Sep 18, 2025
Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk highlighted the intolerance that has reigned for years in a polarized United...
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Washington, DC — The following is a reflection from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “First and foremost, let’s make this clear: political violence of any kind is abhorrent and has no place in our democracy. In moments like these, national leaders should be seeking to unify the...
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Washington, DC — Among the goals of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign and crackdowns against blue cities is the purposeful spreading of fear. In Chicago, as the Sun-Times reports, “fear and tension” are palpable and some Chicago families are worrying about sending children to school “out of fear...
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Washington, DC — Yesterday drove home a stark and scary reality that the Trump administration is prepared to act with impunity in advancing its mass deportation – and broader authoritarian – agenda. Not only did the Trump administration launch “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago, but the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Washington, DC — Ahead of the planned deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago – as a “force multiplier” to support immigration enforcement, according to Trump border czar Tom Homan – President Trump took to Truth Social this weekend to taunt the city, posting an image riffing on “Apocalypse...
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America’s Voice has been busy tracking the high costs to America of the Trump administration’s escalating anti-immigrant agenda. As Congress and the country reconvene after summer break, and as we take stock of what has happened and what is to come, we again ask “at what cost” is the...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: The Associated Press recently reported that “more than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through...
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Washington, DC — The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to undermine democratic norms, militarize domestic law enforcement and crack down on perceived political opponents – from blue cities to immigrant communities. According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “Americans are rejecting what the Trump Administration is...
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