With the ongoing push from activists and groups for immigration reform in the United States, Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner on Wednesday said that talks between the House and the Senate regarding an immigration overhaul similar to the bill already approved in the Senate, is unlikely. “The […]
Biden Travels to Atlanta for Latest Immigration Reform Push
November 13, 2013 By
This Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Atlanta to speak about the importance of repairing our current immigration system at a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens. According to the White House, Vice President Biden will speak at a naturalization event at The King Center to […]
Comentarios from Maria: Los latinos, claves en elecciones de Virgina y Nueva Jersey
November 12, 2013 By
Una vez más, fue obvio el papel que jugaron los latinos en estas elecciones para llevar a los respectivos ganadores hacia la victoria. El martes 5 de noviembre, el pueblo estadounidense acudió a las urnas de votación para elegir a los futuros gobernadores de los estados de Nueva Jersey y Virginia Y una vez más, […]
Comentarios from Maria: Latino, Key in Virginia and New Jersey Elections
November 12, 2013 By
On Tuesday, November 5, the American people went to the polls to elect the future governors of the states of New Jersey and Virginia. And once again, it was obvious that the role played by Latinos in these elections to bring the respective winners to victory, was extremely important. In Virginia, voters elected Democrat […]
Lessons on the Power of the Latino Vote
November 7, 2013 By
After Tuesday’s governor elections, Republicans in Congress established that there must be a better way to alter the landscape for their party after recognizing the strategic importance of Latinos for future elections. In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie was boosted to a blowout victory by more than 20 points in part because he won half of […]
Tea Party Rhetoric Pushes Latinos to McAuliffe
November 6, 2013 By
Several Latinos who voted for Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia on Tuesday said they were doing so because of Republican Ken Cuccinelli’s anti-immigrant point-of-view. In a 2012 radio interview, Cuccinelli, criticizing a D.C. law on pest control, said “It is worse than our immigration policy. You can’t break […]
$5 million Set Aside for Undocumented Students Admitted to the University of California System
November 1, 2013 By
This past Wednesday, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and current University of California System President, Janet Napolitano, announced that $5 million will be set aside for services dedicated to undocumented immigrants admitted to the University of California. “UC will continue to be a vehicle for social mobility,” […]
Latino Donors Come Together To Put Pressure on House Republicans Opposing Immigration Reform Bill
November 1, 2013 By
A new political advocacy organization named The Latino Victory Project has designed a plan to spend up to $20 million on campaigns focusing on members of Congress who have good-sized Latino communities in their districts but oppose comprehensive immigration reform. The plan is designed to concentrate on next […]
House Democrats Gain More Republican Support for Immigration Reform Bill
October 31, 2013 By
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) announced Wednesday he is publicly supporting and has signed on to the comprehensive immigration reform bill, H.R.15. With Rep. Valadao’s backing, there is now three House Republicans who support the bill introduced by Democrats. “By supporting H.R. 15 I am strengthening my message: Addressing immigration reform in the House cannot wait,” Valadao […]
One Step Forward, One Step Back On Immigration Reform
October 29, 2013 By
Democrats and advocates are stepping up the pressure to get House Republicans to move on immigration reform after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced in a statement Monday that he does not think the bill he helped draft and pass through the Senate should be combined with House-passed legislation. The reason, according to Rubio’s spokesman Alex […]
Recent Comments