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Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson’s elevation to House Speaker marks the ascent of one of the most far-right Congressional Republicans to one of the most powerful positions in the federal government. Speaker Johnson has gone further than many of his nativist colleagues, on reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and on immigration.... Continue »

More than 5,500 immigrants are ultimately expected to be sworn in U.S. citizens as part of Independence Day naturalization ceremonies that began shortly before the holiday weekend and will continue on through the end of this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced.  500 people representing nearly 80... Continue »

Washington, DC – Several recent opinion columns add to the growing wave of facts how Republican opposition to immigration reform is needlessly damaging our economic potential. In the case of Florida, and the anti-immigrant bill recently muscled through by Ron DeSantis, the costs of GOP nativism are even greater... Continue »

Republicans invited Center for Immigration Studies Fellow, Andrew Arthur, and Border Patrol union president, Brandon Judd to testify at an Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee hearing  House Republicans are continuing a disturbing pattern of using their slim majority to provide a validating platform to individuals associated with hate groups... Continue »

America’s Voice   House Oversight Dems Tweet America’s Voice’s Info on GOP Embrace of White Nationalist Conspiracy Theories – And GOP Doesn’t Like It One Bit Previewing Republicans’ Anti-Immigrant Lies and Attacks at House Oversight Hearing and in SOTU Responses Ahead of SOTU, Three Key Immigration Points We Hope... Continue »

Washington, DC –  All Americans are paying a cost for Republican nativism and GOP efforts to restrict immigration. As labor shortages continue to harm the U.S. economy, smart immigration and pro-immigrant and pro-refugee policies are essential ingredients in revitalizing our economy, combating inflation, and growing the workforce, especially in... Continue »

America’s Voice   Cuando se trata del fentanilo y la crisis de opioides, el Partido Republicano prefiere politiquear en lugar de salvar vidas When It Comes to Fentanyl and the Opioid Crisis, the GOP Would Rather Play Politics than Save Lives English Daily Kos Blake Masters wants to hide... Continue »

More Reports on the Essential Value of Immigrants to Our Economy Washington, DC –  As labor shortages, supply chain issues and inflation continue to cause harm to the U.S. economy and backlogged visa systems make it harder for immigrant workers to enter the country, it is clear that lack... Continue »

Vanessa Cárdenas: “Anti-immigrant attacks and nativism are a core part” of DeSantis’ political brand “no matter the potential consequences or the distortions of the truth involved” Washington, DC – Much like Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is trying to fear-monger over immigrants to burnish his... Continue »

America’s Voice   “We Will Not Accept No As an Answer at the End of the Day” English Public Radio International The US farmworker shortage spurs farmers to lobby for immigration reform By Daisy Contreras October 20, 2021 Fox News Menendez outlines ‘Plan C’ amnesty push for millions of... Continue »