May 18, 2022
Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week. The deadly shooting on Saturday in Buffalo, New York, which took the lives of ten people, mostly African Americans, at the… Continue »
A recording of the call can be found here. Washington, DC — This morning, El Paso Democratic Congressperson Veronica Escobar, joined experts on anti-democracy movements, white nationalism, and anti-immigrant hate groups to discuss how political rhetoric and the long-term strategies of these groups to dramatically curtail access to asylum are aligning. While the press conference… Continue »
Washington, DC – A hallmark of a functioning democracy and healthy political parties are whether they are willing and capable of holding leaders accountable who jeopardize public safety by intentionally spreading racist lies. Judging by these basic standards, the Republican Party is falling woefully short following the white supremacist killings in Buffalo. Rep. Elise Stefanik… Continue »
America’s Voice Ad Tracking Project Website HERE Washington, DC – Following the white supremacist killings in Buffalo, we highlighted how the gunman’s online manifesto included Great Replacement Theory and “invasion” language that echoed those of Republican candidates and elected officials, and called them out for helping to mainstream these vile conspiracies. Others in the media… Continue »
Zachary Mueller: “Republican leaders have been peddling hate, activating nativism and legitimizing white nationalism, and it comes with a mounting body count.” Washington, DC – Yesterday, an 18-year old white supremacist gunman dressed in tactical gear and wielding an assault weapon, shot 13 people at a Buffalo supermarket, killing 10. Eleven of those shot were… Continue »
Vanessa Cardenas: “Now babies need to pay the price of Republican cruelty” Washington, DC – The latest example of right wing and Republicans’ effort to “blame the immigrants” is a classic example of how they rely on nativism and strategic racism to gin up fake controversies. In this case, their focus on how immigrant babies… Continue »
Washington, DC- Yesterday, an op-ed from America’s Voice’s Texas-based Campaigns Manager Mario Carrillo was published in El Paso Matters, titled “Is my family American enough for Greg Abbott?” Carrillo challenges Gov. Abbott’s attacks on immigrants and immigration, including his recent mention of a potential challenge to the Supreme Court’s Plyler decision, and raises questions about… Continue »
Vanessa Cardenas: “The Republican Party and the broader conservative movement isn’t hiding who they are and where they want to take America. This is today’s GOP, with all its animating nativism laid bare.” Washington, DC – The Republican Party and their leading anti-immigrant allies aren’t hiding who they are or what they want. It’s a… Continue »
