Statement on the hateful rhetoric being targeted towards legal migrants in Springfield, OH
New York City–– These past few weeks have shown us that a vote for the Trump and Vance ticket is a vote for lies, hate, and misinformation leveraged against immigrant and refugee communities. As Vance himself admitted, the lies about legal Haitian migrants in Springfield, OH are being used to help Trump and Vance gain […]
Voice for Refuge Endorses Kamala Harris for President and Tim Walz for Vice President
NEW YORK CITY– Today Voice for Refuge endorses Kamala Harris for President and Tim Walz for Vice President. “While this election cycle has shifted over the past few months, one thing has been clear: Donald Trump would be harmful to refugee communities if elected for a second term,” said Erol Kekic, Executive Director of Voice […]
Voice For Refuge Rejects the Anti-immigrant and Anti-asylum Presidential Ticket that the Republican National Convention Confirmed This Week
New York City–– Donald Trump and JD Vance are both candidates who have leveraged incendiary rhetoric and false anecdotes about immigrants and refugees to serve their own political careers at the expense of individuals and families in crisis. JD Vance is an anti-immigrant extremist who promises mass deportations, increased family separation, and abandoning at-risk allies […]
129 State Legislators from 34 states pledge to welcome refugees
New York City— Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund launched the ‘State Legislators for Welcome’ pledge with 129 state legislators representing 34 states and the District of Columbia joining for the initial launch; with more to follow in the coming months. Legislators who signed the pledge committed to publicly call for an increase in refugee […]
UPDATED Voice For Refuge Releases New Scorecards Ranking Congressional Support to Account for Co-sponsorship of the Afghan Adjustment Act
New York City— Voice for Refuge Action Fund today re-released scorecard rankings for every Member of the House and Senate based on an evaluation of their public statements, congressional actions, oversight letters, and legislative votes to support at-risk and vulnerable Afghans and our Afghan allies. Original scores released in August 2022, on the anniversary of […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in Pennsylvania
New York City — Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse Josh Shapiro for Governor, John Fetterman for Pennsylvania Senate, and Yesenia Rodriguez for State House District 116. “Pennsylvania is a state that is vibrant and home to refugees and New Americans. These […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in North Carolina
New York City — Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse Cheri Beasley for US Senate. We are also pleased to announce endorsements for Senator Jay Chaudhuri for State Senate District 15, Dr. Ya Liu for State House District 21, and Ricky Hurtado […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in Florida
New York City— Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for candidates in Texas for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse Representative Stephanie Murphy. We are also pleased to announce endorsement for Val Demings for US Senate and Janelle Perez for Florida State Senate District 38. “It is not enough […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in Ohio
New York City — Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse Representative Joyce Beatty, and State Senator Tina Maharath. We are also pleased to announce endorsements for Ismail Mohamed for the State House District 3, and Munira Abdallahi for State House District 9. […]
Voice For Refuge Endorses Candidates in Texas
New York City— Today, Voice for Refuge Action Fund released its endorsements for candidates in Texas for the upcoming general elections. We are proud to endorse incumbents Representative Veronica Escobar, Representative Lloyd Doggett, and Senator Roland Gutierrez. We are also pleased to announce endorsement for Beto O’Rourke for Governor, Rochelle Garza for Attorney General, Vincente […]
