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Mar 12, 2020
He Turns To His Go-To Maneuver of Blaming “the Other” to Distract from his Failures The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: Last night, President Trump delivered a rare Oval Office address at a moment of national crisis. Instead of providing leadership, clarity...
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Trump and Allies Escalate “Blame the Immigrants” Strategy to Cover for Their Mismanagement of the Coronavirus Crisis Washington Governor Jay Inslee appeared on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show last night to discuss the state’s ongoing response to coronavirus. He embodies the kind of leadership needed to navigate the outbreak of...
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Perhaps race-baiting and xenophobia isn’t such a great GOP strategy after all. New polling from the Washington Post-Schar School finds incumbent Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) losing by 12 points to challenger Jennifer Wexton in the closely-watched race in Virginia 10th congressional district. Rep. Comstock has made MS-13 a centerpiece...
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A new analysis from Cook Political Report shows the extent of the Republican “divide-and-distract” midterm strategy anchored in stoking fear related to immigration. While Democrats focus overwhelmingly on “kitchen table” issues like healthcare, wages, education and retirement security, Republicans are running on Trump, taxes, and immigration. In May, Stephen...
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To: Interested parties From: Vanessa Cárdenas, America’s Voice Executive Director Date: March 2024 Re: The changed politics of immigration and the way forward On the heels of a border trip by President Biden and Donald Trump and as we launch into election season in 2024, here is what you ...
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Washington, DC — In a new report released today, America’s Voice offers a deep-dive analysis of the role of immigration in the NY-03 special election, won by Democrat Tom Suozzi. “Analysis of the Immigration Politics in the NY-03 Special Election: The Failed Nativist Strategy the GOP Can’t Quit” is...
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Washington, DC —In an alternate universe, this week on Capitol Hill would have featured House Republicans voting to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas while their Senate counterparts advanced a supplemental package that included border and immigration measures heavily tilted to their hardline priorities. In reality, House Republicans failed to...
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As we enter 2024, we can fully expect to be deluged with an onslaught of punditry about the Latino vote. Over the years, we have watched as many paid political prognosticators expressed their uninformed takes on how Latinos will vote and it’s usually dire predictions that Democrats are in...
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Washington, DC – As elected officials and many observers head home for the holidays, below are a few reminders about ongoing supplemental funding negotiations and our take on the politics, policy, and public opinion: On politics, embracing Republicans’ demands wouldn’t ratchet down the GOP’s 2024 anti-immigrant attacks but would...
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Election night 2023 was a very good night for Democrats across the country, again exceeding expectations as voters across the country turned out in an election that was a resounding rebuke of the extreme anti-choice politics of Republicans. At America’s Voice, we have closely tracked GOP campaign ads and...
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