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Open Letter From Erika Andiola to Sens. McCain and Flake
PRESS RELEASE – DREAM Action Coalition Dear Senator Flake and Senator McCain, Thursday night I heard a banging knock at the door. I looked through the window and immigration agents […]
Fear of Deportation Takes its Toll on Long Beach Immigrants
By Patrick Moreno, New America Media Long Beach residents Joel H. and Rigoberto M. are undocumented fathers with children in the United States and in their respective homelands of Honduras and […]
ILLINOIS’ UNDOCUMENTED SHOULD GET DRIVER’S LICENSES
(Editor’s note: The Illinois Senate will vote today, Jan. 6, 2013, on whether or not to give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.) By Bianca Cervantes, Hancock College Prep Senior, Chicago Public Schools Americans today […]
113th Congress: Latino expectations for 2013
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Latinos are poised to play an increasing role this year and there is already a list of pending issues that supporters hope will be addressed in […]
Spanish Literacy Obstacle for Some Seeking Deferred Action
By Valeria Fernandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arisbeth Meza came to Phoenix from Mexico City, following the path of her older sister. She was 13 and has been […]
I Told You So! Latino Power Surge Decades in the Making
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco ¿Sabes que? “I Told You So!” I told you all that the Latino vote would play a decisive role in this presidential election. I first […]
Should Undocumented Texas Residents Get Drivers’ Licenses?
By Peter Malof, Public News Service DALLAS – Could a national post-election mood change help reverse a Texas crackdown on undocumented residents receiving drivers’ licenses? State Rep. Roberto Alonzo, D-Dallas, hopes […]
Latinos Seek Broader Involvement in Obama Administration
By Susana G. Baumann, Voxxi More than 11 million Latinos representing 10 percent of the electorate voted on November 6, showing ample consent for the incumbent (71 percent). Despite glooming […]
U.S. Birth Rate Decline is Greatest Among Immigrants
PRESS RELEASE The U.S. birth rate dipped in 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, led by a plunge in births to immigrant women after the onset of the Great Recession, according […]
DREAMers Being Considered for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi The Dreamers’ movement is more powerful and stronger than ever before–and Time magazine thinks so too. This year, the magazine lists Dreamers as one of the 40 candidates […]