No doubt we’ll hear a lot about immigrants during the GOP convention in Milwaukee this week. Expect a lot of the usual xenophobic rhetoric. But don’t expect an acknowledgement of the role immigrants play in “America’s Dairyland.” It’s an open secret that across Wisconsin, industries like dairy rely on...
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Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the gun violence directed at former President Trump and his supporters and the start of the RNC this week. “For much of the past decade, America’s Voice has tracked and denounced...
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Washington, DC — Yesterday’s release of the Republican Party’s official 2024 platform reflects the GOP’s full takeover by Donald Trump and the dangerous radicalization of the Republican Party. The first two priorities of the new platform, detailed in Trump’s preferred all caps style, are, “SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP...
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It seems pretty appropriate that the RNC decided to launch a new Latino outreach campaign on National Tell A Joke Day: The RNC on Tuesday kicked off a social media campaign with a pair of videos, the first in its series “GOP Hispanics: The week ahead.” The videos, one...
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In sharp contrast to RNC, DNC embraced immigrants as part of America At a time when the nativist backlash on the right is pulling the Republican Party in the wrong direction on immigration, it was notable and welcome that the Democratic Party put the stories of immigrants front and...
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The Republican National Convention’s “tweet-ticket” featured a tweet from a white nationalist group — again. “Tonight I’m with you, I will fight for you, and I will WIN for you!” -Donald J Trump It’s time to start WINNING again!#TrumpIsWithYou — Western Triumph (@Western_Triumph) July 22, 2016 From Talking Points...
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The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, reacting to the prepared remarks of Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention: “Donald Trump started his campaign by calling Mexicans rapists. Tonight, he accepted the Republican nomination by strongly implying that undocumented immigrants are murderers. “Trump’s fearmongering, of course, is...
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Latino and immigrant voters in swing states watch Donald Trump 10:15PM EST ???? pic.twitter.com/zSmHwEuFC0 — VIRIDIANA VIDAL (@VIRIVIDAL) July 22, 2016 And The Clown Is Up @AmericasVoice @BattleBornProg pic.twitter.com/r0bieqNN1j — VIRIDIANA VIDAL (@VIRIVIDAL) July 22, 2016 Photo via @VIRIVIDAL: Immigrant families listening to the anti-immigrant rhetoric of Donald Trump....
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By Maribel Hastings and David Torres: With the chant “We are here and we’re not leaving; if you want a wall, we’ll give you a wall,” immigrants and pro-immigrant activists deployed an “anti-Donald Trump wall” made of fabric in the protest zone at Public Square and then through the...
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A speech from a little-known State Senator from Kentucky was one of the many awkward moments (Thanks, Ted!) from last night’s Republican National Convention, not for what he said, but how he said it. State Senator Ralph Alvarado, the first Latino elected to state office in the state, delivered...
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