented abuse and persecution they would face if deported back to a country in the midst of...
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Washington, DC – More voices and observers are blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his cheap anti-immigrant stunts and the damaging chaos that is resulting from his choice of political optics instead of real solutions. Even some of his fellow conservatives are not pleased. Among the critics include: The...
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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 debate about the elimination of Title 42, a public health measure that expels migrants attempting...
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Apr 13, 2022
His antics capture the increased radicalism and ridiculousness of the GOP’s xenophobia Washington, DC – Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX)’s re-election strategy appears to amount to a series of ugly, damaging and unhinged anti-immigrant publicity stunts that are obviously designed for political theater and are facing increasing blowback and...
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10,000 Ukrainians Processed at Ports of Entry over Past Two Months, Most at Single Location Washington, DC – Separate from politicized bad faith Republican attacks on Title 42 and the border, the skepticism and concerns expressed by some other observers centers on worries about America’s capacity to manage an...
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Washington, DC – Republicans are going for broke on a midterm strategy that’s heavy on lies and fear mongering in response to the Biden administration’s decision to lift Title 42 restrictions in May and an expected increase this spring in apprehensions at the southern border. Some Democrats are concerned...
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Washington, DC – As Republican candidates and elected officials continue their shameless politicization, lies and ugliness around border policy and the decision to lift Title 42 restrictions, their cheap political talking points fall apart under scrutiny. While Republicans call for keeping Title 42 in place and push on Capitol...
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Immigrants who help spark the economy are in short supply. Washington, DC – As Republicans go for broke on an anti-immigrant midterm strategy, this week brought fresh reminders about the economic consequences for all Americans of the GOP’s efforts to keep out and kick out immigrants, refugees, and asylum...
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