Cleveland, OH—This morning, Pope Francis addressed Congress where he, once again, reminded Washington about the human dimensions of the immigration debate. Standing in front of Republican leaders who blocked a comprehensive immigration reform bill and continue to demagogue immigrants and their families, the contrast between the Pope’s message and...
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“Let Us Hope that Our Leaders Take the Holy Father’s Powerful Message to Heart” Following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, responding to this morning’s address from Pope Francis to the U.S. Congress: “Today, the Pope spoke to the common humanity that binds us...
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Five-year-old Sofi Cruz has tugged at our hearts, and we know she’ll tug at yours, too. She made headlines earlier today when she eagerly broke through a security barricade as Pope Francis’s motorcade passed through downtown Washington, D.C. But rather than turn her away, Pope Francis motioned to his security detail,...
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Down the line, the Republican presidential field is moving further to the right on immigration policy and politics. While polling frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson have offered the most chilling and explicitly anti-immigrant paeans to the nativist wing of the party, even supposedly pro-reform candidates like Senator Marco...
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Two new studies underscore the gulf between the actual immigrant experience in America and the one often portrayed by Republicans on the 2016 campaign trail and in Congress. The studies, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), also show how immigration policy changes can...
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America’s Voice Will Be Covering the Pope’s Visit to the United States in Both English and Spanish Follow Along @AmericasVoice, @TUSK81 and @MaribelHastings America’s Voice will be covering the papal visit to the United States this week in both English and Spanish (see here for a full twitter list of...
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Following is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Director of Ohio’s Voice. When I first read that Governor John Kasich responded to a question about Latino voter outreach with a comment about tipping hotel workers, I thought this should be an article in The Onion, not a statement from a man who wants...
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Online Tool from America’s Voice Highlights the Ugly Consequences of the #TrumpEffect As we’ve noted previously, the Republican Party’s anti-immigrant rhetoric—with Donald Trump at the helm—is bleeding into civil society to a dangerous effect. By making hateful statements and promoting radical policies, Trump has encouraged others to speak –...
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In Midst of Ugly Anti-Immigrant Demagoguery by GOP Candidates, Immigrant Women Pilgrimaging to DC Inject Refreshing Dose of Morality into Immigration Debate As the GOP candidates continue to fill the airwaves with xenophobic rhetoric and anti-immigrant demagoguery, a courageous group of immigrant women is showing leadership in ways the...
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Below, we offer some reactions and fact-checking about the immigration-related parts of last night’s debate: The Focus of the “Mass-Deportation” Discussion Was on the Impracticality of Donald Trump’s Plan – Not Its Morally Abhorrent, Un-American Vision: During the immigration-related parts of last night’s debate, most of the candidates who reacted to...
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