Ahead of tonight’s Republican presidential debate, a range of observers are echoing some of our key assessments about the role of immigration in the 2016 contest: the dangerous and radical notions advanced by Donald Trump; the contrasts between the current field and Ronald Reagan on immigration; and the long-term...
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Ahead of Reagan Library Debate, Immigration and Labor Leaders Join Political Scientist to Discuss How CA Serves a Cautionary Tale for the National GOP Click here to listen to today’s recording. Tonight’s debate in California offers a reminder – a cautionary tale – for Republicans. In 1994, California’s Governor...
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For additional details, contact press@americasvoice.org and please check out the America’s Voice 2016 content, including detailed candidate tracking information, at www.americasvoice.org/2016 Here are a few key reminders and questions surrounding the politics of immigration ahead of Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate. Do Observers Fully Appreciate the Radical and Nativist Ideas that Donald...
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Ahead of a busy political week, here are a few of the key developments and takeaways surrounding the politics of immigration, an issue that continues to play a dominant role in the Republican presidential campaign. Sorry Reince, Policy Matters: On Sunday, Jake Tapper of CNN asked RNC Chairman Reince Priebusif...
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Says Deportation Of 11 Million Will Take 18-24 Months In a call last night with supporters, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump revealed new details about his plan to deport over 11 million undocumented immigrants and an additional 4.5 million American citizens born to immigrant parents. In the call, Trump said that...
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Yesterday, we noted that Donald Trump’s anti-Latino and anti-immigrant campaign was bleeding into civil society at large to dangerous effect, helping to foster a climate that demonizes and dehumanizes 55 million Latinos because of the way they look or speak. We also documented an array of recent anti-Latino and anti-immigrant attacks and confrontations....
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Republican Party’s anti-immigrant rhetoric—with Donald Trump at the helm—is bleeding into civil society to dangerous effect. As Frank Sharry noted earlier this month, the emergence of white nationalist and neo-Nazi support for Trump shows “he is fostering a climate that demonizes and dehumanizes 55 million Latinos because of the way they...
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Julie Bosman of the New York Times Captures Growing Disconnect Between Average American Voter and the GOP’s Anti-Immigrant Positions As the 2016 Republican field continues to follow Donald Trump on his increasingly rapid lurch to the right on immigration, Julie Bosman notes in her recent piece in the New York Times—Iowan’s...
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