Jul 14, 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. While the Presidents of the United States and Mexico, Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador,...
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Washington, DC – On a press call held today, elected officials, advocates and experts joined to condemn the relentless campaign by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to target Latinos and immigrants, including his reliance on “invasion” rhetoric – which is the dangerous language of white supremacist conspiracy theories that led...
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Southern Dem vetoes state GOP anti-immigrant bill, shows Democrats how to lean in with courage, conviction and confidence Washington, DC – Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) yesterday vetoed legislation that would have forced North Carolina law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. The proposed legislation was passed by the GOP legislature...
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Washington, DC – As the January 6 Select Committee examines the coordination between leading Republicans and the right-wing groups that organized the violence on the Capitol, experts warn the GOP’s campaign rhetoric threatens to make the violence worse. The latest ad from Arizona Senate GOP primary candidate Blake Masters...
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Washington, DC – The Biden Administration today announced that it has extended, but not redesignated, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice. “While we are heartened by today’s announced extension of TPS for already eligible Venezuelans,...
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Zachary Mueller: “The people spreading these conspiracy theories aren’t ‘kooks in the basement writing online. These are from people in positions of real power.’” Washington, DC – A must-read deep-dive piece by Candy Woodall of USA Today highlights how Republicans are working relentlessly to mainstream dangerous conspiracy theories that...
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Washington, DC – Three years ago, after a white supremacist gunman killed 23 people in El Paso, Texas Governor Greg Abbott acknowledged that “mistakes were made” in a fundraising letter he had sent the day prior to the killings. The letter stated, “If we’re going to DEFEND Texas, we’ll...
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Jul 7, 2022
Texas Fuels “Invasion” Hysteria, Stops Common Sense Progress Washington, DC – Today, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas declared an “invasion” in his state by immigrants. This could trigger his use of state resources and the National Guard to expel immigrants and could cause a state’s rights Constitutional crisis as...
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