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: Latino, Key in Virginia and New Jersey Elections
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 […]
New Initiative Created to Assist Health Professionals Reach-out to Latino Patients.
On Thursday, North Carolina State University announced that they are constructing a project titled ProSalud (ProHealth) which is aimed to assist healthcare professionals and students communicate with Latino patients. This initiative is concentrated on the idea that communication between health professionals and their patients is vital and both language […]
Lessons on the Power of the Latino Vote
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
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 […]
Commentarios from Maria: Health Reform in Massachusetts should be a learning experience for Republicans
The Republicans should calm down and quit their hypocrisy. This week, I found it amusing how the Republican anger over the non-functioning website for the Healthcare Law Obamacare since they themselves have made efforts to repeal the law. Before we continue with these hypocrisies, Republicans should be very careful and look at the history of […]
$5 million Set Aside for Undocumented Students Admitted to the University of California System
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
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
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 […]
Bridging the STEM Gap in Latino Youth
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) related occupations are currently the second-fastest growing occupation industry in the nation, but women and minorities continue to earn a shrinking share of STEM degrees, and African Americans and Latinos remain among the most underrepresented. Despite what the numbers show, Latino leaders have made it a priority to steer […]
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