U.S. Considering Refugee Status for Hondurans
U.S. Considering Refugee Status for Hondurans
*Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, said today that reporting on this plan is premature. She added that the administration is studying all options to manage the […]
Guatemala’s president to visit Washington; discuss immigration
*… to be a fly on the wall at this meeting. This year the U.S. Congress limited aid to Guatemala “dependent on the success of inquiries into human rights violations.” […]
How the immigration overhaul effort got overtaken by a flood of Latino children
*Republican lawmakers stalled and obstructed a vote on immigration this year, now they want quick legislative action. What a difference 59 thousand children make. VL By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press/Star […]
Surge of Central American Children Roils U.S. Immigration Debate
*Lots of numbers, lots of stats here. Interesting bit: “Overall, 53% favor speeding up this legal process ‘even if it means some children eligible for asylum are deported.’” The question […]
The issue with unaccompanied minors proposal? Failure of compassion
By Al Dia Editorial Staff President Obama anounced June 30 that he is “providing the DHS Secretary additional authority to exercise discretion in processing the return and removal of unaccompanied minor children from […]
Immigrant Advocates Call on Obama to Be Brave and Swift
*Good report. It draws a straight line from what President Obama said he would do regarding immigration, to what his options are, and what some activists want him to do. […]
Cantor’s Defeat Could Put Immigration Reform in Obama’s Court
*Elena Shore tells us not to misread the Cantor primary loss. It wasn’t a referendum on immigration, and the President is now pressured to act. VL By Elena Shore, New […]
President Obama Will Sign into Law Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to the Borinqueneers
*This is from the office of Rep. Pedro Perulisi (PR). Great news for the Borqueneers! (Who or what are the Boriqueneers? Read to find out.) VL Special White House ceremony […]
Julián Castro: The Now Generation of Latino Leadership
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It appears that Latinos have arrived, again, on the national scene. We’ve been declared the Sleeping Giant every decade since the 1980s and nothing seems […]
Mass deportations are alienating young Latino voters from the Democratic Party
*This is not good, because the alienation doesn’t move young Latinos toward the Republican party, it alienates them from the political process altogether. While that might fit into some political […]
