Several U.S. House members representing Texas are the latest voices to urge the Department of Justice to investigate corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for any potential civil rights violations following his despicable intimidation of Latino voters, including raiding the home of 87-year-old great-grandmother Lidia Martinez. The Democratic lawmakers...
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Rep. Escobar: “Every single American must denounce and stand firmly against this anti-American agenda.” Access the full recording HERE WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), with representatives from America’s Voice, the Niskanen Center, Vera Action, and the American Civil Liberties Union, held a press briefing on the second day...
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You can listen to a recording of the call here Earlier today, Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) joined two key experts to shine light on what is really going on at the border and what the media and critics are missing from this storyline. While this “crisis at the...
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Kids are fleeing for their lives. Democrats are proposing intelligent solutions to complex challenges. The Republicans are playing politics. A powerful NBC News story, “‘My dream is to meet my dad’: They crossed the border alone to reunite with parents,” interviews kids who just arrived in America: “‘Have you...
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We’re only five days away from what will be a historic election, and Donald Trump’s cronies continue peddling fear and inciting violence. This time, it came from CBP’ “Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner” Mark Morgan. In what looks like a crystal clear campaign event, and violation...
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A recording of the call is available here As the Trump administration continues to mishandle the outbreak of COVID-19 and use nativism to distract from its failures, a panel of experts and advocates gathered earlier today on a press call to talk about how the struggle to protect public...
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As we predicted, President Trump’s State of the Union address last night was filled with ugly xenophobia, racial incitement and flat-out falsehoods. On immigration, his attempt to claim “success” is based on the cruelty, chaos, bigotry and suffering he has imposed – by executive fiat (check out our pre-buttal...
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After a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas claimed the lives of 20 people and injured dozens more, voices of the El Paso community stand together in condemning the racism and hatred that fueled the violent attack. In an interview with MSNBC, Representative Veronica Escobar spoke on the strength...
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On Thursday, the House of Representatives is slated to consider H.R. 2203 (the Homeland Security Improvement Act), a bill authored by Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas to remedy many of the policies President Trump has put in place to address the surge in migrants from Central America at the...
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The call will urge the Trump Administration to stop the wall and stop the lies A recording of the call is available here. Earlier today, Fernando Garcia, the executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights, Linda Rivas of the Women’s March of El Paso, Rep. Veronica Escobar...
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