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$5 million Set Aside for Undocumented Students Admitted to the University of California System

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              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

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              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 […]

First Lady Michelle Obama, Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita Come Together for Healthier Eating Campaign

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                  On Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama came together with Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita along with the Produce Marketing Association and the Partnership for a Healthier America for an announcement about marketing healthier foods to children. This announcement came after Mrs. Obama called on stakeholders to […]

House Democrats Gain More Republican Support for Immigration Reform Bill

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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 […]

Guest Blogger: Kristian Ramos “Website will be fixed, Obamacare already helping uninsured Latinos”

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Like Charlie Brown and the football, critics keep kicking at Obamacare, missing badly and ending up with mud on their faces. Sadly they are at it again, this time talking about defunding a law that is overwhelmingly popular with Hispanics over a glitchy website. Healthcare.gov the web portal and latest phase in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) roll out is the […]

One Step Forward, One Step Back On Immigration Reform

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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 […]

Increasing Number of Latinos Apply for Political Asylum

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New data shows that the application process for political asylum experienced in the 1980s within the Central American community during the bloody civil wars of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua has largely increased within the U.S. Mexican community in the past two years. According to statistics provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), […]

Comentarios from Maria: “Boehner’s choice: Tea party or America?”

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Speaking to the nation after Congress reached a deal to reopen the government and temporarily raise the debt ceiling, President Barack Obama said we are “Americans first” and need to put partisan interests aside to get things done. But can we? The recent shenanigans do not bode well for the future. The resolution of the […]

Guest Blogger: Adrianna Quintero “Americans & Latino Americans to Tea Party: We Want our EPA”

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Most, if not all of us, are applauding the fact that after a 16-day standoff, lawmakers were able to come to an agreement that puts the government back to work. While the devil may be in the details, and concessions were made on both sides, the importance of knowing that our country can meet its […]