Frank Sharry
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Frank Sharry: Trump administration insists that newly-arriving legal immigrants have health insurance
Washington, DC, Oct. 7, 2019 – Last Friday afternoon, the Trump Administration issued an executive order to bar the admission of legal immigrants who cannot prove they have health insurance. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: This is nothing less than a legal immigration ban, that stands alongside the Trump administration’s asylum and refugee… → Read More
Democrats can turn immigration into a total loser for Donald Trump in 2020 — if they dare
Trump obsesses about immigration so voters will blame 'the other' while he enriches his friends. This is racism in the service of plutocracy. → Read More
Frank Sharry: Xenophobia Backfires Again. Will Trump and the GOP Ever Learn?
Jan. 28, 2019 – President Trump and Republicans made the 2018 midterm elections a referendum on immigration, and lost badly. They thought that stoking fear and hysteria about a migrant caravan would turn the tide. It didn’t. Xenophobia backfired. Democrats won the popular vote by the largest midterm margin in history, flipping 40 House seats, limiting Senate losses, and making huge inroads in… → Read More
Democrats Would Be Idiots to Support Trump’s Shutdown Deal
I’ve spent my life campaigning for immigration reform, and Democrats should reject Trump’s latest offer. → Read More
Frank Sharry: Tear gassing women and children fleeing violence won’t make America great again.
Nov. 26, 2018 – President Trump and his advisors see fear-mongering over the caravan and border security as a way to change the news cycle, benefit politically, and to justify even more sweeping and radical policy changes. But there’s no escaping the fact that his hardline deterrence approach has failed and is doomed to keep failing. His manufactured crisis and the pressure cooker they’ve… → Read More
Frank Sharry: Enough of this political stunt at the border. Bring the troops home for Thanksgiving
Nov. 15, 2018 – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, regarding the deployment of troops: The election dust has settled, and Trump’s political ploy has been exposed. The President’s attempt to stoke fear about a group of bedraggled refugees seeking safety in hopes that Americans might be scared into voting for the party of bigots was… → Read More
Frank Sharry: Trump Doesn’t Want to Solve the Problem, He Wants to Exploit it
Nov. 1, 2018 – This afternoon President Trump unveiled a series of harsh measures regarding those seeking asylum. The following is a statement by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: There he goes again. Trump and the Republican Party are so desperate to change the subject from the heinous murder of eleven American Jews in their place of worship and the GOP’s terrible record on… → Read More
Frank Sharry: White House Political Rally Underscores Cynical Republican Midterm Strategy
Aug. 21, 2018 – As expected, yesterday’s White House celebration of ICE and CBP was an overtly political rally. It neatly captured Trump’s midterm strategy: inject race, immigration and “us vs. them” appeals at every opportunity. The purpose is threefold: 1) to excite white grievance voters in the GOP base; 2) to keep the focus off the terrible Republican record on kitchen table issues; and 3)… → Read More
Frank Sharry to the U.S. Senate: Reject the Nomination of Ronald Vitiello to Head ICE
August 10, 2018 – “As our generation’s darkest moral scandal – the separation of innocent children from safety-seeking parents – continues to enrage the nation, the idea of rewarding one of its architects is unthinkable.” The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: We strongly recommend that the Senate reject the nomination of Ronald Vitiello to head up… → Read More
Frank Sharry: McCain-Coons Immigration Bill a Step in the Right Direction
February 5, 2018 – Last night the Wall Street Journal reported that Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Chris Coons (D-DE) are planning to introduce a bill today that pairs the Dream Act with smart border security measures. Their bill is reported to be based on the bipartisan House bill sponsored by Will Hurd (R-TX) and Pete Aguilar (D-CA) – a bill that enjoys the co-sponsorship of 27 House… → Read More
Frank Sharry: Trump divides, denigrates and dehumanizes, believing some are worthy and most are not
The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, in reaction to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union: Tonight’s State of the Union address by President Trump showed that he is more interested in sowing division than in forging unity. This is a President who is openly hostile to the majority of Americans and cares only about his shrinking base. The… → Read More
Frank Sharry: Moved to tears of disappointment and anger that Democrats blinked
Jan. 22, 2018 – The following is a statement by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to congressional votes today. Last week, I was moved to tears of joy when Democrats stood up and fought for progressive values and for Dreamers. Today, I am moved to tears of disappointment and anger that Democrats blinked. Without a doubt, a racist, lying bully of a President and a… → Read More
Frank Sharry: Following Trump’s Latest Racist Remarks, A Moment of Truth
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 policy debate. This is a moment of… → Read More
With His DACA Decision, Trump Completes a Trifecta of Hate
First Charlottesville. Then the Arpaio pardon. And now this. And he didn’t even have the guts to announce it himself. → Read More
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 aid and abet Trump’s radical agenda to kick out and keep out as… → Read More
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 they are targeting serious… → Read More