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Immigration Reform Topic of President Obama’s Speech in Texas

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The US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas will serve as the backdrop for President Barack Obama’s immigration speech scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. The President had made it his task in the last several weeks to step up the push for immigration reform in order to fix the nation’s broken immigration system.  In the run up […]

Brewer takes Immigration Battle to U.S. Supreme Court

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced on Monday that the state will directly appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over the injunction currently blocking parts of the state’s anti-immigrant law, SB 1070, from going into effect. Last month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the court order, which has kept the most controversial parts […]

National Latino Redistricting Roundup

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We at News Taco have been doing our best to keep you informed of redistricting battles affecting Latino population areas (really redistricting affects all Latinos everywhere, but that’s a pretty tall order…) So we thought today would be a good day to do a little roundup of these redistricting battles across the country. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia’s Latino […]

Obama heads to Texas to make case for Immigration Reform

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President Barack Obama plans to push forward with his call for immigration reform in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday. For the last several weeks, the President has taken visible steps to move immigration reform towards the top of the agenda in Congress, holding a number of meetings with top Hispanic lawmakers at the White House […]

Guest Blogger Series: Sarah Azad, MD “Similarities Abound”

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“Hello, I’m Dr. Azad.  Do you speak English?”   During my residency, in a hospital where nearly 60 percent of our patients did not speak English, this was the way I introduced myself to every new patient.   Often, since at least 50 percent of our patients only spoke Spanish, my question would be met with a […]

Recent Deportation Ruling brings Hope to Same-sex Couples facing Separation

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News of the decision by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to halt the deportation of a man in a civil union is simultaneously drawing the spotlight on two hot button issues, immigration reform and the Defense of Marriage Act, and offering hope to same-sex couples threatened with separation. The Gay immigration rights movement is often […]

Latino Museum Commission to present Report to Congress

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The commission tasked with researching the feasibility for the National Museum of the American Latino in the nation’s capital will present its final report to Congress and the White House on Thursday. “Today marks a milestone for the rich and diverse history of our nation, and is a proud moment for the Latino community,” said […]

Obama Discusses Immigration Reform with Hispanic Lawmakers

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President Barack Obama met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus at the White House on Tuesday for the third time in the last several weeks to discuss pushing immigration reform in Congress. “He is committed and will be leaning into this issue in a very serious and very vigorous way. We are upping the intensity on […]

Hispanic Dropout Rate reaches 28 Percent

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The National Council of La Raza recently released a study that indicated a Hispanic dropout rate of 28 percent. The report also included strategy recommendations to improve the opportunities of young Latinos and the social barriers they face as they enter the job market. According to the study, only “58% of Latinos complete high school […]