America’s Voice Founder and Executive Director Frank Sharry was one of 200 individuals arrested today as part of an immigration-related civil disobedience at the U.S. Capitol. The arrests, which followed a major rally on the National Mall and march to the Capitol featuring tens of thousands of participants, included...
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Policy Victories in California and Powerful Rallies Across the Country Underscore Growing Strength of Immigration Movement With the federal government shut down and Washington characterized by dysfunction and policy stalemates, the immigration reform movement serves as a welcome contrast. Just this past weekend alone, the immigration movement achieved important...
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Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Advocates Discuss H.R. 15 and Upcoming Actions Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and immigration reform advocates held a Google+ Hangout hosted by America’s Voice to discuss the latest developments on immigration in Washington, DC and throughout the nation. This week, 120...
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We Need Strong Action from Amodei and Heck, Not Fig Leafs The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: It’s time for Nevada Republican Congressen Mark Amodei and Joe Heck to step up on immigration reform, and they know it. Their talk of introducing...
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The Time Has Come For House GOP members Who Endorse Path to Citizenship to Become Cosponsors In the middle of the latest D.C. crisis, immigration reform continues its relentless move forward. And, while pundits scramble to tally Republican votes for a “clean CR,” we already know the votes exist...
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Every Provision Has Bipartisan Support; It’s Put Up or Shut Up Time for Speaker Boehner Today, House Democrats introduced a comprehensive immigration bill that draws on the bill approved on a bipartisan basis in the Senate, and on the McCaul-Thompson border security bill approved on a bipartisan basis by...
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Government Shutdown Shows Need for House GOP Modernizers to Stand Up to Radicals Conservative journalist Byron York of the Washington Examiner has an interesting piece entitled, “How 30 House Republicans are forcing the Obamacare fight.” In it, he states: There are 233 Republicans in the House. Insiders estimate that three-quarters of them,...
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A new poll of Latino voters from the Public Religion Research Institute shows that Republicans have much to worry about when it comes to the Party’s national prospects and how they address immigration reform. As a New York Times recap states: More than 6 in 10 Hispanic respondents said...
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Sep 27, 2013
Reps. Luis Gutierrez & Jared Polis on Immigration Reform State of Play On today’s “Office Hours” press call, two longtime Congressional champions of immigration reform – Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) – expressed optimism about the prospects for reform this year and discussed the strategies...
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New America’s Voice Memo and Website Highlight the Political and Human Cost of Delay A new memo from America’s Voice analyzes the political state of play for the GOP and a new web site—thecostofinaction.com—features a ticker that shows how the real-time human toll of deportations on the one hand...
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