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Supreme Court to Rule on Civil Rights Cases in Coming Weeks

NewsTaco May 10, 2013

Victor Landa, NewsTaco The U. S. Supreme Court will be handing down its decisions on two important civil rights cases soon, one possibly as soon as Monday, May 13. Both […]

Standout DREAMer Thanks Educators: ‘I’m Here Because of You’

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Census Data Highlight Dramatic Shift in Racial Diversity of Electorate

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NYC Considering Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote

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By Hunter Walker, Talking Points Memo New York City could soon become the first major city in the country to give non-citizens the right to vote. The proposal, which would allow […]

The Downton Abbey Exception & 4 Other Stupid Immigration Amendments

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By Adam Serwer, Mother Jones Defying expectations, Congress is poised to take a serious shot at immigration reform. A bipartisan group of eight Senators has agreed on a bill. One […]

Immigration Bill Passes First Early Test in Senate

Mary Mata May 9, 2013

By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro, Reuters (Reuters) – In the first legislative test for the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill, the Judiciary Committee rejected a Republican attempt to significantly […]

Will Women Be Required to Register With the Selective Service?

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It took more than 200 years for the United States to allow women to serve in the front lines of military combat. It might not take […]