At America’s Voice and within the immigration reform movement, one of the main things we’ve been focused on this fall is passing the Dream Act. Advocates across the country have mobilized and won support from members of Congress, 800 college and university presidents have signed a letter to support...
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Voting for a 2018 Government Funding Bill Without Including Relief for Dreamers is a Dangerous Idea Yesterday’s White House meeting with Republican Senators made clear that President Trump and many Republicans are more interested in delaying action and obstructing progress than resolving the status of America’s Dreamers. Said Frank Sharry, Executive...
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A recording of today’s event is available here Today, DACA recipients, legal experts, and immigrant advocates gathered on a press call to react to news that Trump and Senate Republicans say they will not attach protection for Dreamers to the end-of-year spending bill. Now is the time to pass the...
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Today, Trump met with Republican Senators in the White House and announced that they will not attach Dreamer legislation to the must-pass spending bill at the end of this year. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund. As we predicted earlier today, Trump...
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“Partisan meetings, bluster about poison pills and delay tactics will not get it done” The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund, regarding today’s scheduled meeting between President Trump and Senate Republicans about immigration, with a particular focus on resolving the crisis created by...
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El Paso, TX – In an op-ed for the El Paso Times, Clint-resident Dreamer Melissa Martinez called on Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) to support the Dream Act. As someone who represents a heavily Latino district, Rep. Hurd has an opportunity to lead on an issue vitally important to the community. Congressman Hurd’s...
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A recording of today’s event is available here On a press call today, representatives from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, the Center for Community Change, NextGen America, United We Dream, MoveOn.org, and Indivisible provided insight into the diverse field activities happening throughout the country in support...
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Today, the Center for American Progress (CAP) published new estimates of the economic benefits of passing the Dream Act to states and industries. The data includes estimated GDP increases on state and federal levels and provides a breakdown of DACA-eligible workers in the U.S. in particular industries. Said Lynn Tramonte, Deputy...
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A HuffPost story from Matt Fuller and Elise Foley reports that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) has told conservative House Republicans to expect that a legislative fix for Dreamers will be included in an end-of-the-year spending package. The following is a reaction to this report from Frank Sharry, Executive...
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For a recording of today’s call, click here. San Antonio, TX – On a press call today, Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro joined local DACA recipients Oscar Hernandez and Damaris Gonzalez, and Mario Carrillo, Director of America’s Voice Texas, to discuss why a legislative solution for Dreamers is so...
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