America’s Voice reacts to latest from the Senate on immigration reform Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: The movement to win citizenship for undocumented immigrants suffered a stinging setback today. But while we are disappointed and angry, we are...
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“Alarmingly, Republicans are staying silent or joining in.” Washington, DC – It’s time for decent Americans to call out the Republican Party and right-wing media for normalizing the dangerous white supremacist Great Replacement Theory. The noxious notion that Democrats and Jews are trying to “replace” white people with Black...
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When it comes to immigration, Democrats cannot hide behind the parliamentarian’s initial and misguided ruling More voices are making a powerful case for why Democrats need to keep their promises and deliver on citizenship for millions, and not use the unelected Senate parliamentarian’s misguided ruling as an excuse for...
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Humanitarian emergency on the southern border underscores urgency for TPS designations for countries in crisis CNN’s Rachel Ramirez highlights the impact of climate destabilization on the border crisis, as environmental disasters, economic and political instability, and civil unrest drive many from their homes in hopes of survival. Haiti’s recent...
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Ongoing deportations to a nation engulfed in political violence and despair. Photos of Border Patrol officers on horse treating Haitians the way plantation overseers used to treat slaves. Outrage at an administration that claims to have the backs of Black people. Let us listen to spokespeople who are themselves...
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If there is one country on the American continent that needs help of all kinds at this moment, it is Haiti. Just the name, in fact, has become synonymous with extreme poverty. From its society to its economy to its politics, all of the ills that would keep any...
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Two leading voices are making the case why Democrats need to keep their promises and deliver on citizenship for millions. Lorella Praeli, co-president of Community Change Action and former Latino vote director for the Hillary Clinton campaign, argues that Democrats need to deliver on their promises. In a national...
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“Democrats made a promise. They need to deliver.” Washington, DC – A new editorial in the Seattle Times, “Ignore Senate parliamentarian on immigration reform,” calls on the Democratic majority to use their power to deliver an immigration breakthrough and not to use the initial ruling of the unelected Senate...
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