Biden Administration responsible for more than 80 deportation flights to Haiti since September 19 As Widlore Mérancourt and Paulina Villegas report for the Washington Post, chaotic and dangerous conditions in Haiti are increasing migration pressures on the already destabilized island nation. Increasing numbers of Haitians are being forced to...
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Washington, DC – In the Arizona Republic, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez recaps a new interview with Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ): “Sinema, who has long favored immigration reform, reiterated her support for protections for undocumented immigrants that Democrats want to add in the reconciliation bill. But it’s unclear if an attempt...
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The immigration reforms in BBB give us a chance to enact work permits and deportation protections for 7 million immigrants this year Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: We urge all House Democrats to vote yes on the Build...
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Washington, DC — We are at a critical juncture. The House is gearing up to vote on the Build Back Better bill and the House Judiciary Committee has included immigration reforms. We at America’s Voice support these reforms and urge their passage. Here are some key points that members...
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“We urge House leadership to hold a firm line against those who might seek to weaken these reforms or impose additional restrictions” The following is a statement from America’s Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry regarding the immigration reform provisions of the House BBB bill. The House of Representatives...
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Today, President Biden announced the Build Back Better framework. In it, this Administration makes it clear that immigration will be included in reconciliation: In addition, the framework includes a $100 billion investment to reform our broken immigration system, consistent with the Senate’s reconciliation rules, as well as reducing backlogs,...
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Washington, DC – A continuación compartimos un comunicado del Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice, Frank Sharry, tras la inclusión de la reforma migratoria en el marco de la Agenda para Una Mejor Reconstrucción (BBB), dado a conocer hoy por la Casa Blanca. Este es otro gran paso hacia el...
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Washington, DC – There’s a stark divide between what the Biden administration promised and what the administration is delivering on immigration, border, asylum and racial justice issues. Deportations of Haitians continue despite the deadly conditions on the ground; expulsions of asylum seekers without due process or an ability to...
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In many respects, the Biden administration has failed Black migrants. Despite national uproar against the most recent images of Black Haitian migrants being abused by Border Patrol agents at the southern border, Biden continues to deport Haitian immigrants back to the instability they escaped. This is just one example...
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The proposal to grant only work permits and protection from deportation to some seven to eight million undocumented immigrants is the most recent alternative that the Democrats are trying to include in the Senate’s budget reconciliation, after the rejection of measures that contain a path to citizenship by the...
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