Jan 29, 2018
Momentum Growing for “Dream Act Plus Smart Border” Package After widespread condemnation of the White House immigration framework – a cynical attempt to enact longstanding nativist policy goals by exploiting the desperation of Dreamers – key voices are calling for a more narrow approach focused on pairing the Dream Act with...
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ICE Field Office Director Rebecca Adducci Has An “Appetite for Destruction” of Area Families Cleveland, OH – The Washington Post is out with a blazing editorial about the abject cruelty inherent in the Trump Administration’s deportation policy. Many of the examples they cite in their editorial come directly from the Detroit...
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In a new column for HuffPost, DACA-recipient and America’s Voice Communications Manager Juan Escalante provides a firsthand analysis of a Dreamer’s take on the dead-on-arrival White House immigration principles. Escalante concludes: Dreamers have been part of the immigration debate since 2001. We have helped to define the discussion on immigration over...
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Impacted refugees, asylum seekers, TPS recipients, religious leaders, refugee serving agencies and immigrant rights groups launch national campaign to combat continued anti-refugee, Muslim and immigrant policies A recording of yesterday’s call is available here. NATIONWIDE – Yesterday, faith leaders, Muslim-American community members, refugees, asylees, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients and advocates...
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A recording of today’s call is available here. After another tumultus week on immigration in Washington, leaders from United We Dream, UndocuBlack Network, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and the Women’s Refugee Commission analyzed the White House immigration principles, the state of the federal immigration debate, and the next steps. A...
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200,000 TPS-holding Salvadorans living in the United States who are now facing deportation due to the Trump Administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are now being forced to navigate their options regarding where to go now. The pain and stress is palpable. Relevant excerpted coverage follows: Catholic...
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As the White House rolls out its proposal on immigration, the following is the reaction of Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: President Trump and Stephen Miller are exploiting a crisis that they created, so they can take a wrecking ball to the Statue of Liberty. They think that by...
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Yesterday, President Trump said he would be open to putting some Dreamers on a path to citizenship, only to have it walked back by unnamed senior staff. The following is a reaction and a reflection on the state of play by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: We...
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