***MEDIA AVAILABILITY*** Monday, September 26th at 8 pm EST Moncho’s Bar & Grill: 2317 Denison Avenue For First General Election Presidential Debate, Ohio Latino, Immigrant & Allied Voters Plan Watch Party in Cleveland Event open to public/press; live coverage from La Mega 87.7 Monday September 26, 8-11pm, Moncho’s Bar & Grill,...
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Donald Trump’s core and consistent immigration pledges are not just words on a teleprompter, but a real threat to thousands of Floridians, especially the nearly 50,000 who have temporary legal status under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Beyond the personal toll on families and communities, studies show...
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Two important new studies offer reminders about the tremendous costs that would be incurred if Donald Trump gets to put his extremism on immigration into practice as President. The studies, from the Center for American Progress and Pew Research, show why deporting undocumented immigrants from America would come at a huge cost to America’s fiscal...
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When it comes to one of Trump’s core and consistent immigration pledges – immediately ending President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for DREAMers as a Day One priority – Trump poses a real threat to a real program that is a real benefit for approximately 750,000...
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Voting Against Immigrants, Supporting Donald Trump are Issues that Matter to Ohio Latinos Senator Rob Portman is running a new Spanish language ad campaign that leaves out key aspects of his record–facts that Latino voters in Ohio need to know. Dayton Daily News reports: “The ad — all in Spanish...
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Is Trump’s Nativism Driving Up Support for Humane Reforms? Last night, speaking at an annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) gala, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton reiterated her intention to introduce immigration reform legislation with a path to citizenship in the first 100 days of her presidency. The candidate acknowledged the skepticism about...
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In a new post, Sylvia Manzano, Principal of Latino Decisions, compares the August 2016 Latino voter polling numbers of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to their political counterparts in 2012, showing Clinton ahead of President Obama’s Latino support and Trump falling further behind Romney’s standing among registered Latino voters. Currently, 70% of Latinos...
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Sep 13, 2016
“Trump Hate Map” a Reminder of Forces Unleashed by Trump Throughout his presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s dark and divisive rhetoric has become both an inspiration and a vehicle for unapologetic racists. He has become a magnet that attracts the darkest souls in our country. He enables the mainstreaming of ideas and...
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In a new piece for the Washington Post’s “The Fix”, Aaron Blake analyzes a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News. He concludes that Donald Trump’s immigration proposals are not only unpopular with most Americans, but finds that “Trump actually appears to be increasing sympathy for immigrants and depressing support for his harsh enforcement...
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In a recent blog post, North Carolina’s Voice State Director Tim Eakins reflects on President Obama’s flawed policy on Central American refugees, ahead of the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants and President Obama’s Leaders’ Summit on Refugees. Eakins highlights the local effects of Obama’s policies, as he recounts...
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