Donald Trump, who is currently leading the Republican presidential contest in national polling, claims he will win the Latino vote in 2016. However, new polling from NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo underscores the ridiculousness of Trump’s boast, demonstrating instead that the vast majority of Latino voters hold an unfavorable view towards Trump. For example,...
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As 14 GOP candidates gather for the first presidential forum of the 2016 campaign—candidates Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee and Jim Gilmore have declined to join—immigration is sure to be an issue that takes center stage. Throughout the night, Frank Sharry and America’s Voice will be covering the event and...
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As we assessed earlier today in a statement, Donald Trump’s comments to CNN endorsing a vision of mass deportation is as extreme as it is ridiculous. There are 11 million undocumented immigrants in America. Two-thirds have lived and worked in America for more than a decade. Most live in families. Many own homes. ...
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A “Proposal” as Extreme as it is Unserious; and Yet it’s Remarkably Similar to Scott Walker’s While Donald Trump’s comments on immigrants have been mostly been bluster and bigotry, befitting his frontrunner status, he is now venturing into the realm of immigration policy. It is not pretty. In an interview...
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Jul 29, 2015
With Markup of Sen. Vitter Bill on the Horizon, America’s Voice Offers a Fresh Reminder of the Political and Policy Perils Associated with Anti-Community Safety Legislation The Trump Effect continues to make its mark on Congress. Following a series of GOP-led hearings last week aimed at portraying all immigrants as ...
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*** MEDIA AVAILABILITY**** Ohio Immigrant Families Meet with Gov. Kasich and AG DeWine End Day in Just as Much Limbo as They Started It Cleveland, OH—Yesterday, Ohio immigrants and their U.S. Citizen children, lawyers, and allies headed back to Columbus to meet directly with their Attorney General Mike DeWine and...
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Jul 27, 2015
Coddling Anti-Immigrant Extremists, The GOP Has Brought Trump Effect Upon Itself By indulging, rather than standing up to, the anti-immigrant and nativist sentiments in its midst, the Republican Party has helped catalyze the rise of Donald Trump. As we head into the first round of presidential primary debates, the...
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Jul 24, 2015
What a week! Trump takes the pole position in the race for the GOP nomination, Republicans in Congress follow Trump’s lead on immigration, Spanish-language media report on it all, and serious Republicans worry about the impact of these remarkable developments on the party’s future. Below we highlight three pieces...
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