Bipartisan House Group Hopes to Unveil Immigration Reform Plan
Bipartisan House Group Hopes to Unveil Immigration Reform Plan
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino While it has not been made public by the members themselves, a bipartisan group in the House, including Democratic Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez, California Democratic Congressman […]
Latinos Discriminated More in States Covered by VRA
By Latino Decisions New brief filed with Supreme Court documents higher rates of prejudice, voting discrimination and inequality faced by African Americans and Latinos in jurisdictions fully covered by Section […]
Mexicans Naturalize at Lower Rate Than Other Immigrants
By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Compared to other groups of immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexicans have the lowest rate of naturalization. Nearly 61 percent of immigrants eligible for naturalization […]
Sen. Menendez Calls Prostitution Allegations ‘Smears’
By Henry C. Jackson, Associated Press Sen. Robert Menendez said Monday that allegations that he engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic are false “smears.” He said he has done […]
If the Court Strikes Section 5 of Voting Rights Act
By Richard L. Hasen, Reuters If the court strikes Section 5, the big question is: What comes next? A sketch of what may happen and what’s at stake. Click on picture to […]
How Many Latinos in U.S. House?
By Suzanne Gamboa, Associated PressAlbuquerque Journal The House Press Gallery, an administrative office of Congress, counts 33 Hispanic representatives in the 113th Congress. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute puts the number […]
Republican Fear Factor Drives Immigration Reform
By David Horsey, Los Angeles Times Even if Republicans support an immigration reform bill, Latinos are not going to become instant conservatives. Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Donkey […]
Three Ways U.S. Immigration Reform Might Impact Mexico
By Olga Khazan and Nick Miroff, The Washington Post Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Kordian] Read more immigration stories here: Eugene Robinson: Immigration reform is a solvable problem, […]
Why Democrats Don’t Have to Worry About Ted Cruz?
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Not too long ago Ruben Navarette wrote a most revealing column entitled “Democrats should worry about up-and-comer Cruz.” The column goes on to extol Cruz’s […]
Before We Bicker on Immigration, Let’s agree On Definitions
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If we’re going to get anywhere in this looming immigration debate, we’ve got to start in the same room, using words we all understand. I don’t […]
