May 25, 2021
Frank Sharry: “The Biden administration is back on offense” President Biden seems to have his immigration mojo back. After a flurry of pro-immigrant policymaking in the early days of the Biden administration, the right wing media-driven “Biden border crisis” storyline hit the front pages. The “Biden border crisis”...
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“Today is a reminder of why elections matter” The Biden administration today announced it would redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. As Hamed Aleaziz of BuzzFeed first reported, the news means that some 150,000 Haitians living in the United States will be shielded from deportation and eligible...
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El pueblo estadounidense quiere soluciones, no las excusas del Partido Republicano de “primero la frontera” que solo implican falta de acción Washington, DC – Una nueva encuesta de NPR/Ipsos sobre inmigración revela que los estadounidenses apoyan abrumadoramente vías para la ciudadanía de millones de Dreamers, beneficiarios de TPS, así...
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The American people want solutions, not GOP “border-first” excuses for inaction Washington, DC – New NPR/Ipsos polling on immigration finds that Americans overwhelmingly support pathways to citizenship for millions of Dreamers, TPS holders, as well as farm workers and other undocumented essential workers. But will these same Americans support...
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“All options are on the table” Yesterday, the We Are Home campaign held a virtual fly-in event that featured hundreds of impacted individuals, DACA recipients, TPS and DED holders, farm workers, essential workers and their allies. They made the case to lawmakers in more than 90 direct member...
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Washington, DC – Today, Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, issued the following statement on the Republican Party’s priorities in light of the current policy challenges facing our nation: The Republican Party is tripping over itself to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces. They have effectively sided with...
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May 11, 2021
Thanks to bottom-up organizing by Latino immigrants, 2022 will feature a showdown between inclusion and nativism Immigrant youth and their allies won a big victory in Arizona yesterday. The Arizona House of Representatives passed legislation to place a referendum on the 2022 ballot that would make undocumented students...
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Frank Sharry: “Los demócratas quieren mejorar las cosas. Los republicanos desean derribar a los demócratas… ignoren el ruido de la maquinaria derechista y logren el objetivo, demócratas”. Ayer, el líder de la minoría en el Senado, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), dijo la verdad. Declaró: “El 100% de mi atención está...
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Frank Sharry: “Democrats want to build back better. Republicans want to tear down Democrats…Blow past the rightwing noise machine and get it done, Democrats.” Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told the truth. He declared, “100% of my focus is on stopping this new administration.” Earlier, Senator John...
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As Senator John Cornyn Re-Ups the “Cornyn Con,” Democrats Cannot Let the GOP’s Performative Bipartisanship Delay and Obstruct a Legislative Breakthrough Washington, DC – The New York Times reports today that if Republicans drag out and derail immigration reform legislation, Democrats are prepared to use their majority to deliver...
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