Washington, DC January 12, 2018 – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, regarding President Trump’s latest racist remarks and the current state-of-play on the fight to protect Dreamers as well as Salvadorans, Haitians, and those who currently have Temporary Protected Status: This is no longer just an immigration […]
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Frank Sharry: Senators Should Oppose Kirstjen Nielsen’s Nomination as DHS Secretary
Washington, DC December 4, 2017 – Later this afternoon, the U.S. Senate will vote on cloture on the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen for DHS Secretary. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: We urge Senators to oppose Kirstjen Nielsen’s nomination as DHS Secretary. From the first week […]
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Frank Sharry: Trump and Republicans will not attach Dreamer legislation to must-pass spending bill at the end of this year
Nov. 2, 2017 – Today, Trump met with Republican Senators in the White House and announced that they will not attach Dreamer legislation to the must-pass spending bill at the end of this year. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund. As we predicted earlier today, Trump and the […]
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Frank Sharry: Trump and the GOP Prepare to Denigrate Our Tradition of Welcome
June 29, 2017 – Today the House of Representatives will vote on two anti-immigrant bills aimed at throwing red meat to the GOP base and attempting to help President Trump change the subject after his stunning healthcare setback. The bills do nothing to improve or overhaul our outdated immigration system, but rather are designed to […]
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Frank Sharry Reacts to Newly Released ICE Data
Washington, DC May 17, 2017 – In response to reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased the number of arrests and dramatically increased the number of those arrested with no criminal history, Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund issued the following statement: “Secretary Kelly and ICE Director Thomas Homan claim […]
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Frank Sharry: Bipartisan Reform? More like Scorched Earth Xenophobia
March 1, 2017 – The following is a statement by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to the Address to the Congress by President Donald Trump: Press reports that Trump might embrace comprehensive immigration reform turned out to be a cruel hoax. Instead of reaching to the middle, he moved even farther […]
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Frank Sharry: It’s Clear: Americans Cannot Count on Jeff Sessions to Defend Our Rights
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 9, 2017 – Nominating Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States was one of Donald Trump’s first acts to prepare for his presidency, and the choice sent a clear and undeniable message: I actually did mean all of those extreme, bigoted things I said during the election. Sessions’ “good […]
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Frank Sharry: A vote for Trump is a vote for racism
August 22, 2016 – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the conflicting stories about Donald Trump and immigration after the candidate’s meeting with Hispanic supporters on Saturday. Despite new reports from Trump that he is not, in fact, pivoting on immigration, it really doesn’t matter if he tries. He’s already […]
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Frank Sharry: To Donald Trump and GOP Enablers: Have You No Sense of Decency?
Aug. 1, 2016 – Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks against the Khan family are the latest, and perhaps most heartless, example of his campaign’s sustained attempt to stoke racial and religious animosity. Trump is, quite simply, running a campaign that is antithetical to who we are as a country. Meanwhile, in sharp contrast, the Khan family […]