Week of April 17, 2023 THREE GOP MESSAGES FROM THIS WEEK The Congressional Dais, the Stage for GOP’s Nativist Political Theater: The House Republican majority was quick to pat themselves on the back for a job well done for all the “oversight” they provided in their first one hundred...
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Republicans in Congress do have an immigration plan — but it’s not designed to address the issues of providing a safe process at the border or our immigrant neighbors. No, it’s a political agenda. And, their plan is to nationalize the anti-immigrant hostilities being leveled at local communities by...
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This month marks one year since Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott launched a costly and inhumane stunt busing what would eventually number thousands of newly-arrived migrants processed and released by U.S. immigration officials. Abbott initially targeted Washington, D.C., then expanded his cruelty to Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia and...
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Republican Yvette Herrell announced in early April that she would seek a rematch against Rep. Gabe Vasquez for the battleground New Mexico 2nd Congressional District, an expansive district that runs the full length of New Mexico’s border with Mexico. More than a year out from the primary, Herrell has...
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Republican officials, conservative media outlets and right-wing personalities have pushed false “open border” claims thousands of times throughout the past two years. During the 2022 midterms alone, America’s Voice tracked over 600 paid political ads promoting this messaging. But back here in reality, they ignore the fact that the...
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seeking to boost his 2024 Republican presidential primary chances by enacting what’s been reported as “the toughest crackdown on undocumented immigration by any state in more than a decade.” His anti-immigrant proposals are as harsh as they are expansive, forcing hospitals to inquire into...
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and GOP lawmakers have been considering a pair of sweeping, anti-immigrant bills that civil and immigrant rights advocates have said would criminalize Floridians “who shelter, support, and provide transportation to undocumented immigrants, including those who have overstayed their visa or who have lived in Florida...
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A Maryland Republican sheriff who once falsely claimed that immigrants are the biggest threat facing the United States has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns, the Justice Department announced this week. Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and collaborator Robert Justin...
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Former South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley was at the southern border on Monday to carry out a slew of theatrics as part of her 2024 presidential campaign, including a photo op at the Eagle Pass International Bridge in Texas. While the former U.N. Ambassador under the Trump administration...
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On Tuesday, the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability marked the ninth hearing in nine weeks the Republican House majority has held a hearing about the border, but like the previous eight hearings Republicans were only there for political theater and to further promote...
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