Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to today’s announcement of a new, legal immigration pathway for Ecuadorians by the Biden Administration: “We welcome the Biden administration’s continued efforts to put in place an orderly and systematic vetting process... Continue »
Por Vanessa Cárdenas (bio aquí) Una reciente encuesta difundida por America’s Voice deja en claro que la desinformación generalizada sobre “fronteras abiertas” —incluyendo la que impulsan políticos y medios informativos de derecha— contribuye a la migración hacia Estados Unidos. La encuesta es la primera de su tipo entre 600... Continue »
Washington, DC – Today, Members of the House will take their first vote on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as House Speaker. Below are key background details and examples of Jim Jordan’s immigration extremism and mainstreaming of dangerous and antisemitic “great replacement” and “invasion” conspiracy theories. Jim Jordan is one... Continue »
Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to today’s news that the Biden Administration has reached a settlement with families separated under the policies of Donald Trump and Stephen Miller: “Donald Trump’s family separation policy and practice was anathema... Continue »
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New op-ed and reporting highlights role of disinformation – including from right-wing media and politicians – in driving migration Washington, DC – In a new op-ed published in The Messenger, Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, highlights the findings and implications of AV’s recently released polling and research... Continue »
Vanessa Cárdenas: “…the failure to aggressively define and defend this larger vision will not only threaten the viability of this policy agenda but the range of other priorities and political power Democrats care about.” Washington, DC – While our collective focus has understandably shifted to Israel and Gaza, the... Continue »
REPUBLICANS USE TRAGEDY TO PEDDLE BORDER CONSPIRACY THEORIES As the horrific and tragic situation in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, Donald Trump has led the Republican Party and the political right to exploit the events for their own cynical politics, America’s Voice Political Director Zachary Mueller writes. Looking to fan... Continue »
Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week:  Republican opportunism to inject fear, even using the tragedy of the conflict between Israel and Hamas,... Continue »