Statement by Douglas Rivlin of America’s Voice Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice, ahead of Florida’s S.B. 1718 immigration bill – pushed through by Gov. Ron DeSantis – set to go into effect on July 1: “Ron...
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Washington, DC – Today, the Biden Administration announced plans to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for current TPS holders from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua for 18 months. However, the administration is not redesignating or expanding eligibility for TPS beyond existing recipients from these four countries covered in...
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Like the draconian anti-immigrant laws of the past, DeSantis’ show-me-your-papers law already starting to backfire. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got tons of press coverage yesterday when reporters cut and pasted his latest anti-immigrant stunt press release about “deploying assets” to help a fellow anti-immigrant governor in Texas. DeSantis, who...
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Week of May 1, 2023 THREE OPPOSITION MESSAGES FROM THE WEEK H.R. 2 – dressing up nativist fundraising as legislation: After over 12 congressional hearings, consolidating multiple bills, and tens of millions spent on political promises, the House majority dropped their plan for the border, and they have again...
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May 2023 With immigration and border policies prominent in the news, the role of Republicans in forging and maintaining our broken system is essential to understand: On 10-year anniversary of immigration reform bill Republicans killed, we are still paying a price for GOP obstruction and subsequent blocking of the...
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The Republican House Judiciary Committee invited Jessica Vaughn to Congress in spite of her connections to white nationalism and anti-Semitism Continuing their dangerous trend, House Republicans have once again invited another witness to testify in a border related hearing who is currently employed by a hate group. Jessica...
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Washington, DC – Key voices are praising President Biden’s announcement to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility to include current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, with many calling on the administration to continue pushing for affirmative relief and measures that help stabilize the lives of long...
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Washington, DC – Republicans have used the early weeks of their congressional majority to mainstream – and refuse to denounce – white nationalist conspiracy talking points as part of their relentless political attacks on the border and immigration. Today, as the El Paso shooter is set to plead guilty,...
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Washington, D.C- Texas Republicans are once again defining themselves by their anti-immigrant extremism and, in the process, defining the larger Republican party by its nativism. Just look at this week’s news: Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) up to old, “Cornyn Con” tricks: Senator Cornyn has been busy trying to burnish...
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Washington, DC – Heading into the final stretch of the midterm election cycle, Republicans are pushing a plainly false narrative about fentanyl and the staggering rise of opioid-related overdose deaths as a core part of their relentless fearmongering and lies about the border and to redirect focus away from...
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