Out of Touch on Policy, Politics and Public Opinion During the main debate last night, immigration was one of the top issues. Here’s our take. Here’s what leading Republican candidates had to say about immigration last night: Donald Trump: “…we need, Jeb, to build a wall, we need to keep illegals out.”...
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Earlier tonight, Fox News aired the first Republican debate in Ohio, featuring ten leading Presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio. As many speculated, immigration was a huge topic of discussion, and many immigration advocates gathered at watch parties across the country to view the debate together....
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Wondering where to watch the GOP Debate in Cleveland tonight? There are limited online options if you don’t have a cable subscription with Fox News, but we have you covered! The main event will be broadcasted live from Cleveland at 9 p.m. ET on FOX News Channel and it...
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Pass the popcorn for the first GOP debate tonight, beginning at 9PM EST. With the Donald Trump in first place, who knows what’s going to happen — and we can’t wait! Here at America’s Voice, we’ll be participating in the online discussion via Twitter and so we’ve created a cheat sheet...
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For additional details, contact press@americasvoice.org and please check out the America’s Voice 2016 content, including detailed candidate tracking information, at www.americasvoice.org/2016 It’s an article of faith on the Republican campaign trail that the border is out of control and that immigration enforcement is lax – hence, we are experiencing a spike in...
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Trump Effect Will Be on Full Display at Senate Judiciary Markup Tomorrow Republicans in Congress are working hard to turn Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric into law. Last month, House Republicans passed a version of Trump’s vision in a party line vote, and tomorrow Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is poised...
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Huntington Park made California history Monday night, becoming the first city in the state to appoint two undocumented immigrants to city commission boards. From Esther Lee of ThinkProgress: Huntington Park City Councilman Jhonny Pineda appointed 29-year-old Francisco Medina to lead the parks and recreation commission and 21-year-old Julian Zatarian...
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Ayer, el precandidato presidencial republicano Jeb Bush dio a conocer un plan migratorio de seis partes. Sorpresivamente, esas seis partes se enfocaron únicamente en la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración y medidas de seguridad fronteriza. Mientras enmarca su plan de seis puntos con menciones a una rigurosa vía...
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Array of Polls Show Republican Candidates Pandering to Noisy Minority of GOP Voters Donald Trump calls Mexicans rapists and criminals, and he leads the GOP race. Republicans in Congress trash talk comprehensive immigration reform and take up measures embraced by hardliners Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Rep. Steve King (R-IA). ...
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Though the Donald may have skipped last night’s Republican Presidential forum in New Hampshire (one report says he was throwing a fit over a less-than-flattering newspaper editorial), he was certainly there in spirit as his fellow candidates lashed out repeatedly over immigration. From the New York Times: Mr. Trump’s...
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