Today, on May Day — a traditional day of action recognizing workers — activists from all over the country came to Washington, D.C. to call for Temporary Protective Status (TPS) protections and status for immigrant workers. The importance of immigrant workers was highlighted during the pandemic, when immigrants made...
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Read the letter HERE Washington, DC — A new letter signed by more than 150 organizations calls on elected leaders to “collectively and forcefully denounce the use of dehumanizing and demagogic rhetoric about immigrants,” noting that “language, such as saying that undocumented immigrants are an infestation, animals, or are...
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Yesterday, advocates rallied outside the White House to call out President Biden for failing to grant TPS designations for humanitarian relief one year after devastating hurricanes. New TPS designations provide security for families already living and working in the U.S., and will help stabilize a region grappling with acute...
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On Wednesday, October 27, hundreds of activists from immigration, climate, and care groups marched to Congress in hopes of sending one clear message to Democrats: it is time to deliver. More specifically, activists were asking Congress to deliver the following in the budget resolution: Green jobs and infrastructure Child...
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A recording of the call can be found here Washington, DC – Following up a week of developments, immigration experts hosted a press call and discussed legislative developments in DC and grassroots momentum across the country. The call followed up the #WeCantWait day of action rally and march in...
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Over the past four years, Americans watched as Donald Trump used fear and racism to divide our country and expand the inhumane immigration detention system, separate migrant children from their parents, shut down the refugee program and dismantle our asylum system. Biden’s campaign took a different tone as he...
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Last weekend, dozens of protestors gathered in their cars outside of Karnes County Residential Center — an immigrant family detention facility in Texas — to draw attention to the renewed policy of family separation ICE has started pushing on detained immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although demonstrations are inherently...
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Immigration allies and elected officials across the country took to social media on a day dedicated to love in order to show their love and support for immigrants. At a time where immigrants are constantly being attacked and dehumanized by the Trump Administration, social media was flooded on Valentine’s...
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The Iowa Caucus is finally here, and America’s Voice has been on the ground in Des Moines telling the story of the 2020 Democratic caucus through the lens of Latino and immigrant voters. Voters of color have often been ignored by mainstream Democrats campaigning in Iowa, a state that...
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One year after the Trump Administration implemented the Remain in Mexico (MPP) policy, immigrants and immigration advocates across the country called for a restoration of the U.S. asylum system. The Remain in Mexico policy, also known as Migrant Protections Protocols (MPP) was created by the Trump Administration as an...
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