Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Threatens New Challenge To Roll Back More Laws, Exclude More People By Challenging Supreme Court Precedent in Plyler v. Doe Washington, DC- This week’s bombshell about the leaked Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe underscores a reality that extends beyond abortion rights: Republicans are increasingly...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week. The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, believes that the anticipated increase in the flow of...
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Washington, DC – Conspiracy theories about demographic replacement and migrant invasions were once the prerogative of white nationalists on the fringes of the internet and the torch-wielding racists terrorizing the streets in Charlottesville, Virginia. Now, these deadly conspiracy theories are touted by the leading voices in the Republican Party...
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Polls show Democrats and Republicans in a dead heat on immigration Washington, DC – The headlines have been relentless. Biden’s border policies are unpopular, Republicans call it a crisis, moderate Democrats are panicking and many in the punditry predict that the lifting of Title 42 will lead to a...
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Washington, DC – Last week, we highlighted past campaign examples of Democrats who effectively positioned themselves politically on immigration (as well as examples of Democrats who mishandled the issue by attempting to ignore immigration or only adopt Republican-lite positions). Our guidance is that Democrats must address immigration and border...
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House Democrats Calling Out and Exposing Rep. Elise Stefanik, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Larger GOP’s Craven Xenophobic Strategy Washington, DC – Last fall, the third-ranking House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) embraced the “great replacement theory” in her campaign’s ads. She adopted the idea that Democrats are seeking...
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Introduction Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and her political advisors have drawn the wrong lessons from recent political history on immigration. Sen. Hassan is facing political blowback for her posturing around the border and immigration. She has distanced herself from the Biden administration on Title 42 like numerous other Democrats...
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Meanwhile, GOP Leaders Serve Up Dangerous and Distracting Immigrant “Invasion” Rhetoric Washington, DC – In one of three hearings this week where DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was called to testify before House Committees, Sec. Mayorkas yesterday stated, “Domestic violent extremism poses the greatest terrorism related threat to our homeland.”...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week. In the United States, Trumpism salivates over the prospect of achieving, in the short term, control...
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Apr 27, 2022
Will Democrats stand up for an America that welcomes refugees and immigrants, or aid and abet a GOP that wants to slam the door on them? Washington, DC – Today and tomorrow, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas heads to Capitol Hill for a series of committee hearings. Secretary Mayorkas’ appearances...
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