Dec 8, 2017
Advocates: Moment of Truth Has Arrived A recording of today’s press call is available here. Today, United We Dream, National Immigration Law Center, Center for Community Change, and America’s Voice hosted a press call today to discuss the path forward for the Dream Act this year. As actions across the country...
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In a new, must-read article, Britney Aguilera, a Queens-resident; Brooklyn nanny; and now former-DACA recipient, describes the emotional and mental stress of losing her DACA-status to Jonathan Blitzer of the New Yorker: The situation, when you deal with it for so long, it turns you into a person who doesn’t have...
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With Overwhelming Support for Dreamers, Legislation Should be No-Brainer New polling from CBS News finds that 84% of the public, including 74% of Republicans, support efforts to keep Dreamers here in America. Additionally, new polling conducted by PPP (Public Policy Polling) of 25 Republican-held “swing” House districts finds that by a 68-22% margin, voters...
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New PPP Poll Shows 54% of Voters in Swing Republican House Districts Would Blame Republicans for Any Government Shutdown; 68% Support Dream Act A new poll by Public Polling Policy (PPP) of twenty-five battleground House districts currently held by Republicans found: 68% of voters support the Dream Act; 63%...
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Ohio to Gain if Congress Passes the Dream Act and Cements Young Immigrants’ Economic and Social Contributions Cleveland, OH – As the U.S. Congress gets closer to a potential vote on the Dream Act this year, Democrats on the House and Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released a fact sheet about...
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Today, Dreamers and advocates across the country are holding a day of action calling on Congress to pass the Dream Act. In Washington, DC, thousands are expected to gather on Capitol Hill to demand that members of Congress take action. View details, photos, tweets, and videos about what’s going...
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A Cynical Senator Grassley Aids and Abets the Cornyn Con The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education fund, regarding the legislative proposal introduced today by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and co-sponsored by John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK.),...
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Letter Makes it Clear: the Votes Are There Today, 34 House Republicans released a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan calling for a “permanent legislative solution” for DACA recipients before the end of this year. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: Protecting Dreamers...
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Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes, and John Cornyn talking a good game but getting to “no” on immigration when it counts. Yesterday, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) took to the Senate floor to criticize Democrats for insisting that Dreamer relief be included in must-pass legislation before the...
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Dec 4, 2017
Why It Is Urgent That Congress Act This Year When asked about the prospects and timing of legislation protecting Dreamers, Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have in recent days advanced the notion that there is no urgency to act, because Trump established a March 2018 deadline for Dreamer-related protections....
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