Jose Antonio Vargas: ‘What do you want to do with me?’
Jose Antonio Vargas: ‘What do you want to do with me?’
By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Unlike last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration, the panel of witnesses for Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration included an undocumented immigrant, Pulitzer-Prize winning […]
Cartel Role in Booming Migration Through Rio Grande Valley
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Last year, nearly every region along the U.S.-Mexico border saw a decline in migrant apprehensions—except the Rio Grande Valley. Apprehensions there increased 70 percent, according […]
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. […]
Hazleton Immigration Ordinance Increases Latino Population
By Kent Jackson, Associated Press/Standard Speaker The 2010 Census showed that Hazleton’s population increased by more than 2,000, the first gain in 70 years. An influx of Latinos, who now […]
NewsTaco/ Latino USA: Menendez, Geraldo & More…
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA While journalist Geraldo Rivera talks about a Senate run, Sen. Robert Menendez faces prostitution related allegations; and a new study looks at Mexican immigrants and […]
Cuban Perks Under Scrutiny in U.S. Immigration Reform
By David Adams and Tom Brown, Reuters/Yahoo News Under the Cuban Adjustment Act, Cubans receive unique and highly favorable treatment, including granting of permanent residency a year after arrival, as well […]
Children Of Latino Immigrants Skew More Democratic Than Parents
By Gene Demby, NPR While most immigrants from Latin America identify with the Democratic Party, Hispanic members of the second generation — those born in the United States with at […]
How Marco Rubio’s Mom Influenced Him on Immigration Reform
By Arlette Saenz, ABCNews In an interview with Time magazine, Rubio said his mother, Oriales Garcia Rubio, left him a voice mail in December that urged him to tread cautiously when it came […]
Immigration is Mostly About Fertility
By Jonathan V. Last, Los Angeles Times When it comes to immigration, demographers have a general rule of thumb: Countries with fertility rates below the replacement level (2.1) tend to […]
Latinos & Birth Control, Great Infographic!
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Love this Infographic! It was done by our friends at MAP Political Communication, in Austin, Texas. Very few things tell a story better than a picture, […]