‘Freedom Will Triumph Over Tyranny’: Biden’s First State of the Union Echoes Themes From the Cold War

‘Freedom Will Triumph Over Tyranny’: Biden’s First State of the Union Echoes Themes From the Cold War

Washington, District of Columbia, USA – January 14, 2022: Joe Biden explains how the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill will help rebuild America’s bridges. (Shutterstock) By Allison M. Prasch, The Conversation It was a familiar scene. The president of the United States strode down the aisle of the U.S. House of Representatives to deliver the State of […]

Biden Keeps Trump Immigration Policies—and Stephen Miller is Loving It

“It seems that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans,” says Fernando Garcia, director of the Border Network for Human Rights in El Paso, Texas.

Biden Keeps Trump Immigration Policies—and Stephen Miller is Loving It

US President Joe Biden speaks at a rally commemorating the Tulsa Race Massacre’s 100th anniversary. (Shutterstock) By Scott Bixby & Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast Moments after he was sworn into office, President Joe Biden made good on the first of dozens of promises he had made to immigrant communities on the campaign trail—bursting out […]

The Immigration Policy Successes and Failures of the Biden Administration

The Immigration Policy Successes and Failures of the Biden Administration

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the end of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Rome. – Rome, Italy – October 31, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact The Biden administration has—in its first year—rolled back many of the worst discriminatory policies implemented by the Trump administration that targeted […]

On Immigration, Biden Regains His Footing

On Immigration, Biden Regains His Footing

People take part in a car caravan to call for the Biden administration provide a pathway to citizenship for the 4 million Black migrants in the United States, in Los Angeles, May 6, 2021. (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases President Biden seems to have his immigration mojo back.  After a flurry of pro-immigrant policymaking in […]

Biden Administration Revokes Trump’s Health Insurance Visa Ban

Biden Administration Revokes Trump’s Health Insurance Visa Ban

By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact President Biden revoked a proclamation issued by former President Trump in 2019 that required nearly all prospective immigrants to demonstrate that they would be covered by private health insurance or were wealthy enough not to need it. Those needing health insurance would have to be covered within 30 days of […]

U.S. Travel Leaders Urge Biden To Reopen International Travel

U.S. Travel Leaders Urge Biden To Reopen International Travel

By Travel Agent Central Leaders of 23 global travel companies sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday urging greater progress toward reopening international travel—as is successfully happening elsewhere in the world — and warning of dire economic consequences if U.S. borders remain shut. The letter notes that current science, the success of the U.S. vaccine rollout, and the Centers […]

Biden-Harris Administration Making Strides; Yet Much More Needed on Immigration Reform

Biden-Harris Administration Making Strides; Yet Much More Needed on Immigration Reform

Marchers demanding the Biden administration make progress on immigration reform, head to a rally near the US Capitol. March began at Black Lives Matter Plaza. – Washington, DC – May 1, 2021 (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project and Southeast Immigrant Freedom […]

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence Public Health Epidemic

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence Public Health Epidemic

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to Department of Defense personnel, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III – Washington DC, USA – February 10, 2021 (Shutterstock) By White House Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing six initial actions to address the gun violence public health epidemic. The recent high-profile […]

President and First Lady, Speaker Pelosi, and Senator Manchin Call for Action on Pathways to Citizenship

President and First Lady, Speaker Pelosi, and Senator Manchin Call for Action on Pathways to Citizenship

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, speaking at the Democratic National Convention Summer Meeting in San Francisco, California. – San Francisco, CA – August 23, 2019 (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases Leading Democrats this week spoke out on the urgent need to move forward with pathways to citizenship as a priority.  President Biden, First Lady […]