Instead our President could protect American families with undocumented loved ones

New York - Today, President Biden took one of its harshest steps yet on immigration by effectively closing the border with Mexico to people seeking safety. Biden’s border restrictions are counterproductive and put people and communities in harm's way. Make the Road Action denounces this political move and calls on the President to instead take positive action to protect families.

Flor Gonzalez, a member of Make the Road Action Pennsylvania, wrote an opinion piece about the Here to Work campaign asking President Biden to grant "parole in place" to undocumented family members of U.S.citizens, a temporary status that would make them eligible for work permits. 

New York - Make the Road Action hailed yesterday’s conviction of former President Trump as a victory for the American people and an important step on the path to accountability.  Twelve everyday Americans considered the evidence and found former and failed presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump, guilty on all 34 counts in his “hush money” trial, demonstrating that simply being rich and powerful does not give you a free pass. 

An open letter to Joe Biden from an undocumented spouse

Osmin G, a member of Make The Road Nevada, wrote an opinion piece about the Here to Work campaign asking President Biden to grant "parole in place" to undocumented family members of U.S.citizens, a temporary status that would make them eligible for work permits. 

Control of Congress is at stake next year, and some Democratic analysts are sounding the alarm.

We won’t sugarcoat it. As Latinx leaders in Pennsylvania and Nevada—two 2020 and 2022 battleground states—we know that this is an uphill battle for Democrats. We also know that there has been some erosion in support for Democrats in Latinx communities where our organization works.

'Years in the making': Established Latino groups helped Biden in Arizona, Nevada

November 13, 2020 | by Suzanne Gamboa and Anita Hassan
 

Tomas Robles was 12 years old when a police officer pulled up to his family, who had become stranded on their return home to Phoenix from a vacation across the border.

The officer didn't ask whether they needed help. He questioned his father about weapons and drugs and then forced his father to put his hands on the hood of a searing hot car, rummaged through their belongings without a warrant and left without assisting them.

Meet this moment and transform NYC politics

September 21, 2020 | by Gabby Seay, Afua Atta-Mensah and Javier H. Valdés
 

Insurgent Campaigns Try to Replicate Major 2018 Voter Turnout Jump in Very Different Circumstances

June 22, 2020 | by Victoria Merlino

After a massive wave of voters shook New York’s 2018 primary elections and subsequent state government, this year’s primary turnout could be hobbled by the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whereas the 2018 primaries for state Legislature, governor, and other state-level seats saw an immense jump in voter participation from 2014, this month’s party primaries — almost all of which are again among Democrats — for president, state Legislature, the U.S. House of Representatives, and other seats, could see a drop. 

Progressive challenger Jessica González-Rojas wins Jackson Heights Assembly primary

By Angélica Acevedo | Friday, July 17, 2020 4:00 PM

Progressive first-time challenger Jessica González-Rojas has won the highly contested race for Assembly District 34, beating six-term incumbent Michael DenDekker as well as three other candidates, on Friday, July 17.

After a day of absentee ballot counting for the district, which encompasses Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and parts of Woodside and Corona, a source told QNS González-Rojas won with about 42 percent of the total vote. Results have not yet been certified by the Board of Elections.

However, DenDekker took to Twitter to concede the race.

Lower Manhattan primary offers a test for new progressives

By BILL MAHONEY | 06/12/2020 05:02 AM EDT

ALBANY — It’s clear that Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou has ruffled a few feathers in her four years in the state Capitol. Not every legislator can say that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office has dubbed them an idiot — with an expletive added — for daring to criticize his fundraising.

As many Democratic lawmakers try to fend of challenges from the left in this month's primaries, Niou is an outlier incumbent who’s being accused of being too caught up in progressive ideals and distant from on-the-ground reality. And there’s evidence suggesting that some key members of the Albany establishment would not be heartbroken if she lost to challenger Grace Lee in a fabled downtown Manhattan district.