Nov 21, 2015
Today is the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement of DAPA and expanded DACA. The programs were intended to provide much needed deportation relief to millions of immigrant families, but thanks to a Republican-led lawsuit, implementation has been halted and justice postponed. In a new editorial, leading Spanish language print...
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Senators and Congressmen Continue to Sign Up for Sit Down with DAPA-Eligible Families Today, November 20th, marks the one year anniversary of President Obama’s historic DAPA announcement, which would’ve grant much needed deportation relief to millions of immigrants and their families. While the day should be a joyous occasion met with...
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Today, by a 289-137 margin, the House voted in favor of legislation that would effectively end the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. Following is a statement in response from Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: “This was a shameful day in the U.S....
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Leader Reid: “We Come to aid of those in need. And right now, we are needed” Washington, DC— Both chambers of Congress are hurtling towards votes on legislation designed to halt the resettlement of refugees from war-torn Syria. The choice confronting lawmakers is stark – between standing up for...
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Earlier this week, we noted the growing chorus of Democratic leaders from the Senate and House who have slammed Congressional efforts to close the doors shut on refugees fleeing violence and death in Syria. Now, that chorus has grown into a strong bipartisan movement condemning the baseless fear-mongering that reaches...
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Frank Sharry: “We must protect America and protect refugees” As Governors try to lock their state’s doors to Syrian refugees, Congress prepares legislation to shut them out of America, and some even call for a return to internment camps, the human stories at the heart of this humanitarian crisis have...
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As the Son of a Holocaust Survivor and a Legal Advocate for Syrian Refugees, David Leopold Reminds Us What’s at Stake for Millions of Families Abroad and the Values this Country Was Founded Upon As the fearmongering and intolerance towards Syrian refugees grows, starting on the Republican right but...
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Ahead of coming congressional votes on Syrian refugee issues, Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice issued the following statement: “This week members of Congress will confront a moment of truth. Republicans in both chambers will be bringing up legislation whose intent is to halt the resettlement of refugees...
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