Our Take on the Latest Polling and Public Opinion on Immigration Washington, DC – Recent Gallup polling and related coverage has refocused attention on American public opinion on immigration and immigrants. Below is our take, on both the Gallup poll and the larger state of play of public sentiment...
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Washington, DC- Last week, America’s Voice joined 270 other immigration, human rights, faith-based, and civil rights organizations in a letter to call on the Biden administration to redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua, in light of the current in-country conditions in Nicaragua. The lasting impacts of Hurricanes Eta and...
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“When you can’t govern, just rely on publicity stunts.” Washington, DC – Barely a month into being Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy has made it clear that his party would rather engage in political stunts than governing, as evidenced by his recent trip to the US-Mexico border. Traveling...
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“Speaker McCarthy must speak up.” Washington, DC – Yesterday, House Republicans held another anti-immigrant hearing at the border, featuring border union leader Brandon Judd, who has espoused the Great Replacement Theory. Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) amplified the white nationalist “invasion” conspiracy during when he spoke at the hearing. Also...
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Washington, DC – Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s Thursday border codel will continue Republicans’ relentless focus on anti-immigrant lies, politics, and disinformation. Below, we highlight three key points to keep in mind: Point 1: Having failed to deliver on legislation or reach consensus within the House Republican conference,...
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Washington, DC – Republicans have spent the early days of the new Congress relentlessly focused on anti-immigrant themes, related political attacks and platforming dangerous white nationalist conspiracies – a trend set to continue in coming days. On Thursday, Kevin McCarthy will lead a GOP delegation to the border for...
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Washington, DC – Observers are highlighting and denouncing how House Republicans like Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) are spending the early days of the GOP majority by mainstreaming dangerous white nationalist conspiracies. An Arizona Republic story by Tara Kavaler, “Rep. Paul Gosar accused of using white nationalist rhetoric at committee...
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Washington, DC – A continuación compartimos un comunicado de Vanessa Cárdenas, Directora Ejecutiva de America’s Voice, en reacción a la propuesta del Dream Act en el Senado. “La propuesta del Dream Act de 2023, de los senadores Dick Durbin (D-IL) y Lindsey Graham (R-SC), es un recordatorio de que...
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Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the Senate introduction of the DREAM Act. “The 2023 introduction of the DREAM Act, from Senators Durbin (D-IL) and Graham (R-SC), is a reminder that popular, common sense immigration solutions remain...
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Washington, DC- As white nationalist and racist rhetoric continues to weave its way through the Republican Party, more observers are highlighting the intersection between Republicans’ amplification of the “invasion” and “replacement” conspiracies and real world incidents of white nationalist terrorism – including in El Paso, where the white nationalist...
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