For an audio recording of today’s call, click HERE Washington, D.C. – Today, on a press conference call at 11 AM Eastern, a group of advocates, experts, and litigators reacted to the latest ruling from Judge Andrew Hanen in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas...
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Washington, DC – The following are statements from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, and Yuna Oh, Political Associate for America’s Voice and a DACA recipient, reacting to yesterday’s DACA ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen (English and Spanish versions are below). Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice:...
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Sep 13, 2023
Washington, DC – The following are statements from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, and Yuna Oh, Political Associate for America’s Voice and a DACA recipient, reacting to today’s DACA ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen. Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “Judge Hanen’s ruling reinforces the inadequacy...
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NEW YORK MIGRANT ARRIVALS SPARK RENEWED FOCUS ON POLICY; ABBOTT’S BARRIER LOSES IN TEXAS COURT Escalating comments from New York City’s mayor on the stresses of migrant arrivals have received both local pushback and sparked much-needed conversations on a solution oriented approach. One solution with wide support is allowing migrants to...
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Washington, DC – The escalating comments from New York City mayor Eric Adams about the strains of new immigrant arrivals on the city has sparked a renewed focus on the related policy and political dynamics and ways forward (see the excellent Greg Sargent column excerpted at bottom for more). ...
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Washington, DC – In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, recovery efforts in Florida face complications not just from the storm’s severity, but also due to Ron DeSantis’ signature anti-immigrant legislation. As we noted when SB 1718 went into effect, the law is both cruel and costly to the state,...
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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: It’s to be expected that in these twisted times in which we are living, the twenty-two...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: DeSantis’ “dangerous language and ideas should be viewed through the lens of public safety more than political positioning and horse race maneuvering” Washington, DC – Ron DeSantis’ relentless effort to define himself as an anti-immigrant hardliner for GOP primary audiences includes his stump speech calls for deadly...
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Washington, DC – Today, the Biden Administration announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan for 18 months. The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “We commend the Biden Administration for today’s announcement to extend and redesignate TPS...
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AHEAD OF LABOR DAY, AV HOSTS PRESS CALL WITH LABOR LEADERS On Wednesday, AV hosted a telephonic press conference with labor leaders, workers, and experts calling for expanded use of TPS (Temporary Protective Status). Mary Kay Henry, President of SEIU, Jimmy Williams, General President of the International Union of...
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