Frank Sharry

democracy advocate

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

Biden's HHS has recommended disallowing EcoHealth —the collaborator of Wuhan Institute of Virology— from receiving any federal funding.

Let's note the bipartisan discomfort about being misled for years that was on full display during the hearing.

Statement from the Democrats:

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

This exchange is so on point. Biden's been admitting refugees from leftwing countries (Vzla, Cuba, Nica) to join communities that vote Republican. Most are workers they claim, too. Yet Rs accuse Biden of bolstering the ranks of the Democratic Party. What bullshit.

[. @GregTSargent]

A strange thing about MAGA populists: They keep saying their "pro-worker" agenda appeals to nonwhite working class people. But then they say migration is a dastardly plot to create Dem voters. By your own lights, wouldn't these people vote GOP?

Check out our exchange on this:

[. @GregTSargent]

Don't overlook this: It's no accident that Trump and MAGA are tanking the border deal at the same time that they're telegraphing plans for a second term organized around full blown ethnonationalist savagery.

A border deal threatens that project. 1/

Link:
https://t.co/cl39xySy58

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Spot on analysis by the well-sourced @GregTSargent. GOP screams about a "border crisis" and then refuses the toughest bill imaginable because Trump and MAGA want the issue. Just wow.

[. @GregTSargent]

More news on the GOP killing the border deal: This comes as negotiators are discussing a whole new process for expelling asylum seekers and spending way more than the $14 billion Biden wanted, sources say.

This sn't good enough for MAGA. Insane.

Link:
https://t.co/NpGRgtWSlt

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

@SarahLongwell25 @jpodhoretz As a witness of bipartisan immigration negotiations for 2 decades, not surprised Rs want issue not solution. In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2022 Dems reached out in good faith. McCain got to yes, but most Rs run the same play: pretend good faith, get to no.

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

☀️ MCCONNELL BOWS TO TRUMP ON BORDER

Last night, we scooped that MCCONNELL told Republican senators that time had essentially run out on trying to craft a Ukraine-border package.

"We dont want to do anything to undermine [Trump]," said McConnell, who can barely utter the former president's name.

"The politics on this have changed," McConnell said.

TIM SCOTT then was asked about our reporting on Fox and said the border bill is DOA. The bill was being crafted by his 2010 classmate Lankford.

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

@GregTSargent @washingtonpost @PostOpinions Greg, huge news. What a loss for WaPo. You produced an incredible body of work —original, opinionated and fair, all at the same time. Can’t wait to see where you land. We need your voice if we’re to survive this moment of truth for our democracy.

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Sorry to miss you! Was dining with daughter Luci who is in town for a few days. Love the pic, love the three of you.

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Dear Biden admin, listen to this excellent proposal — and similar ideas. Unite your coalition and split theirs. Take action that solves problems. Own the debate, don’t let it own you.

[. @GregTSargent]

Another reason this is good politics: It could split the GOP coalition, something @danpfeiffer regularly talks about as a guiding strategic imperative. Pit pragmatic GOP governors who recognize the value of migrants against DeSantis and MAGA Rs who use them as stunt vehicles.

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Important. Best way to manage the immigration debate is to lean in with proactive solutions. The Hub and friends provide the roadmap.

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Heartbreaking. It's up to Congress to formally recognize Dreamers and others as the Americans they already are, and once again Congress failed. A witches brew of @LeaderMcConnell cynicism, the @Cornyn Con and GOP determination to exploit the issue rather than solve the problem.

[. @GregTSargent]

Just infuriating: The deal to protect 2 million dreamers and overhaul our asylum system is dead. McConnell told Sinema and Tillis he wouldn't attach it to the omnibus, and other sticking points arose, sources tell me. Here's the ugly, awful inside story:
https://t.co/LVc9kzdiBx

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

“Senator Romney, you and other like-minded GOP colleagues have a big opening right now to demonstrate your seriousness of purpose — by supporting an emerging compromise on immigration reform that would address numerous significant problems all at once.” https://t.co/gWPKELXvd4

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Coming out of Twitter retirement to salute @ThePlumLineGS for his reporting/analysis on immigration, an issue that generates more heat than light. My take: given the sorry state of the status quo, a decent deal is better than no deal. Let's see if Rs get there and the deets work.

[. @GregTSargent]

Big news:

Sen. Thom Tillis and Kyrsten Sinema have reached a deal on a framework of immigration reforms:

*Protections for 2 million Dreamers
*New resources to speed processing asylum seekers
*Fast removal of migrants who don't qualify

More details here:
https://t.co/3pT0l1Y97V

[Social Change Initiative @SCI_Belfast]

Extremism is on the rise, but how should we respond?

SCI brought activists & funders from 14 countries to Greece to examine how civil society there opposed the rise of the far-right Golden Dawn party.

We developed 12 key lessons on tackling extremism: https://t.co/R7OCIGcjyc

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Thanks for everything and over many years, NP ❤️

[Michael Earls @mjearls]

On occasion of the 🐐@FrankSharry's well-deserved retirement, the team at @thenpagency wishes him lots of relaxation, family time, & Chelsea victories.

Thanks Frank

cc many, inc. @caramorrisstern @Justin_Nunez @katyrosegreen @taylor_bluth @nickyvogt @juliavacation

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

Lalo, I am deeply humbled and honored by your commissioned piece. Mil gracias. #Gratitude

[Lalo Alcaraz @laloalcaraz]

I was commissioned to create an original art piece to honor the retirement of a great immigration advocate, @FrankSharry! Happy retirement! #penandink #watercolor

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

@sabrod123 @washingtonpost Abuela must be thrilled. She's not alone. Congrats.

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

From Gallup writeup: "With the majority of Americans, 58%, still wanting the number of people coming to the U.S. from other countries either increased or kept as is, the majority also continue to believe that, on the whole, immigration is a good thing for the country."

[New York Post @nypost]

More Americans want fewer immigrants in US for first time since 2014, poll reveals https://t.co/yWZ8rrtLKd

[. @GregTSargent]

Excellent: Democrats stuck together to defeat all the GOP poison pill amendments on immigration. This is essential to getting the climate bill through to passage. Well done
https://t.co/000OlqMMq6

[Frank Sharry @FrankSharry]

She doesn't name names, but it's pretty clear she just called groups like Catholic Charities and sheroes like Sr. Norma "enemies within."

[Pablo De La Rosa @pblodlr]

Texas’ 34th Congressional Rep., Mayra Flores, said at CPAC 2022 that organizations that lend aid to migrants on their way to the US represent “enemies within.”