Aug 22, 2024
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: If anything stands out from the Democratic National Convention, it’s the united front that this party seeks to demonstrate,...
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Washington, DC — As the United States continues to lead all other nations in its economic rebound from the pandemic, experts, and observers are highlighting the importance of immigrants to the U.S. economy and the potentially disastrous costs and consequences of mass deportation. According to Douglas Rivlin, Sr. Director...
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Washington, DC – Just as the trajectory of the presidential race has altered in recent weeks, so have the politics of immigration. Only a month ago, Republicans were passing out and holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs on the floor of their Milwaukee convention. They have defined the unsparing...
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Washington, DC — Today is the official start of the “Keeping Families Together” program – the Biden Administration policy that offers legal protections – known as “parole in place” – to select spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens as they seek permanent status in the U.S. The policy, announced...
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A WEEK OF CONTRASTING VISIONS ON IMMIGRATION America’s Voice spent the week pointing out the ways the two competing presidential campaigns differ on immigration, while noting the vulnerabilities that the opponents of immigration are facing. Vice President Harris and her new running mate, Gov. Walz, held rallies over the...
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CHICAGO — Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (D-Illinois), together with representatives from America’s Voice, Vera Institute of Justice, National Partnership for New Americans, and National Immigrant Justice Center held a press briefing (recording available here) on the current status of deportation legal defense, with a focus on Illinois. The call participants...
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Washington, DC — The rally in Asheville, North Carolina yesterday was billed as time for former President Trump to discuss his economic proposals, but, as usual, he strayed into insults, fantasies, disinformation and various rants, particularly about immigrants and immigration. Many reporters highlighted his inability to stick to his...
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It was 12 years ago tomorrow that thousands of young undocumented migrants could sign up for DACA for the first time and lined up with their families to do so. Those who qualified and had already lived in the U.S. for 5 years in 2012 were able to protect...
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