Feb 15, 2019
Even beyond the daily recounting of the ways in which undocumented migrants, obligated by circumstance, are the protagonists in their own story, their clear presence in policy decisions that could help them or hurt them conveys a profound sense of humanity. We are beginning to get a glimpse of...
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America’s Voice “La declaración de emergencia es un poderoso símbolo de la increíble debilidad del presidente Trump”: Frank Sharry “The emergency declaration is a powerful symbol of President Trump’s incredible weakness.” – Frank Sharry Chris Hayes on the Meaning of “Border Security” ICYMI: As Trump Preps His “National Emergency,”...
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Heaven Forbid If We Have a Real National Emergency The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, regarding reports that President Trump intends to declare a national emergency to seek funds for his border wall: Just because the the President didn’t get what he...
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The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice reacting to the proposed DHS funding deal and implications: Democrats must do more to rein in the runaway train of DHS funding and the rogue behavior of ICE and CBP. For too long, ICE and the...
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Thousands Rally in D.C. to Keep Trump from Separating Families and Deporting Hundreds of Thousands of TPS Holders Tuesday February 12th, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders from across the nation gathered to prove to the Trump administration they will not be intimidated by it’s racist policies, and to urge...
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America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “It’s an Attack on our Democracy by an Autocrat” Frank Sharry on DHS Funding Bill: “We can and must do more to ensure that the days of giving ICE blank checks comes to an end, and to reverse the runaway train of unaccountable detention funding.”...
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“Moving forward, House Democrats must address ICE’s impunity and lies and remember that every ‘detention bed’ on a budget ledger is a human life.”– Pili Tobar, Deputy Director The implications of the DHS funding deal to keep the government open – in particular the detention beds and related nuances...
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With hubris, President Donald Trump went to El Paso, Texas to proclaim the “benefits” of the wall–as if he knows more about the situation than local officials and residents of this border city. What’s worse, he did it through falsehoods and exaggerations. He trotted out his new campaign slogan,...
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America’s Voice Making Sense of DHS Funding Debate: Why Congressional Oversight of DHS and ICE is Critically Needed Trump and his wall of falsehoods English Huffpost Trump’s Wall ‘Emergency’ Would Be The First To Overrule Congress On Spending By S.V. Date February 12, 2019 The Washington Post (Opinion) With...
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Feb 12, 2019
Today is the national day of action for temporary protected status (TPS) — a major mobilization where advocates are demanding justice and a permanent solution for TPS holders from 13 countries. The Trump Administration is slowly ending TPS for hundreds of thousands of longtime residents, by cancelling or failing to...
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