Washington, DC — Following the lead of Texas and its “show me your papers” SB4 law, multiple Republican-controlled states are enacting or seeking to enact their copycat versions of state anti-immigrant legislation. Texas’ law is currently enjoined in the federal courts and could reach the Supreme Court before being...
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TRUMP AND JOHNSON UNITE TO PUSH DANGEROUS ANTI-DEMOCRATIC THREAT Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson are holding a press conference at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence to promote a cynical bill solving a non-existent issue. As reported by USA Today, the proposal is “aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting.” But...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “Promoting the lie that elections are rigged and bolstering the false grievance that the votes of ‘real Americans’ are being discounted is fodder for challenging any election and stoking political violence.” Washington, DC — Tomorrow, Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will hold a joint...
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First published February 28, 2024; last updated April 11, 2024 Topline Summary While the salience of immigration has increased, and Americans are concerned about maintaining an orderly border, the majority of the public is open to a “both/and” approach. They support a broader set of immigration solutions that pair...
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Washington, DC — The sham impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas moves to the Senate this week. Below are three key points from America’s Voice about the Mayorkas impeachment (each explained in more detail below): Republicans’ Mayorkas messaging has mainstreamed dangerous “replacement” and “invasion” conspiracies and lies Mainstreaming white...
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Washington, DC — The contrast between the real story of immigrants and America and Donald Trump and his allies’ anti-immigrant vision has been on stark display these past days, brought into vivid relief especially in contrasting the commentary and reflections about the six immigrant workers who died in Baltimore...
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Washington, DC — A new op-ed from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, on the Univision website, underscores the dangers of Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric towards immigrants. Titled, “How Trump’s relentless anti-immigrant focus is tied to his threats to democracy,” excerpts are copied below, and the full piece...
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Washington, DC — This afternoon, President Biden will visit the site of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and meet with the families of the six men who lost their lives. The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “Joe Biden has been at...
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