No other governor in the nation has carried out a more cruel, ineffective, and wildly expensive anti-immigrant agenda than Texas Republican Greg Abbott. Across the country, Republicans as part of their downward trajectory on immigration, have proposed or implemented dehumanizing, dangerous, and wasteful policies attacking migrants, including those seeking... Continue »
Read Greg Sargent’s Washington Post column HERE Washington, DC – A new column from Greg Sargent in The Washington Post, “Mike Johnson’s conspiracy theories about ‘illegals’ mark a new GOP low” shines a light on newly-elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s endorsement of the dangerous and vile great... Continue »
America’s Voice · La Semana En Inmigración – 10.27.23 Congresista republicano Mike Johnson, seguidor y aliado de Trump, es el nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes Encuesta revela que casi una cuarta parte de los estadounidenses justifica el uso de la violencia política, y 38% cree en la... Continue »
THE SPEAKER OF … WHITE NATIONALIST CONSPIRACY THEORIES Republicans finally elected a House Speaker; one who is not surprisingly anti-LGBTQ, pro-gun, anti-abortion and anti-immigrant, but the extent of his embrace of dangerous white nationalist conspiracy theories about immigration was revealed by research conducted by America’s Voice. It’s not just that Speaker... Continue »
Washington, DC – Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the latest candidate put forward by Republicans to be their leader and Speaker of the House, has repeatedly elevated white nationalist “great replacement” and “invasion” conspiracy theories that are directly linked to multiple acts of deadly violence in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, El Paso,... Continue »
Rep. Mike Johnson’s fellow Members of Congress will take a vote today to elect him Speaker of the House and in line for the succession of the Oval Office. They do so after Johnson from Louisiana’s 4th District has spent the last two years promoting white nationalist conspiracy theories... Continue »
Washington, DC – While Republicans are mired in their ongoing dysfunction and drama, most notably with the ongoing House Speaker debacle, one of the few points of consensus and unity in right wing circles is their relentless anti-immigrant focus and related incendiary messaging. As we have been monitoring, the... Continue »
SEPARATED FAMILIES, ECUADORANS, VENEZUELANS, AND THE NEED FOR BIDEN COHERENT STRATEGY AND NARRATIVE This week saw a series of announcements by the Biden administration, but they still lacked a coherent, unifying strategy. A proposed settlement was announced by the DOJ with migrant families intentionally separated by the Trump administration... Continue »
Despite being handed a resounding court ruling against one of his anti-immigrant policies just a couple of weeks ago, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding his concertina border fencing – into the United States. Yup, you read that right. Abbott has ordered Texas National Guard troops to install miles... Continue »
Dreamers: Deported. Farm Workers: Deported. Immigrant Families Here For 25 years: Deported. Economy: Ruined. For Those Who Care, Jim Jordan, Donald Trump Are Out To Ruin Your Re-election Earlier on Tuesday, the United States House of Representatives took another vote to elect a Speaker, The GOP’s choice was Rep.... Continue »