** Two Press Calls/Webinars** Friday, September 9th at 10 AM & 12 PM Eastern New Latino Voter Polling in 7 Battleground States to be Released on Friday Press Calls and Webinars Presidential, Senate and Congressional Matchups, Role of Immigration in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia Embargoed poll...
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Yet Portman Continues to Support Candidate In a new Medium piece today, nationally recognized immigration attorney David Leopold parses Donald Trump’s last two weeks on immigration in detail and concludes: Rhetorical gymnastics aside, what’s crystal clear after Wednesday’s immigration speech is that Donald Trump’s ugly vision of America would rip American families apart,...
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Earlier this week, America’s Voice Deputy Director Lynn Tramonte joined Lorena Mora Mowry of “Mujer Latina Today” for a Spanish-language interview to discuss the power of the Latinx and immigrant vote in the 2016 Presidential election, both in Ohio and across the nation. Mora Mowry said that in her...
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As Donald Trump touches down in Youngstown to make a “major” speech on foreign policy and combating terrorism, Ohio immigrants, immigration lawyers, and advocates are available to provide their reaction. The Associated Press is reporting that Trump “will call for a new ideological test for admission to the United States, vetting applicants on their...
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Throughout his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has portrayed a dark and divisive vision of America and has become both an inspiration and a vehicle for unapologetic racists. In no small part due to the climate of intolerance, hate, and “us versus them” that he has inspired, Trump campaign events and Trump-inspired...
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Maine Senator Susan Collins Pens Blistering Indictment of Trump, Yet Portman Still Aboard Trump Bandwagon Yesterday, Susan Collins (R-ME) became the latest Senate Republican to denounce Donald Trump’s candidacy in an op-ed in the Washington Post, joining Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) among other Republicans. Ohio Senator Rob Portman, however,...
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Aug 8, 2016
Instead of Putting Party Over Country, Senator Should Un-Endorse Racist, Misogynistic Bully On CNN’s State of the Union yesterday, Governor John Kasich stood by his decision to skip the Republican convention in Cleveland because he could not “get up and endorse” the Party’s nominee. Meanwhile, Senator Rob Portman continues to stand...
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Hundreds of protesters representing a coalition of diversity — including immigration advocates, members of Black Lives Matter, Muslim-Americans, and women’s rights advocates — trumped Donald Trump’s hatred in Toledo, Ohio yesterday. Waving signs reading “Toledo Trumps Hate,” “Make Toledo Great Again, Please Leave,” and “End Racism,” the activists flooded...
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Senator Portman and Gov. Strickland polar opposites on immigration As the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicks off today in Philadelphia, the contrast between the two parties’ larger visions of America could not be more clear or consequential. The issue of immigration, and the way immigrants are portrayed and featured...
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Jul 20, 2016
The American electorate is growing more diverse every day, with Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and young people making up a larger share of the population. Today, national and local leaders convened a panel discussion, hosted by Ohio’s Voice and Latino Victory Fund, to discuss the latest demographic data...
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