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White House convenes Latino Leaders for first Hispanic Public Policy Conference

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Earlier this week, the White House held the first ever Hispanic Public Policy Conference that brought together Latino leaders from across the nation with administration officials to discuss solutions to the most critical issues facing the Hispanic community. For two days, 160 attendees met face to face with President Obama’s administration over an agenda that […]

Drop in U.S. Share of Children eased by Immigrant and Minority Births

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  Data from the 2010 Census indicates that immigrant and minority births boosted the nation’s share of children, which reached a record low of 24%. Since 2000, the number of children in the U.S. increased by only 1.9 million, with Latinos and minorities largely accounting for most of this number. The Population Reference Bureau, a […]

Latino Vote Projected to Increase in 2012 Election

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The number of Latino voters is projected to increase by 26 percent to a total of 12.2 million voters in 2012, according to a report by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund. This translates into 8.7 percent of the country’s total voting population for the 2012 election. The NALEO report […]

OUTLAW: My Life As an Undocumented Immigrant

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Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares a narrative about arriving to California at age 12, discovering his illegal status at 16 and with the help of his friends and family striving towards earning U.S. citizenship. Vargas has recently launched a new organization – Define American – to get the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien […]

Obama Campaign will Target Hispanic Voters

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A crucial game-winning piece to keeping the White House in 2012, President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign says it will focus on the Hispanic voting bloc. “Hispanics could very well decide this election,” an Obama adviser on the campaign said. Campaign organizers say their strategy is to focus on increasing Hispanic voter turnout in battleground states […]

Obama Appoints Latina to Top Political Post in Re-election Campaign

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President Barack Obama’s re-election team has selected Katherine Archuleta to be his national political director, marking the first time a Latina holds such a position in a major presidential campaign. Archuleta will be leaving her current role as chief of staff to U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to conduct outreach to elected officials and groups […]

IL and TX Hispanic population demand more political influence

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Illinois Republicans and Texas Democrats are preparing to file lawsuits under the Voting Rights Act that will increase their respective states’ Hispanic-majority districts. It is evident that Latinos are disproportionately represented in Congress with only 24 House members (17 Democrats and 7 Republicans), but with over 50.5 million counted in the 2010 Census, the Hispanic […]

Poll finds Hispanic Opinion differs from other groups over changing Demographics in U.S.

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A new Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor poll found that Hispanics are less concerned about the rapidly changing demographics of the U.S. population than whites or blacks. The poll released on Friday is the ninth in a series that examine the implications of the changing face of America on the economy. This time around the survey […]

Latinos, Immigrants Comprise Half of Federal Felons

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A new investigation by the Associated Press found that almost half of those sentenced in federal court for felonies are Latino. These numbers are bolstered by immigration cases, the AP reported, noting the discrepancy between this prison population and their percentage of the overall population, 16%. Furthermore: Expedited court hearings along the border are a […]