http://amvoice.bluestatedigital.com/index.php en vle@americasvoiceonline.org Copyright 2012 2012-04-06T15:43:01+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/tweak_bill_reinforces_rather_than_repeals_the_ugliness_of_alabamas_anti-imm/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/tweak_bill_reinforces_rather_than_repeals_the_ugliness_of_alabamas_anti-imm/#When:14:43:01Z Yesterday, the backers of Alabama’s “show me your papers” anti-immigrant law introduced new legislation to tweak, but not repeal, the state’s law. The following is a reaction to the new bill from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. State Initiatives 2012-04-06T14:43:01+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/new_latino_electoral_influence_model_for_2012/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/new_latino_electoral_influence_model_for_2012/#When:19:48:48Z Today, political scientists from Latino Decisions released a new Latino electoral influence model for 2012 in a conference call with reporters and other interested parties. Supported by America’s Voice Education Fund, the new model will allow political observers to fully understand how the Latino vote could impact key Presidential, Senate and gubernatorial races in 2012 and beyond. The model uses historical turnout information for different demographic groups and real time polling data to develop those different scenarios. Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2012-04-05T19:48:48+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/russell_pearce_of_arizona_finally_gets_something_right_says_romneys_policy_/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/russell_pearce_of_arizona_finally_gets_something_right_says_romneys_policy_/#When:19:41:02Z Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce – the man behind the nation’s first, “show me your papers” anti-immigrant law – admitted an important truth in a new interview with The Washington Post. Pearce said in reference to Mitt Romney, “His immigration policy is identical to mine…Attrition by enforcement. It’s identical to mine – enforce the laws. We have good laws, just enforce them.” Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2012-04-05T19:41:02+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/as_commentators_assess_romney_immigration_attacks_new_latino_voter_model_to/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/as_commentators_assess_romney_immigration_attacks_new_latino_voter_model_to/#When:14:19:47Z When Mitt Romney tried to open up a line of attack on President Obama over immigration this week, he brought the issue into the forefront of the 2012 presidential contest once again. Apparently, the Romney campaign is finally paying attention to Latino opinion polls, and has concluded that if the candidate can’t compete for the Latino vote, the best he can do is suppress it. Romney’s strategy will no doubt be echoed by Republican-aligned super PACs and special interest groups heading into the fall. Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2012-04-04T14:19:47+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/despite_zero_credibility_on_issue_romney_attacks_obama_on_immigration_failu/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/despite_zero_credibility_on_issue_romney_attacks_obama_on_immigration_failu/#When:15:55:03Z While campaigning in Wisconsin yesterday, Mitt Romney debuted a new line of attack against President Obama—focusing on immigration. Said Romney, referring to immigration, “This has always been a priority for the President he chooses to do nothing about…Let the immigrant community not forget that, while he uses this as a political weapon, he has not taken responsibility for fixing the problems we have.” Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2012-04-03T15:55:03+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/gop_problem_with_latino_voters_a_matter_of_substance_not_tone/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/gop_problem_with_latino_voters_a_matter_of_substance_not_tone/#When:16:41:17Z A range of stories today focus on Republican problems with Latino voters. It appears that across the Party GOP leaders are finally recognizing that courting Latino voters in the fall is threatened by an anti-immigrant, anti-Latino brand that has been cemented by the Republican primary. Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2012-03-30T16:41:17+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/rubios_second_class_dream_act_wont_save_mitt_romney_with_latino_voters/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/rubios_second_class_dream_act_wont_save_mitt_romney_with_latino_voters/#When:17:46:44Z The news that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) endorsed Mitt Romney for President has led to another round of pundit speculation about Rubio’s vice presidential prospects, which Rubio demurely “rejects.” But the chatter continues because some within the GOP apparently think that adding Rubio to the ticket could help the Party recover from its free-fall with Latino voters. They ignore two inconvenient truths: Dream Act 2012-03-29T17:46:44+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/womens_rights_advocates_immigrant_families_disgusted_by_lamar_smiths_effort/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/womens_rights_advocates_immigrant_families_disgusted_by_lamar_smiths_effort/#When:16:13:43Z As the House Immigration Subcommittee hearing, “Holiday on ICE,” gets underway, a press call today highlighted egregious and systemic problems inside our nation’s civil immigration detention facilities and questioned why House Republicans are making light of such serious issues and the need for reform. On today’s call, Immigration detention experts, women’s rights leaders, and victims of sexual abuse discussed the hundreds of preventable deaths and sexual assaults in detention centers across the nation and expressed outrage that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) is playing politics with people’s lives. Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2012-03-28T16:13:43+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/icymi_nytimes_editorial_tears_apart_marco_rubios_dream_lite_as_no_dream_at_/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/icymi_nytimes_editorial_tears_apart_marco_rubios_dream_lite_as_no_dream_at_/#When:15:58:04Z Earlier this week, The Hill newspaper reported that Senate Republicans, led by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), are pursuing an alternative, stripped down version of the DREAM Act in an attempt to improve the Party’s standing with Latino voters. Among the likely provisions in the Republicans’ version is a path to legalization that stops short of providing citizenship to young people who would qualify for the legislation. Dream Act 2012-03-28T15:58:04+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/edwidge_danticat_and_human_rights_first_blast_gop_depiction_of_immigration_/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/edwidge_danticat_and_human_rights_first_blast_gop_depiction_of_immigration_/#When:14:00:24Z Today at 1:30, the U.S. House Immigration Subcommittee will renew its attack on immigrants with a hearing to “examine” the Obama Administration’s updated Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS). Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2012-03-28T14:00:24+00:00