Washington, D.C. — In a campaign speech in Ohio on Saturday, former President Donald Trump said that if he didn’t get elected, “it’s going to be a blood bath for the country.” The former President also referred to migrants as “not people.” This is yet another example of how...
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Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from David Leopold, legal advisor to America’s Voice and Immigration Group Leader at UB Greensfelder LLP, reacting to the legal whiplash surrounding the Texas immigration law (SB4) and the larger stakes: “The legal whiplash on display and related short-term implications shouldn’t...
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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: Donald Trump and his campaign tried to clarify that when he said there will be a “bloodbath” if he...
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Washington, D.C. — As the humanitarian crisis in Haiti unfolds, the Biden administration is reported to be considering using Guantanamo Bay to detain Haitians despite no spike in migrants. Meanwhile, Governor DeSantis deployed soldiers to South Florida, along with more than a dozen aircraft and boats, to block Haitians...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “Allowing the Texas ‘show me your papers’ law to proceed is an invitation to cruelty and chaos that threatens to violate the civil rights of both immigrant communities and U.S. citizens alike“ Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s...
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Washington, DC — Over the weekend, Donald Trump’s rants made clear what’s at stake for our democracy and the way he intends to weaponize immigration and related fears, lies, and conspiracies to pursue power. Contained within his ever-escalating attacks to dehumanize and make targets of immigrants are clearer and...
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Washington, DC — With both Donald Trump and Joe Biden officially moving into general election mode, the salience and politics of immigration remain a major campaign focus. Below are a few key developments and commentaries from recent days, capturing the important stakes and contrasts and a reminder that what...
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GENERAL ELECTIONS SEASON BEGINS AND IMMIGRATION REMAINS IN THE SPOTLIGHT “The stakes and contrasts of this election are clear on immigration and how the issue is being used and misused as a political cudgel.” That’s how America’s Voice Executive Director Vanessa Cárdenas started the week when we moved past the abbreviated...
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