House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke for a little more than eight hours to oppose the budget deal to lift spending caps and avert a government shutdown, because the plan does not address immigration issues. “I have had the privilege of reading the testimony from Dreamers, I still have more,” she said, receiving applause […]
Once again the fate of DREAMers is in limbo.
January 23, 2018 By
Senate Democrats wound up voting to reopen the federal government after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reassured Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y) that Senate would vote on some kind of immigration legislation by mid-February. The 81-18 vote allowed a spending bill to fund the government through Feb. 8, reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) […]
In Last State of the Union, Legacy and 2016 To Dominate Obama’s Address
January 12, 2016 By
President Obama is set to deliver the final State of the Union address of his administration Tuesday night. When he enters the House Chamber to address a joint session of Congress, the Cabinet, Supreme Court Justices and the American people he will be hoping to solidify his legacy, and offer a more optimistic vision for […]
Guest Blogger: Rosa Mendoza “Set-top Box Rules May Hinder Minority Programmers”
November 24, 2015 By
Earlier this week, all five FCC commissioners appeared at a hearing held by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, giving Congress an opportunity to examine whether the FCC’s recent actions best serve the American people. The hearing highlighted the need for the FCC to move away from burdensome regulations and return […]
In America, Francis Delivers Powerful Message of Social Justice to Washington
September 25, 2015 By
This week, Pope Francis I, the 266th successor of Saint Peter and head of the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church made his first visit to the United States, and became the third sitting pontiff to visit the United States as he was welcomed by U.S. President Barack Obama on the South Lawn of The White House […]
Comentarios From Maria: Hillary Clinton offers a clear vision toward progress in Cuba
August 4, 2015 By
A few weeks ago, the United States took a historic step toward normalizing our diplomatic relations with Cuba, and for the first time in 54 years the Cuban flag was hoisted in front of the country’s embassy in Washington, D.C. This was, of course, much more than a symbolic gesture: it was a point of […]
GOP’s Immigration Agenda: ‘Mass Deportation’
April 30, 2015 By
Mass Deportation: That’s the slogan that immigration and civil rights activists are using to describe the Republican Party in a new report by the Alliance for Citizenship issued on the same day as a GOP-controlled US House hearing on whether or not people born in the United States should get automatic citizenship. In the report […]
How Might Kevin McCarthy, Likely Successor to Eric Cantor, Impact Immigration Reform?
June 13, 2014 By
The primary that shocked the nation has positioned Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, as the front-runner in the election for House Majority Leader, which is set to take place on June 19. But the question remains: with all the talk about the future of immigration reform, how might McCarthy shape the debate? McCarthy has indicated that he […]
Guest Blogger: Jose Aristimuno “In State of the Union, Obama is Cautious on Immigration Reform”
January 30, 2014 By
This week, President Obama urged Congress in his State of the Union address to fix our broken immigration system once and for all. And although the President made the call that Congress needed to act, many have been quick to criticize him for only dedicating a short portion of the speech to talk about immigration […]
Guest Blogger: Jose Aristimuno “In 2014, Immigration Reform Must Be A Priority”
January 23, 2014 By
For the past year, people from across the country have come to see firsthand how dysfunctional Washington can come to be: Republicans forcing a government shutdown, failure to expand unemployment benefits for millions of Americans, and the their obsession with repealing Obamacare. But despite all of the partisanship that consumes Washington on a daily basis, […]
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