Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) made a remarkable statement today. In front a crowd of 350 in Yuma, Arizona, and according to the Yuma Sun, this is what he said: "…our strategy on health care included taking as long as we possibly could so the American people could clearly understand... Continue »
This week, America's Voice released a new video that highlights the series of failures at ICE and calls for President Obama to fix the agency and for swift action on comprehensive immigration reform. This comes on the heels of a new report by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department... Continue »
Immigrant advocates in Washington and Miami today strongly urged the Obama Administration to improve practices and performance by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency charged with apprehending, detaining, and deporting unauthorized immigrants. According to reports today and Tuesday in the New York Times and this week... Continue »
New polling of Latino voters reveals that 1) this group is among the least energized heading into the 2010 elections; and 2) progress on comprehensive immigration reform is key to re-energizing these voters. Latino Decisions researcher and Stanford University professor Dr. Gary Segura highlighted and analyzed the findings: "Among... Continue »
On the heels of two new exposes about the inner workings of the Obama Administration's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, America's Voice is issuing a sharp warning to ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton, as well as to his boss, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano: rein... Continue »
Building on important developments in immigration last week—with Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) outlining their forthcoming bipartisan immigration proposal; the White House and Senators Reid, Leahy, and Durbin expressing support for action this year; and hundreds of thousands of people rallying on the national mall—America's Voice... Continue »
A new survey released today by Public Religion Research Institute shows broad support for comprehensive immigration reform by voters of all major religious traditions. On the heels of the yearlong healthcare debate, political leaders are keenly aware of the real political power that a united religious community could have... Continue »
By all accounts, yesterday was a huge day. Over 200,000 people rallied on the mall for comprehensive immigration reform, in a patriotic display of democracy in action, while the U.S. House passed historic health care reform legislation. At the March for America: Change Takes Courage, hundreds of thousands of... Continue »