English The Washington Times GOP leaders visit border, call migrant surge ‘heartbreaking and infuriating’ By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan January 03, 2024 El Semanario (CO, NM) The Risk of Democrats Kowtowing to Republicans on Immigration By Maribel Hastings and David Torres January 04, 2024 Associated Press Speaker Johnson...
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Washington, DC — A recent article in Spectrum News underscored the need to expand work authorizations for migrants and asylum seekers, highlighting the thousands of open jobs in New York that could be filled by asylum seekers and migrants with work permits. Spectrum News reports that more than 1,000...
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English Politico White House tries to flip the script on House Republicans over border crisis By JENNIFER HABERKORN January 03, 2024 New York Times Johnson Heads to Border, Turning Up Heat on Biden for an Immigration Deal By Karoun Demirjian January 03, 2024 Punchbowl Dozens of House Republicans will...
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English NPR Politics chat: Border legislation, Supreme Court takes up Trump ballot challenges By Rob Schmitz , Franco Ordoñez December 31, 2023 The Guardian Biden mulls border crackdown in face of Trump’s migrant-bashing rhetoric By Lauren Gambino December 28, 2023 El País Christmas on Capitol Hill: Ukraine and the...
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Scott Wexler is the Executive Director of the Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association Link Washington, DC — In an op-ed, New York business leader and Executive Director of the Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association Scott Wexler highlighted the role immigrants can play in strengthening the economy and...
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While elected officials in New York blame immigrants and asylum seekers for budget cuts and economically-strained communities, the facts continue to show that immigrants, including asylum seekers, actually strengthen New York’s economy. From filling open jobs to paying billions in taxes to bringing in billions of dollars in income,...
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Washington, DC — A recent article in the Washington Post highlights the efforts by Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey to make Pittsburgh home to more immigrants, recognizing the role immigrants play in strengthening the economy, addressing worker shortages, and enriching local communities. It underscores many of the observations about persistent...
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English AP Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO AND REBECCA SANTANA December 18, 2023 Washington Post Senators are running out of time to strike a border deal By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Theodoric Meyer December...
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English CNN Biden’s embrace of stricter border measures puts him at odds with key allies tasked with selling his reelection By Priscilla Alvarez and Camila DeChalus December 18, 2023 AP Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress and the White House weigh major asylum limits By ELLIOT SPAGAT...
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English Politico Congress unlikely to finish work on Ukraine, border deal this year By BURGESS EVERETT and MYAH WARD December 17, 2023 Punchbowl Lots of talk, but no border deal By Andrew Desiderio and Mica Soellner December 18, 2023 New York Times Biden’s Border Negotiations Mark Seismic Shift on...
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