New York-based photographer and DREAMer Ricardo Aca — who rose to national prominence after his video showcasing his life as an undocumented immigrant working in a Donald Trump hotel went viral — debuted a new exhibit this week challenging stereotypes about immigrants and immigration. From DNAinfo New York: He’s...
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The immigration issue has become a defining – and divisive -issue in the GOP presidential contest. Donald Trump’s dangerous vision for America — one of tearing families and communities across the nation apart — has drawn widespread rebuke from pundits across the political spectrum. As we noted yesterday, a lot of the...
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Donald Trump’s repeated praise of one of the darkest moments in modern American history — a 1954 mass roundup and expulsion of hundreds of thousands of immigrants to Mexico, known by the hugely offensive name of “Operation Wetback” — has drawn widespread criticism from journalists, legal scholars, and opinion...
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Frank Sharry: “Trump is attempting to mainstream a vision of America that we all must reject” In Tuesday night’s Republican debate, Donald Trump stated that he would model his mass-deportation plan after one of the darkest moments in modern American history – President Eisenhower’s 1954 round-up and expulsion of hundreds of thousands of...
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Last night’s Republican debate in Milwaukee featured an extended discussion on immigration — check out a longer take from America’s Voice here — including Donald Trump praising “Operation Wetback,” one of the darkest periods in American history. While many noted Jeb Bush and John Kasich deserved credit for speaking up...
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Last night’s Republican debate featured an extended discussion on immigration – a conversation that has continued during candidates’ post-debate media tours. Below are four of our key immigration takeaways: Donald Trump Wants to Model Mass-Deportation After “Operation Wetback” – One of Darkest Chapters of Modern American History: Trump’s immigration...
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Back in August, America’s Voice highlighted the story of Ricardo Aca – a young DREAMer from New York City who works at a Trump hotel in order to save money for school and help his family. Ricardo was the subject of a video by New Left Media, where he...
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Over a half a million people asked Saturday Night Live to dump Donald Trump as host, but if you stomached this weekend’s show then you know Lorne Michaels went through with Trump’s appearance and the show was an utter disaster! After watching Trump on SNL, it was clear that the #RacismIsntFunny activists...
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NBC is now on the receiving end a tsunami of negative reviews after choosing to go forward and keep Donald Trump on as host of last week’s “Saturday Night Live,” despite a massive national outcry from a multitude of Latino and immigrant rights advocates and organizations. “The network, along...
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As we noted over the weekend, NBC and “Saturday Night Live” may have won in terms of ratings, but they lost any ounce of credibility by providing a platform to Donald Trump. It’s not just the hundreds of advocates who rallied outside of NBC Studios or the over half a million...
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