June 20, 2018

President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order Long Overdue

President Trump just signed an executive order ending the separation of immigrant families at the border. Linda Chavez director and spokeswoman for the Becoming American Initiative released the following statement: “Ending the inhumane practice of…
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June 19, 2018

Immigrants Are Not A Bargaining Chip For A Border Wall

In response to President Trump’s threat to veto any immigration legislation that lacks proper funding for the border wall, Linda Chavez, director and spokeswoman for the Becoming American Initiative, released the following statement: The administration’s policy of separating children from…
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June 18, 2018

Our Statement Ahead of This Week’s Immigration Votes

Linda Chavez, Director and Spokeswoman for the Becoming American Initiative, released the following statement in preparation for this week’s immigration votes: The Becoming American Initiative was launched to help promote understanding of the positive impact of immigrants on our society.
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June 10, 2018

Jonah Goldberg: We’ve Lost Sight of the Plot in the Immigration Debate

Upon hearing the news that his father-in-law passed away, Jonah Goldberg took to the pen to remind America the true reason we fight to protect immigration. Today the conversation about immigration is so toxic in part because we poisonously disagree…
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June 10, 2018

John Kasich: Bypass GOP leaders and get DACA done for DREAMers

Last fall, the Trump administration made efforts to kill the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Ever since, 800,000 young people in America are living in fear of deportation from the only homes most of them have ever known. Court…
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June 9, 2018

Economic Gains Provide Another Reason to Support DACA

DACA provides undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S as children with a temporary work visa and the certainty that they won’t be deported. The result has been more than 800,000 individuals enrolled in DACA who have the confidence…
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June 7, 2018

What Is DACA?

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, provides undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children with a two-year work visa and the certainty that they won’t be deported. DACA recipients can apply for a renewal of their…
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