Members of Congress Should Stand with Dreamers The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. Both Democrats and Republicans have talked about standing up for Dreamers. Now is the time do more than talk the talk; it’s time to walk the walk. We understand...
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Passing the Dream Act makes economic and moral sense A recording of today’s call is available here. Cleveland, OH — As the fate of the nation’s “Dreamers” will soon be decided by Congress, Policy Matters Ohio releases a new analysis about the economic contributions they are making in Ohio. Speakers on a press call reflected on...
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TPS Decision Deadline for 200k Salvadorans 01/08/2018: 18 days In an op-ed for Teen Vogue, Jung Woo Kim, who manages membership development for the Korean Resource Center and volunteers for National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC), and Jonathan Jayes-Green, a queer undocumented Afro-Panamanian and a co-founder of the UndocuBlack Network,...
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Decision Deadline for 200k Salvadorans 01/08/2018: 18 days REPORT: Extending Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador: Country Conditions and U.S. Legal Requirements Country Conditions Preclude El Salvador’s Ability to Handle Return of its Nationals New Report Urges 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador In March 2001, the U.S. government announced the...
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CNN Poll: Americans Across Ideologies Agree A bipartisan group of governors sent a letter to congressional leaders in both parties today urging them to “come together quickly to shape a bipartisan solution that allows our Dreamers to remain in the United States and continue their constructive contributions to our society.” The...
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CNN Poll: Americans Across Ideologies Agree Cleveland, OH – Today, A bipartisan group of governors, including Ohio’s John Kasich, sent a letter to congressional leaders in both parties urging them to “come together quickly to shape a bipartisan solution that allows our Dreamers to remain in the United States and continue their...
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TPS for Haitians Revoked During Thanksgiving Week TPS Decision Deadline for 200k Salvadorans 01/08/2018: 19 days Atlanta, GA – A CNN piece tells the story of Schnaika, a Haitian TPS recipient who was brought to Atlanta from Haiti when her home collapsed in the 2010 earthquake and she desperately needed medical attention. For years now, though...
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December Polling from Quinnipiac, CNN, Marist, and CBS News Each Find More than 80% of Americans, Including 67% of Republicans, Support a Law to Keep Dreamers in America With Republicans set to pass an unpopular, deeply divisive and highly partisan tax bill today, we have a suggestion: how about turning your...
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TPS Decision Deadline for El Salvador 01/08/2018: 20 days, cc: Senator Dean Heller Las Vegas, NV – On Monday, Nevadan advocates and community members congregated outside Senator Heller’s office to urge the senator to take a stand for DACA and TPS recipients, including the 20,000 Nevadans who will be impacted, as these two key...
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Earlier this month, 34 House Republicans issued a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) calling for passage of a “permanent legislative solution” for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients before the end of this year. Representative Will Hurd (TX-23) stood up and showed leadership by signing this letter, but...
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