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“Heavenly Father will provide a way for you to be who He wanted you to be.” That’s the advice from her mother that Maleny Calderón, 20, a former Mormon missionary and Dreamer, holds deep in her heart when contemplating the possibility of losing her DACA status. Maleny recently returned to Oakland, California after serving a… Continue »

America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “La hora de la verdad está por llegar” PHOTOS: Dreamers Blitz House Offices Calling for Dream Act Frank Sharry: “A Moment of Truth is at Hand” Protection for Dreamers Must Be Included in Spending Caps Deal Op-Ed: Cancellation of TPS “Could Hit Health Care Hard” Immigration 101: Why the Border Wall… Continue »

America’s Voice The Hidden Dagger in the White House Immigration Proposal: The Plan to Ramp Up Indiscriminate Deportations Trump’s Immigration Plan from the State of the Union is Radical, Racist, and Un-American Reports Highlight Trump Administration’s Failure to Redesignate Syria TPS ICYMI: Washington Post’s Ed Board and Eugene Robinson with Must-Reads on How Trump’s Racially-Charged… Continue »

America’s Voice As the Dreamer Debate Moves Forward, Three Fundamentals to Keep in Mind Student and community activists, Catholic groups advocate for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in time of high anxiety and uncertainty Greyhound Buses Allows Border Patrol to Conduct Immigration Raid at Bus Stops Texas Immigrant Youth, Leaders, and Progressive Allies Urge Congress… Continue »

America’s Voice Editorial Boards Across the Country: Protect the Dreamers! ICYMI: UT, OH, NE, ME and PA Dreamers Raise Their Voices in Favor of Their Freedom, Their Futures, and the Dream Act Defend Our Dreams Coalition in Partnership with Univision and Entravision Activates Communities on Immigration Call to Action Across 20 Media Markets What Do… Continue »

America’s Voice Five Key Points on the Current Moment of Crisis DHS Secretary Nielsen Joins Trump Administration’s Rogue’s Gallery on Immigration After Deportation Delay, Youngstown’s Amer Adi Incomprehensibly Detained by ICE With Congressman Tim Ryan At His Side Hundreds of Haitian-Americans and allies protest near Mar-a-Lago in wake of Trump’s racist rant Nadeen Aljijakli: Will Politics… Continue »

America’s Voice DACA-Recipients, Legal Experts, and Advocates: DACA-Lawsuit Developments Underscore Heightened Need for Dream Act Family-Based Immigration – How the System Works, and How Trump Administration Proposals to Gut It Would Undermine American Values English CNN Democrats seek to avoid DACA’s isolation in budget negotiations By Tal Kopan January 09, 2018 The Hill (Op-Ed) Congress… Continue »

Deportation would be “immoral and un-American” Cleveland, OH – Another impending family tragedy in Ohio is just business-as-usual for the Trump Administration’s immigration agency today, as they prepare to deport yet another loving father and caregiver of a disabled American child.  The six year-old boy, who became paraplegic last year after a car accident, is… Continue »

America’s Voice After Divisive and Unpopular Tax Bill, Maybe Congress Should Try Passing Something that the Vast Majority of Americans Support CNN: America rescued her from Haiti. Now Trump wants to send her back. Bipartisan Group of Governors Call on Congress to Pass Urgent Dreamer Solution PHOTOS: Texan Dreamers Call Sen. Cornyn a Grinch, Demand #CleanDreamActNow… Continue »

America’s Voice Tampa Bay Times to Florida Delegation: Congress must help Haitians being forced out of U.S. by Trump The Crisis Facing Dreamers Is Already Underway and Only Congress Can Fix It Dreamers and Advocates Remind Congress of Urgent Need for a Clean Dream Act Frank Sharry Statement on Rep. Gutierrez’s Retirement: “Our American Hero” English Dayton… Continue »