Dec 17, 2021
America’s Voice responds to the parliamentarian’s opinion Washington, DC – The following is from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the Senate parliamentarian’s advisory opinion on immigration reform. “This is a helluva way to run a democracy. An unelected staff attorney in a supposedly non-political role...
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Washington, DC – Two recent op-eds from leading Georgia immigration experts make powerful cases for why Democrats should use their majority – which was secured when Democrats won two Georgia Senate seats – to deliver meaningful immigration relief for millions. In the Georgia Recorder, Jerry Gonzalez of the Georgia...
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Washington, DC – Virginia labor leader Jaime Contreras and Ohio business leader Steve Stivers are both calling on Congress to include immigration in the Build Back Better Agenda. Both argue that immigrant workers are crucial to helping mitigate the current worker shortage in America. Both address the role immigrants...
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Washington, DC – The anti-immigrant judicial pipeline reared its ugly head yesterday, with the conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting the Biden administration’s attempt to end the MPP/Remain in Mexico program. As David Leopold described in August, The anti-immigrant judicial pipeline “flows from Republican Attorneys General to hand-picked...
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Gabe Ortiz of DailyKos Highlights Latest Installment of America’s Voice Ad Campaign Washington, DC – Writing for DailyKos, Gabe Ortiz highlights the Cesar Vargas ad, the second installment of the ongoing America’s Voice television and digital campaign that calls on Congress to deliver on immigration reform. Below, find excerpts...
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Must-read Jean Guerrero LA Times Column About Need to Energize America’s Multiracial Majority and Present Counter-Vision to GOP’s Ugly Nativism Washington, DC – A timely Los Angeles Times column by Jean Guerrero, “Stop letting hate groups control the immigration debate,” counsels Democrats to lean in to the immigration and...
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“It feels warm and fuzzy to say that we have guys with camouflage down on the border, but it’s just politicians playing with people’s emotions.” Congressman and former Marine Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) A detailed investigative report published in the Army Times highlights the consequences of the politicization of the...
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Watch the ad featuring Cesar Vargas here Washington, DC – A new television and digital ad from America’s Voice features Cesar Vargas making a stark, direct-to-camera appeal. When he was undocumented, Cesar became a lawyer. When he gained legal permanent residence, he joined the Army. Now a member of...
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