The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. While we primarily focus our advocacy on immigration, we feel compelled to speak out after the horrifying police murders of Adam Toledo in Chicago and Daunte Wright in Minnesota. The issues of police violence, racial injustice...
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“Republicans are laser focused on kids fleeing violence at the border to distract from the violence committed by their followers at the U.S. Capitol.” The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. 100 days ago, Donald Trump and Republican members of Congress incited...
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Frank Sharry: “Today’s Republican politicians are less focused on winning general elections and more interested in surviving the Trump-led purge in contested primaries that are right around the corner.” Yesterday offered a perfect contrast between the two parties. Democrats are focused on solutions that change lives, and Republicans are...
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Douglas Rivlin: “We must replace GOP political depravity with a modern solution.” A new CNN op-ed from former HUD Secretary and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, “Republicans are politicizing the border and children’s lives,” blasts the GOP for their fear mongering, falsehoods, and politicization of the lives of...
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Calls out Republicans trying to score cheap political points on the backs of fleeing children Immigrant advocacy groups are calling out Republican’s border and immigration politics ahead of their third border visit. Republican elected officials are headed to Texas’s Rio Grande Valley to hold a press conference and stage...
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Frank Sharry: “We need to build a forward-looking and modern immigration system rather than revert to the depravity and failure of the Trump years or taking seriously Republicans who want only to play politics and embrace the indefensible.” As Republican congressional delegations continued to head to our southern border...
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Republicans head to the border to score political points, while the solutions to the regional migration challenges reside in the region south of the border There is a crisis. It’s in Central America. The failure of governments in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to provide for their citizens has...
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The American idea at its best is the American dream come to life for America’s newcomers In a new video address to be played at U.S. naturalization ceremonies, President Biden states: “Thank you for choosing us and believing that America is worthy of your aspirations. Every immigrant comes to...
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New Frank Sharry Piece on Medium In a new Medium piece Frank Sharry argues that “if we’re interested in solutions at the border, we have to look beyond the border” and that we need “to shift from short term sensationalism to durable solutions.” Sharry proposes a regional strategy...
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The Biden administration is attempting to solve problems, put in place durable long-term solutions, and recognize the basic humanity and dignity of migrants and refugees. In contrast, Trump, Stephen Miller and Republicans are attempting to legitimize and return to the cruel deterrence strategies of the past. Below is a...
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