Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (noticias en español al final de la página): AMERICA’S VOICE YubaNet: Immigration Debate: Trump’s Joint Congressional Address; Revised Muslim and Refugee Ban; Deportations Continue By America’s Voice March 2, 2017 TRUMP’S DEPORTATION PLAN: DETAILS, REACTIONS, EFFECTS Associated Press: Democrats still looking for answers on immigration arrests By Matthew... Continue »
Earlier this week, Donald Trump gave a joint address to Congress, and the pundit response before and after was, frankly, embarrassing. Yesterday, Media Matters and CNN confirmed what we’d all suspected about the whole saga: Trump deliberately misled reporters on immigration before the speech, and he had never truly intended... Continue »
Deportations continue under the Trump administration.
While the President pretends to be open to immigration reform, his enforcement agents are ramping up, deportations continue, the Muslim and refugee ban is expected imminently, and another young DACA recipient, this one in Mississippi, has been arrested and detained. It is against this backdrop that advocates and policy... Continue »
Stop Jeff Sessions Attorney General Confirmation
In bombshell political news, the Justice Department has revealed that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath during his Senate confirmation hearings — by not disclosing two conversations he had with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign. Sessions’ statement last night declared that he has “never met with any... Continue »
A new Associated Press wire story by business writer Paul Wiseman, titled “Why deporting undocumented immigrants could slow US economy,” highlights the reasons why Trump’s mass deportation policies would be an economic and fiscal disaster. If President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration leads to large-scale deportations, among... Continue »
Cleveland, OH – A new Associated Press wire story by business writer Paul Wiseman, titled “Why deporting undocumented immigrants could slow US economy,” highlights the economic and fiscal toll of Trump’s mass deportation policy: If President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration leads to large-scale deportations, among those... Continue »
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TODAY, March 2 11am EST DIAL IN: 877-876-9175 ; PASSCODE: ‘IMMIGRATION’ PRESS CALL: This Week in the Immigration Debate: Trump’s Joint Congressional Address; Revised Muslim and Refugee Ban; Deportations Continue Washington, DC – As the country prepares for the forthcoming Muslim and refugee ban, America’s Voice Education... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (noticias en español al final de la página): AMERICA’S VOICE Associated Press: AP Explains: Trump’s office on immigrant crime March 1, 2017 New York Times: Trump Seesaws on Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants By Michael D. Shear March 1, 2017 Politico: Democrats dismiss Trump’s immigration reform talk By... Continue »
Beyond the anti-immigrant rhetoric that has sought to tarnish the very essence of a nation like the United States, there is another world out there, in the streets, in the squares, at work, in schools, in hospitals, in shopping malls, at home, and in the press. It is a... Continue »
astrid silva dreamer from nevada
Dear Astrid, How are you holding up after delivering such a fierce and powerful response to Donald Trump’s first Congressional address? I can’t believe the amount excitement, exhaustion, and anxiety that you must be currently experiencing. I know how hard you have worked on behalf of our immigrant community... Continue »