On Wednesday, the White House announced its support for a new immigration overhaul proposal that will reduce legal immigration over the next 10 years by half through massive restrictions on who enters the country. Latino Republicans are expressing concerns over the perils of Trump’s hardline position, claiming it will have repercussions for not only him […]
CNN Correspondent Accuses White House of ‘Harboring Bias Against Latino Immigrants’
August 3, 2017 By
While speaking at Wednesday’s White House press briefing, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta accused the White House of harboring a “bias against Latino immigrants.” After getting into a heated exchange with senior adviser to the Trump administration Stephen Miller, Acosta claims the new Republican backed bill, designed to drastically curve immigration in favor of high skilled, […]
DHS Circumvents Environmental Laws to Speed Border Wall Construction
August 2, 2017 By
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would be waiving several environmental laws necessary to build the controversial wall with Mexico, citing a 2005 law. The Trump administration is circumventing numerous environmental laws, with the affected border segment being the area of San Diego. “The San Diego border area remains an area of […]
National Council of La Raza Rebrands Name to UnidosUS
July 12, 2017 By
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest Latino advocacy organization, announced its decision to change its name to UnidosUS. The announcement came during the organization’s annual conference in Arizona, where it traces its roots. “I believe in unity there is strength and in strength, there is power. We see ‘unidos’ as call to […]
Hispanic Voter Turn Out Growing in Georgia
July 10, 2017 By
While Georgia Hispanic voters turned out at a rate higher than the national average last fall, the polls continue to indicate that they lag significantly compared to other racial groups in the state. About 53 percent of Georgia’s Hispanic voters came out for the 2016 presidential election, and increase from 47 percent in 2012, according […]
Study Finds Latinos Key to U.S. Economic Growth
July 6, 2017 By
On Thursday, the Latino Donors Collaborative, a nonpartisan association of Latino business, political and academic leaders, released a report that shows Latinos are becoming an increasingly critical engine for America’s economic growth. In 2015, 55 million Latinos living and working in the U.S. were responsible for 2.13 trillion or 11.8% of America’s $18.04 trillion gross […]
Dems Say Republican Health Plan is a Death Sentence for U.S. Latinos
June 29, 2017 By
On Wednesday, Democratic senators blasted Republicans’ proposed replacement for Obamacare as a “death sentence” for more than 6 million U.S. Latinos who will lose health care coverage. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that under the Senate Republican legislation roughly 22 million Americans will lose their health insurance by 2026; Latinos represent 6 million of […]
Feds Say Border Wall Prototypes to be Available by Late Summer
June 28, 2017 By
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security said that prototypes of what sections on the border wall with Mexico will look like will be completed by late summer. Ronald Vitiello, acting deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, said up to eight prototypes will be up by September so that DHS can decide which design […]
Arizona Court Denies In-State Tuition for Dreamers with DACA
June 22, 2017 By
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently overturned a ruling that allowed young DACA immigrants to pay in-state tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities. In 2015, a judge ruled that DACA recipients were considered legally present in the U.S. and therefore qualified for state benefits. “I’m so close to the finish line, I waited […]
Stanford Research: Black and Latino Drivers More Likely to be Arrested on Less Evidence
June 21, 2017 By
More than 20 million Americans are stopped annually for traffic violations; Stanford researchers found that Black and Latino drivers face a double standard when compared to their white counterparts. The findings come from an analysis of more than 60 million state police stops in 20 states between 2011 and 2015. “When we applied the threshold […]
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