“A Trump presidency would only multiply children’s fears and anxieties, while implementing Clinton’s platform would do much to alleviate them.” A brand new piece published on Medium today by America’s Voice Deputy Director Lynn Tramonte pushes the importance of having American citizen Sophie Cruz’ question answered by both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during Sunday’s debate....
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Ahead of Sunday night’s presidential debate, there’s another concerted effort by allies of Donald Trump to try to airbrush and “fuzz up” the extent of his radicalism on immigration. Governor Mike Pence seems to be taking the lead, arguing that Trump wants to focus mostly on undocumented immigrants who have committed...
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Judging by their continued actions and statements, the Republican presidential ticket seems intent on personally insulting Latino voters and on driving more Latinos into the arms of the Democrats. As Adrian Carrasquillo writes in a BuzzFeed article titled, “Why #ThatMexicanThing Matters,” a “Latino thing” has become perhaps the most consequential storyline emanating...
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A Video Recording of the Event Is Available Here A panel of experts – including an Akron mother whose husband was deported – gathered today to discuss the economic, legal, and human costs of a potential mass deportation for Ohio. There were nearly 500,000 documented immigrants and 95,000 undocumented immigrants living in Ohio as...
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In a new must-read piece in the Washington Post, Greg Sargent unpacks what Governor Mike Pence said on immigration policy during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate. Sargent makes clear that despite Gov. Pence’s attempts to blur the nature and intentions of Trump’s radicalism, Trump would deport or force out all but a few of...
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Plan Would Carry Huge Costs for Ohio Taxpayers and Families A panel of experts will convene at Trinity Commons TODAY, Thursday, October 6th at 10 AM to discuss the economic, legal, and human costs of a potential mass deportation. The panel is open to the public and press. WHAT: Panel of experts...
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In a new piece for Medium, America’s Voice’s Gabe Ortíz reflects on his family’s immigration history and subsequent life in the United States in the context of Governor Pence’s dismissive “that Mexican thing again” comment from last night’s vice presidential debate. Ortíz notes that hidden in Pence’s attempt to dismiss...
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Please note the following column was translated from Spanish to English and is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper credit. The column is available online in English here and Spanish here. In a new blog post, David Torres, the Spanish Media Advisor for America’s Voice, a newly naturalized citizen,...
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