If Implemented, Trump’s Radical Proposal Would Be a Tragic and Dark Chapter in America’s Story Donald Trump has begun to provide specifics regarding his approach to immigration. The GOP’s frontrunner wants to rid America of 11 million undocumented immigrants and their U.S. citizen children, change the U.S. Constitution’s definition...
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Aug 16, 2015
Trump Says Deport 11 million, Stop Legal Immigration, Change Constitution and More Today Donald Trump’s campaign issued his immigration position paper. He also talked about immigration in an interview with Chuck Todd in which he said that undocumented immigrants “have to go”. Given that he sought and received the advice of Republican hardliner Senator...
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US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Dismisses Arpaio’s Arguments as “Unduly Speculative” Today the US Court of Appeals for the DC circuit dismissed a lawsuit brought by Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio had sued President Obama claiming that the DACA expansion and DAPA programs...
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GOP Contenders Talk Walls and Fences While Majority of Americans Want Common-Sense Comprehensive Reform Leading GOP candidates – and political journalists covering them – would be wise to read the just-published USA Today editorial entitled, “Lost immigration lesson: Getting to 100% border security sounds good only on the campaign trail.” It...
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Defying Conventional Wisdom, Even Republicans Favor Citizenship/Permission to Remain by 68% to 31% A newly-released poll from Gallup shows that the American public, by a margin of 79% to 19%, supports immigration reform that allows undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States. The same poll shows that Republicans support legalizing undocumented...
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For Immediate Release: Contact: Kyle Munson; 515-284-8124 August 11, 2015 **#UniteIowa on Immigration Forum** WHAT: Iowa Leaders Invite Presidential Contenders to #UniteIowa Forum on Immigration WHEN: Saturday, August 29; doors open at 1:30pm CT; event starts at 2:30pm CT WHERE: Harold Walter Siebens Forum at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. The...
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Out of Touch on Policy, Politics and Public Opinion During the main debate last night, immigration was one of the top issues. Here’s our take. Here’s what leading Republican candidates had to say about immigration last night: Donald Trump: “…we need, Jeb, to build a wall, we need to keep illegals out.”...
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Earlier tonight, Fox News aired the first Republican debate in Ohio, featuring ten leading Presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio. As many speculated, immigration was a huge topic of discussion, and many immigration advocates gathered at watch parties across the country to view the debate together....
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For additional details, contact press@americasvoice.org and please check out the America’s Voice 2016 content, including detailed candidate tracking information, at www.americasvoice.org/2016 It’s an article of faith on the Republican campaign trail that the border is out of control and that immigration enforcement is lax – hence, we are experiencing a spike in...
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** WATCH PARTY/MEDIA AVAILABILITY** Thursday, August 6th, 8-11pm (Debate starts at 9pm) Moncho’s Bar and Grill, 2317 Denison Avenue, Cleveland Pro-Immigrant Voters, Ohio Immigrants, and Advocates Attending Watch Party Available to Provide Real Time React to GOP Debate As GOP 2016 presidential candidates—including Ohio’s own Governor—take the debate stage...
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