http://amvoice.bluestatedigital.com/index.php en MKhan@americasvoiceonline.org Copyright 2010 2010-09-01T18:02:41+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/warning_to_both_parties/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/warning_to_both_parties/#When:18:02:41Z New polling from Gallup shows that Republicans now have a sizable advantage over Democrats on a range of policy issues, including immigration. When asked if congressional Republicans or congressional Democrats would handle the immigration issue better, Gallup found that the public favors Republicans by a 50% - 35% advantage. 2010-09-01T18:02:41+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/leaders_from_the_religious_child_advocacy_and_immigrant_communities_ur/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/leaders_from_the_religious_child_advocacy_and_immigrant_communities_ur/#When:21:15:27Z Immigrant and child advocates joined religious leaders from Maine on a call today to press Congress to pass the DREAM Act in September and to urge Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to intervene in the deportation case of Selvin Arevalo, an American student who may soon be deported to Guatemala. Selvin’s story is the most recent of thousands across the U.S. highlighting the need for federal action. 2010-08-31T21:15:27+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/immigration_policy_gets_welcome_dose_of_common_sense/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/immigration_policy_gets_welcome_dose_of_common_sense/#When:17:40:46Z A recent memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton is rooted in basic law enforcement principles, but it is already being attacked by Administration opponents as “amnesty.” The policy applies only to a defined group of people who are in deportation proceedings, but have already applied for and are about to obtain legal immigration status. 2010-08-31T17:40:46+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/following_az_fl_primaries_experts_assess_impact_of_latino_voters_on_20/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/following_az_fl_primaries_experts_assess_impact_of_latino_voters_on_20/#When:19:30:34Z Today, leading experts on Latino voter trends and the politics of immigration reform gathered on a conference call to analyze Tuesday’s primary results in Arizona and Florida, and assess the influence of Latino voters and the immigration debate on elections in these states, as well as California, Colorado, Nevada, and other areas in the run-up to November. 2010-08-25T19:30:34+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/michigan_and_national_leaders_call_for_ice_to_stop_ivan_nikolovs_depor/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/michigan_and_national_leaders_call_for_ice_to_stop_ivan_nikolovs_depor/#When:20:04:24Z Immigration advocates and Michigan community leaders joined Allana Woolley, Ivan Nikolov’s fiancée, on a call to highlight the need for action on the DREAM Act and urge U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to step in to prevent Ivan’s deportation. 2010-08-18T20:04:24+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/on_immigration_polling_fox_gets_it_right_and_cnn_gets_it_wrong/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/on_immigration_polling_fox_gets_it_right_and_cnn_gets_it_wrong/#When:18:50:03Z A new poll from Fox News finds that 68 percent of voters, including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, say efforts to secure the border should be combined with reform of federal immigration laws by Congress. What do voters mean by reform of federal immigration laws? Sixty-eight percent “favor allowing illegal immigrants who pay taxes and obey the law to stay in the United States.” 2010-08-17T18:50:03+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/heated_immigration_debate_lighting_a_fire_under_latino_voters/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/heated_immigration_debate_lighting_a_fire_under_latino_voters/#When:20:13:23Z A new summary of recent Latino voter polls highlights the way the immigration debate is influencing Latino political engagement in the run-up to the November mid-terms. The lack of action on comprehensive immigration could dampen enthusiasm among Latino voters at a crucial time. 2010-08-10T20:13:23+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/house_passes_600_million_border_bill_sends_it_back_to_senate/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/house_passes_600_million_border_bill_sends_it_back_to_senate/#When:16:47:29Z At the President’s request, bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate are about to send millions more taxpayer dollars to the broken border. It’s no coincidence that this ‘emergency supplemental’ is on the agenda just before the August recess. We’ve read this story before, and we know how it ends. The bill will be approved and politicians will go home and brag to their constituents about how tough they are, without solving a thing. 2010-08-10T16:47:29+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/gop_would_rather_change_the_constitution_than_take_up_immigration_reform/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/gop_would_rather_change_the_constitution_than_take_up_immigration_reform/#When:19:22:06Z The latest flap over “birthright citizenship” has exposed a new low for Republican politicians hell-bent on politicizing the immigration debate and obstructing action on comprehensive immigration reform. Apparently, GOP politicians would rather change the Constitution than just do their job and fix the broken immigration laws--a sad commentary on the state of the GOP, a transparent political exercise, and another nail in coffin of Republican outreach to Latino voters. 2010-08-09T19:22:06+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/senate_talks_tough_on_immigration_ignores_lasting_fix/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/press_releases/entry/senate_talks_tough_on_immigration_ignores_lasting_fix/#When:18:20:23Z Yesterday, the U.S. Senate approved $600 million in funding for additional security measures along the border with Mexico, including new technology and new personnel. The agreement represents election year politics at their worst, as Senate Democrats and Republicans both know that the only route to true border security is comprehensive immigration reform. In poll after poll, American voters choose comprehensive reform over deportation-only proposals because they want reform that will work. 2010-08-06T18:20:23+00:00