This past week, members of Congress unveiled the sweeping Dream and Promise Act, aiming to provide permanent protections for Dreamers as well as TPS and DED holders whose lives have been completely upended at the hands of the Trump administration. Legislators across the country are voicing their support for...
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Here is a recording of the call. Earlier today, Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and former ambassador to Panama John Feeley joined together with policy experts and a Dreamer to discuss the introduction of the new Dream and Promise Act (HR 6). Speakers emphasized the overwhelming reasons that permanent protections for...
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Trump Organization Must Be Investigated and Workers Must be Protected; Trump Supporters “Feel Betrayed” by the Depths of Trump’s Hypocrisy Yesterday, Joshua Partlow of the Washington Post reported that Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Joaquin Castro, alongside Ruben Gallego, Nanette Diaz Barragan, Adriano Espaillat, and Veronica Escobar, sent...
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Following yesterday’s stunning rebuke of Trump’s national emergency declaration in the Senate by a margin of 59-41, a number of editorial boards have weighed in. The key themes: those who stood up to the President are patriots who care about the Constitutional separation of powers, those who didn’t caved...
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America’s Voice Dream and Promise Act Supported by Members of Congress, Experts Across the Nation Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Former Ambassador Feeley, Leaders Discuss Importance of Dream and Promise Act for Economy and National Security America’s Voice Applauds CHC Call for Investigation of Trump Organization State and National Editorial Boards Slam...
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“This is a weak president with little to run on in 2020 besides spreading lies, stoking fear and exploiting racial grievance.” — Frank Sharry The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, after the Senate’s passage of a resolution blocking President Trump’s emergency declaration...
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“I’m worried this is just another example of the Trump administration making a decision first and then dealing with the consequences later.” — Ur Jaddou, DHS Watch In an article for ThinkProgress, Rebekah Entralgo reports U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) announcement that it “plans to shutter all of...
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America’s Voice An Embarrassing Rebuke for a Weak President, As Trump’s Losing Streak on Xenophobia Continues ThinkProgress: Trump wants to close international immigration offices. The ramifications are significant. America’s Voice: Senators Should Vote YES on Resolution to Block Trump’s Emergency Declaration English ThinkProgress Trump wants to close international immigration...
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On March 6, Republican members of the House brought Andrew Arthur to testify against the need to expand protections for DACA and TPS recipients. They brought Arthur regardless of the fact that he was testifying on behalf of a hate group and held extreme anti-immigrant views. Arthur works for...
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TPS Would Protected 72,000+ Venezuelan Nationals Today, more than 215 national, state, and local organizations in the areas of immigration, civil rights, human rights, labor, faith, and education called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to immediately designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)....
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