This week, we have outlined why President Trump needs to keep DACA in place until Congress can enact a permanent legislative solution for Dreamers, particularly as it faces mounting threats by lawmakers and the Trump Administration. Just last month, officials from 10 states, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Key Questions as Trump, GOP Face “Moment of Reckoning” Over Future of DACA and Dreamers 20 Attorneys General, Alongside New Economic Data, Emphasize Need for Maintaining DACA Juan Escalante: Will Dreamers’ futures be ‘Made in America?’ On Immigration, John Kelly is No leader, Instead Follows Trump, Sessions... Continue »
Este día los senadores Lindsey Graham (R-SC) y Richard Durbin (D-IL) presentaron la versión del Dream Act de 2017. El líder de la minoría en el Senado, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), así como el senador Jeff Flake (R-AZ) son también copatrocinadores. Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice, dijo: America’s Voice... Continue »
Our stand is clear: President Trump needs to keep DACA in place until Congress can enact a permanent legislative solution for Dreamers. Today, Senators Durbin (D-IL) and Graham (R-SC) stepped up to introduce a bipartisan Dream Act that would be the kind of permanent solution we support. In addition, editorials... Continue »
Today, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced a 2017 version of the Dream Act.  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) are also co-sponsors. Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, said this: America’s Voice applauds the introduction of the new Dream... Continue »
Austin, TX  – As the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program faces renewed attacks, originating from the Lone Star State, and ahead of today’s introduction of a new Dream Act from Senators Durbin (D-IL) and Graham (R-SC), Angelica Rodriguez, a Dreamer; DACA recipient; and advocate for immigrant rights, has a new piece for the... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice America’s Voice: DACA Works; Trump Must Keep It In Place Until Dream Act Becomes Law ICYMI: Strong Bipartisan Support for Dreamers, DACA and DREAM Act Immigration 101: What is the Dream Act? ICYMI: “Paxton should consider the harm of ending DACA’s success” Ohio Dreamers, Advocates Call on... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
Cleveland, OH – The Sandusky Register reports today that Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo criticized the deportation of Jesus Lara Lopez, a Willard father, taxpayer, and homeowner who was forced to leave his family yesterday.  As the Register and many other news outlets have made clear, Jesus was deported despite having lived in... Continue »
Acting ICE Director Homan tells media that he will send hundreds of agents into “sanctuary cities” Austin, TX – Yesterday, The Hill reported that the Trump administration plans to use federal law enforcement agents in a campaign against American cities and counties who have challenged the Trump Administration’s mass deportation agenda.... Continue »
Fifteen Texas teenagers today gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Austin, Texas to demonstrate against SB 4, the state’s new anti-immigrant law. But this was no ordinary protest — in a show of creativity that has drawn attention from outlets from Univision to People Magazine, the rally... Continue »