The first 2024 presidential debate, taking place Thursday evening in Atlanta, will likely feature two contrasting visions for America. President Joe Biden introduced legislation featuring a pathway to citizenship soon after taking office and has, in recent weeks, announced action to protect hundreds of thousands of eligible undocumented spouses...
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June is always a really special time for me. In addition to marking Pride Month, June is also Immigrant Heritage Month. Both of these celebrations represent so much of who I am and the values I choose to hold close and guide me. I am the son of immigrants...
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This week, President Biden announced a new policy that will keep families together, protect DACA recipients, and allow long-settled immigrants to stay in the United States. This is a welcome development that will improve the lives of millions of people around the country. At the same time, it exposes...
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Washington, DC — During an appearance airing yesterday on a tech podcast, Donald Trump endorsed providing green cards for all foreign college students, stating: “You graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically as part of your diploma a green card to be able to stay in...
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Young immigrants, advocacy organizations, lawmakers, community members, and allies are set to mark the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program this upcoming Saturday with several in-person and virtual rallies, press briefings, and educational opportunities around the country this week. Events are set for states...
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U.S. citizenship will be no guarantee of protection for many people of color if indicted former President Donald Trump and white nationalist aide Stephen Miller return to the White House in January 2025 to carry out their mass-purging of millions of workers and families from their homes, jobs, and...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “Promoting the lie that elections are rigged and bolstering the false grievance that the votes of ‘real Americans’ are being discounted is fodder for challenging any election and stoking political violence.” Washington, DC — Tomorrow, Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will hold a joint...
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During an appearance on Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) claimed that indicted former President Donald Trump “has not ever said anything xenophobic or racist about immigrants.” That would be news to anyone that’s paid attention to Trump’s xenophobic or racist remarks since descending the escalators of Trump...
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Washington, DC — The contrast between the real story of immigrants and America and Donald Trump and his allies’ anti-immigrant vision has been on stark display these past days, brought into vivid relief especially in contrasting the commentary and reflections about the six immigrant workers who died in Baltimore...
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Washington, DC — A new op-ed from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, on the Univision website, underscores the dangers of Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric towards immigrants. Titled, “How Trump’s relentless anti-immigrant focus is tied to his threats to democracy,” excerpts are copied below, and the full piece...
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