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In a column for the New York Times, Paula Span highlights the critical contributions immigrants, including TPS holders, make to the United States elder care and healthcare industries. The piece aptly cites the following statistic to support its claims: One in four of the direct-care workers in the nation’s nursing homes, assisted living...
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Donald Trump during his State of the Union address this week detailed an immigration proposal that is radical, racist, and un-American. As our Executive Director, Frank Sharry said, “the hardliners are high-fiving; the Statue of Liberty weeps.” Trump’s immigration plan is extreme because it: Is a radical and racist...
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Events Planned in AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, MI, NV, NY, OH, and TX Ahead of Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address tonight, immigrants, refugees and allies are traveling to Washington, DC and organizing events across the country to speak out against the Trump’s anti-family, racist immigration policies....
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See Spanish version here The news that the Trump Administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200,000 Salvadorans in the U.S. is just the latest in a long litany of Trump Administration policies that seek to evict settled immigrants from America and restrict the admission of newcomers into our country. The following...
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In 2017, the Donald Trump Administration implemented and tried to implement dramatic changes to the US immigration system, banning Muslims, attacking immigrant-friendly cities, deporting parents who had lived in the US for decades who had no criminal record, rescinding DACA, refusing to renew TPS, and much more. Contrary to...
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“Cuando México envía a su gente, no está enviando a los mejores… Traen drogas. Traen delincuencia. Son violadores. Y algunos, asumo, son buenas personas”: Donald Trump, durante el discurso en que anunció su campaña presidencial en junio de 2015 “¿Creen que el país nos está dando a su mejor gente?...
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TPS for Haitians Revoked During Thanksgiving Week TPS Decision Deadline for 200k Salvadorans 01/08/2018: 19 days Atlanta, GA – A CNN piece tells the story of Schnaika, a Haitian TPS recipient who was brought to Atlanta from Haiti when her home collapsed in the 2010 earthquake and she desperately needed medical attention. For years now, though...
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Gross human rights violations at four U.S. immigration detention centers were identified by Acting Inspector General John V. Kelly* for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a Dec. 11 report entitled Concerns about ICE Detainee Treatment and Care at Detention Facilities. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for...
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Later this afternoon, the U.S. Senate will vote on cloture on the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen for DHS Secretary. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: We urge Senators to oppose Kirstjen Nielsen’s nomination as DHS Secretary. From the first week...
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Nov 21, 2017
Haitian TPS Termination the Latest in Long Line of Administration Decisions Aimed at Kicking Out and Keeping Out Immigrants and Refugees Yesterday’s decision by the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 50,000 Haitians in the U.S. is a cruel, heartless and stupid decision. When viewed through...
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