Candidate Pledges to “Reform Immigration” on Spanish Language Radio, Yet Refuses to Take Position on Smartest Immigration Policy Change in Decades With the DREAMer “Deferred Action” process set to begin tomorrow at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mitt Romney still refuses to answer a simple question: on his...
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Pundits Agree He is Extreme on the Economy, Extreme on Immigration The reaction in Spanish-language media to Mitt Romney’s choice for vice presidential running mate has been strong and consistent: Ryan is out of step with Latinos on both the economy and immigration, and this choice means Romney has...
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America’s Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry Reacts to Paul Ryan VP Choice: “Won’t help ticket with Latinos” Washington, DC – The news that Mitt Romney has selected Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate reinforces the Republican immigration status quo and is not going to help repair Romney’s...
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Democratic Senate Candidates Push to Include DREAM Act in Party Platform, While Republicans Stay Tethered to Hardline Positions A growing number of Democratic candidates are embracing the new paradigm on immigration, while Republicans remain stuck in the old way of thinking. The latest evidence of the parties’ different strategies...
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First in Series of State Fact Sheets Highlighting Key Statistics and Information about 2012 Latino Battleground States Today, America’s Voice releases “Spotlight on Nevada: Immigration, Latino Voters, and the 2012 Elections.” The Nevada release is the first in a series of “state spotlights” focusing on the power of the...
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Frank Sharry Reacts to New Ad Targeting Nevada Latino Voters Today, a conservative group released a new Spanish-language ad targeting Latinos in Nevada and blasting President Obama as “Deporter-in-Chief” in reference to the President’s immigration enforcement record. The group behind the ad, Nevada Hispanics, is associated with the conservative...
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The following is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director at America’s Voice Education Fund, responding to today’s release of additional Deferred Action guidelines by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): “There’s a lot of excitement around this announcement from DHS because the pieces are falling into place. In less...
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King’s English-Only Hearing, Arpaio’s Racial Profiling Trial Show Ugly Face of Republican Party Not Much Distance at all Between them and Romney Washington, DC – Given his long-standing history of buffoonery and anti-immigrant agitating, it should come as no surprise that Rep. Steve King (R-IA) presided over an embarrassing and offensive...
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Aug 2, 2012
Senator Criticizes Obama Plan to Protect DREAMers Instead of Offering a Legislative Solution ...
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Proves They’ve Adopted Extremists’ Agenda As Their Own Washington, D.C.- Tomorrow’s House Constitution Subcommittee hearing on Rep. Steve King (R-IA)’s English Language Unity Act—a bill that would mandate “English-only” government documents and services—is hardly the first indication that the House GOP is taking its cues on immigration from the...
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