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Analysis: Another Missed Chance For GOP To Engage With Latinos
*Stephen Nuño outlines a clear distinction between what the GOP says about reaching out to Latinos and what it does. In that gap, he says, is a missed opportunity. VL […]
Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A ‘Deporter In Chief’
*Here’s what’s new: President Obama has told immigration activists – who had turned their pressure tactics on the White House – to continue pressuring Congress to pass immigration reform for […]
Latino group leader: Obama is ‘deporter in chief’
By Associated Press/Washington Post WASHINGTON — The president of a prominent Latino advocacy group called President Barack Obama the “deporter in chief,” denouncing the administration’s deportation of nearly 2 million […]
Luis Gutierrez Splits With Dreamer Group NIYA
By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices This group of dreamers is pushing too hard for one Latino congressman’s taste. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) distanced himself from the National Immigrant […]
The Importance of STEM Education for Latina Mothers
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Like any mother raising two young children, much of my attention is focused on their education with an eye toward their futures and the opportunities they […]
Billions Proposed for New Border Security. Where Would the Money Go?
By Christie Thompson, ProPublica Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would […]
John McCain, Other Senators To Tour Mexico Border
By Cristina Silva, Associated Press/Huffington Post A group of U.S. senators who will be influential in shaping and negotiating details of an immigration reform package is traveling to the U.S.-Mexico […]
Staunch Anti- Immigrant CO Congressman has Change of Heart
By Nic Turiciano, Denver Post Mike Coffman, a Republican who has proposed anti-immigration legislation in the past, said his change in stance was personal because of interaction with various families. […]
2nd Generation Exceed Immigrants in Income & Education
PRESS RELEASE Second-generation Americans—-the 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrants—-are substantially better off than immigrants themselves on key measures of socio-economic attainment, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of […]
ICE Raids Home of DREAMer Activist Leader Erika Andiola
By Latino Rebels UPDATE: 5:00am January 11, 2013, Andiola posted more information on her public Facebook page. Here is the latest: I want to thank everyone for all of your support. […]