Mariana Diaz and Alejandro Caballero cross the U.S.-Mexico border checkpoint every day to attend high school in El Paso. They hail from a key battleground city in Mexico’s drug wars, Ciudad Juarez. Federal soldiers patrol the streets of Ciudad Juarez, which saw 1,600 homicides this past year.
Supreme Court Justice Nomination Update
May 20, 2009 By
President Barack Obama, perhaps, is just days away from naming his choice to fill the Supreme Court seat being left vacant by retiring Justice David Souter. It is rumored that he considering both Hispanic and women candidates. Either would be significant for the Supreme Court given that in its more than 200 year history, only […]
Hispanic Caucus Meets with Van Jones to Connect Hispanic Community to Green Jobs Movement
May 20, 2009 By
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) met with Van Jones, who is the Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Equality. The meeting’s purpose was to discuss how the Latino community could help move the new clean energy economy forward. The CHC wants to ensure that the Latino […]
Survey Shows High Teen Pregnancy Rate for Latinas
May 20, 2009 By
According to a survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy co-sponsored by the Hispanic advocacy group, National Council of La Raza, 53 percent of Latinas get pregnant in their teens, about twice the national average.
CHC, CAPAC and Progressive Caucus Discuss Immigration Reform with Community Leaders
May 20, 2009 By
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) in conjunction with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and the Progressive Caucus met with a diverse coalition of organizations invested in the debate on Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The focus of the discussion was on how to advance legislation this year that would enact the reforms necessary to fix […]
U.S. Expanding Immigration Checks
May 19, 2009 By
The Obama administration is expanding a program created during George W. Bush’s administration that will check the immigration status of every person who gets booked in a local jail by matching fingerprints with the federal immigration database. This program, according to current and former U.S. officials, could increase deportation of illegal immigrants who have been […]
Poll Reveals Reality of Hispanic Voters
May 19, 2009 By
A new poll from America’s Voice, a group favoring immigration reform similar to what Obama has outlined, has mixed reviews for the White House. The poll, conducted by Sergio Bendixen of Bendixen & Associates, reveals that Obama has strengthened his support among Hispanic voters, yet the community has high expectations for him to fulfill his […]
GOP to Increase Focus on Hispanic Voter Gap
May 18, 2009 By
The Republican Party saw a sharp collapse in support from Hispanic voters in 2006, one that carried on in the 2008 election. Due to GOP attacks on illegal immigration, it was no surprise that Hispanic voters fled to the Democratic Party. In fact, John McCain only got 31 of the 44 percentage points George W. […]
GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Andres Ramirez "Hispanics Poised To Flex Muscle in Politics, Policy"
May 18, 2009 By
By: Andres Ramirez There is no doubt the 2008 elections were indeed historic, but while the results of the 2010 midterms — and the decennial U.S. Census in the same year — may not have the rock star quality of the presidential contest, they very likely will have a far-reaching and long-lasting impact on our […]
Mexican Data Reports that Migration to U.S. Has Decreased Dramatically
May 15, 2009 By
Census data from the Mexican government indicates a dramatic decline in the number of Mexican immigrants entering the United States. The recently released data shows that about 226,000 fewer people emigrated from Mexico to other countries during the year that ended in August 2008 than during the previous year, a decline of 25 percent. All […]
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