Oct 21, 2015
Last year, PBS Frontline aired “Immigration Battle,” from the amazing filmmakers Shari Robertson & Michael Camerini, who produced the “How Democracy Works” series. The documentary focuses on the immigration debate during the last Congress. According to Shari and Michael, “The film is not just the culmination of our decade...
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Washington, DC – Today, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on a Senator David Vitter (R-LA) sponsored bill (S. 2146) targeting so-called “sanctuary cities.” The bill, which would erode community trust with local law enforcement and scapegoat immigrants and their families, failed on a cloture vote this afternoon. Following...
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Pressure continues to mount on NBC as Saturday Night Live prepares to provide a platform for Donald Trump’s hateful attacks on Latinos and immigrants. Last week, America’s Voice wrote extensively about how Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has real life consequences – and added that reputable programs like Saturday Night...
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Sabrina Siddiqui of The Guardian Explores How Sen. Rubio is Purposefully Confusing on Immigration & Why it Matters Washington, DC – More and more observers are highlighting that on immigration, Senator Marco Rubio is confusing the issue on purpose. In new analysis for The Guardian, Sabrina Siddiqui examines...
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Groups Launch New National Effort to Show NBC, ‘Mass Deportation Is Not Funny’ Washington, DC—Today America’s Voice and MoveOn.Org Political Action launched a petition urging NBC to drop Donald Trump as the host on their upcoming November 7th episode. Trump’s invitation to host the popular sketch comedy show comes just three months...
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On November 7, 2015, Donald Trump will host Saturday Night Live, one of NBC’s most popular shows. Trump’s invitation to host the popular sketch comedy show comes just three months after NBC claimed to cut ties with Donald Trump over his insulting remarks about Mexican immigrants – an offense...
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Washington, DC – At the macro level, the real contrasts on immigration remain between the two parties, not between the Democratic candidates. However, with the first Democratic debate under wraps, there are several important policies that pro-immigration voters want to hear more about. Below are some essential questions for the Democratic contenders that remain...
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It’s Time to Get a Decision And Move On to The Supreme Court Washington, DC – Expansion of the Obama Administration’s deferred action policies remain stuck in the legal process. As key observers are now highlighting, the delay is part of a partisan legal strategy designed to keep...
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Here’s the transcript of the immigration questions from the Democratic candidates debate on October 13, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are several areas that will require clarification from the candidates – and we’ll have more on that later. And, there was no discussion about mass deportation or ending birthright...
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Democrats Leaning Forward With Pro-Immigrant Positions; Republicans Are Lurching Right and Pandering to a Shrinking Base Washington, DC – At tonight’s Democratic presidential debate CNN will undoubtedly try to draw out differences between the candidates. With respect to immigration, however, the differences will be slight. All the major candidates support...
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