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Lack of federal action on immigration reform fuels state measures

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Activist organizations are overwhelmed by the number of bills being introduced at the state and local levels in states such as Arizona, Oklahoma and New Jersey. In 2005, approximately 300 immigration bills were introduced in state legislatures, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Last year, the number of such bills soared to 1,562. […]

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa disputes Los Angeles drop out rates: "The dropout rate in LA schools is even worse than estimated by state officials"

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Sharply disputing a state report, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday said he believes the dropout rate at Los Angeles schools is even worse than the dismal 33 percent estimated by state officials. Villaraigosa, who previously used the dropout-rate issue as leverage to take control of a handful of schools, said the new state figures released […]

McCain's Latino Problem

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Columnist argues that McCain’s association with the Bush administration and his stance on economic issues is alienating Latinos and pushing them towards Barack Obama… For months now, polls have shown that Latinos are favoring Barack Obama over McCain by margins of 2-1 or better. Latinos, who largely favored Hillary Clinton during the primaries, have apparently […]

McCain and Obama are trying to avoid the immigration trap

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Both John McCain and Barack Obama are attempting to discuss other issues that Latinos care about rather than focus solely on immigration… Three times this month, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have addressed national Hispanic advocacy and community service organizations. As a result, it is possible to draw a picture of the strategy and […]

Can Latinos forgive and forget?

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Columnist Ruben Navarrete argues that McCain may have already alienated Hispanics by flip-flopping on the immigration issue…. Latinos aren’t known to forgive and forget. And that’s a problem for John McCain, who spoke Monday. The presumptive Republican nominee has put at risk decades of support from Latino voters in Arizona because of the perception he […]

Latinos and Education Reform

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Polls show that education is a high priority for Latinos in this election year. Polls also reveal that Latinos favor “school choice” a position which may benefit John McCain… This survey found that although Hispanic voters generally consider public schools to be effective, they also favor, by a wide margin, school choice (defined as allowing […]

McCain: "I risked political suicide for immigration reform"

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain, speaking Monday to the National Council of La Raza convention, reminded Latino leaders he risked “political suicide” in his two failed attempts at comprehensive immigration reform – and rebuked Sen. Barack Obama’s suggestion that McCain flip-flopped on his own legislation when it became unpopular. McCain addressed Obama’s criticism head on, […]