Monday, September 26, 8-11pm, Bottoms Up Coffee Co-OP, 1069 W Broad St WHAT: Columbus community members gather to watch the first presidential debate of 2016 WHEN: Monday, September 26 at 8 pm – 10:30 pm WHERE: Bottoms Up Coffee Co-Op – 1069 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43222 WHO: Columbus community leaders and community members Media... Continue »
***MEDIA AVAILABILITY*** Monday, September 26th at 8 pm EST Moncho’s Bar & Grill: 2317 Denison Avenue For First General Election Presidential Debate, Ohio Latino, Immigrant & Allied Voters Plan Watch Party in Cleveland Event open to public/press; live coverage from La Mega 87.7 Monday September 26, 8-11pm, Moncho’s Bar & Grill,... Continue »
Voting Against Immigrants, Supporting Donald Trump are Issues that Matter to Ohio Latinos Senator Rob Portman is running a new Spanish language ad campaign that leaves out key aspects of his record–facts that Latino voters in Ohio need to know. Dayton Daily News reports: “The ad — all in Spanish... Continue »
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,... Continue »
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... Continue »
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... Continue »
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,... Continue »
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... Continue »
Toledo, OH – Donald Trump’s rhetoric is unacceptable. He is speaking at the Huntington Center in Toledo on Wednesday, July 27th, and a group of concerned Toledoans will be outside protesting his message of hate. According to one of the organizers, Allie Lahey, “As the mural says, ‘Toledo Loves... Continue »
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... Continue »