Cornyn Con

Austin, TX —  Last week, vulnerable incumbent Senator John Cornyn released a Spanish-language ad that falsely claimed Cornyn “strongly supports the legalization of DREAMers” despite the fact that Cornyn has a long history of voting against DREAMers, undermining DACA, and trying to kill bipartisan immigration reform. Earlier today, America’s Voice, DREAMers, and immigration activists called... Continue »

El senador John Cornyn ha salido con un nuevo anuncio en español en el que asegura que “él apoya firmemente la legalización de los Dreamers”. Es una afirmación que asombra, considerando su largo historial en hacer exactamente lo contrario. En el pleno del Senado, Cornyn ha tenido numerosas oportunidades de votar... Continue »

“Trump and his cronies are focused on fulfilling a campaign promise in time for the 2020 election to benefit himself, his donors and Senators like John Cornyn who are running for election on the President’s coattails.” – Mario Carrillo   The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration has... Continue »

All of Texas’ border delegation, including Republican Will Hurd, voted against Trump’s unnecessary wall Austin, TX –  Today, The U.S. Senate is expected to take up a vote on a spending package that will include $5.7 billion for a border wall, a bill that yesterday passed through the U.S.... Continue »

Nearly 200,000 TPS Holders from El Salvador Living in Texas and Across the U.S. are in Jeopardy of Losing Protections 36,000 Salvadoran TPS holders in Texas 42,500 U.S. born children in Texas have Salvadoran parents who are TPS holders 24 Days Until DHS Decision Deadline for Salvadorans on 01/08/2018 A recording of today’s call is... Continue »

This morning, John Cornyn introduced his border security amendment to the Gang of 8 immigration bill–and many in the immigration reform world agree that it’s a poison pill.  Harry Reid knows it, Chuck Schumer knows it, and now Greg Sargent at the Washington Post is calling Cornyn out on it. As Sargent wrote:... Continue »

The following is a press statement from the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance, in response to the immigration video Sen. John Cornyn released this week: Sen. Cornyn’s Concern over Migrant Deaths Must Match His Votes The Senator is in the position to alleviate this humanitarian crisis at the border,... Continue »

Last week's Republican-backed Hispanic Leadership Network conference in South Florida overflowed with chatter about how the GOP needs to improve its positioning with Latino voters. Amidst all the discussion, however, few voices at the conference admitted the simple truth that appealing to Latino voters will not simply... Continue »

Mobile billboards circling Capitol Hill this week are urging Congress to reject a GOP proposal that threatens decades of established U.S. asylum law in exchange for funding our allies in Ukraine. “Don’t Trade Trump’s Immigration Agenda for Ukraine Aid,” reads one of the billboards from Casa in Action, The... Continue »

Washington, DC – Yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing felt more like a competition among Republican Senators to see who could spread more lies or be more vulgar. Rather than use the opportunity to question Secretary Mayorkas on the threat of domestic terrorism from white nationalists or solutions to immigration... Continue »