Immigration advocates are gearing up for a battle in the Senate in the coming weeks, despite the fact that health care continues to dominate, lessening the chances for immigration reform. One veteran Senate lobbyist said that “immigration is deader than a doornail”. Further adding to advocates frustration is that fact that President Obama devoted only […]
Report: California immigrant men more likely to be employed
January 29, 2010 By
A study released by the California Immigrant Policy Center shows that 84 percent of Latino and Asian immigrant men of working age are employed compared with 78 percent of U.S.-born Latino and Asian men. Immigrant women were less likely to be employed than their U.S.-born counterparts.
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Latinos to GOP Conservatives: Be careful!”
June 5, 2009 By
Prominent conservative leaders are crazed looking for ways to bring down President Obama’s first nominee to the Supreme Court – Judge Sonia Sotomayor – who is the most experienced and best prepared jurist in 100 years. She also happens to be Latina. Newt Gingrich and conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh have called her a racist. Former […]
The Truth About Latinos And The Employee Free Choice Act
March 30, 2009 By
By: Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus The Latino community should wholeheartedly get behind the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Introduced March 10, the bill has a majority of support in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, but business groups are spending heavily to make sure the Senate does not reach the 60 votes that […]
Obama Administration Lays Out U.S.-Mexico Plan
March 25, 2009 By
Yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered the Obama administration’s plan to deal with drug-related violence in Mexico by sending 500 more federal (agents to the U.S.-Mexico border and also address the issue of U.S.-purchased guns being smuggled south by violent drug cartels. The announcement included a comprehensive outline of how $700 million approved by […]
Census Bureau to Launch Ad Campaign to Reach Minorities
March 24, 2009 By
In an article today the Washington Post reports that the Census Bureau is planning on launching a $250 million promotional campaign to encourage participation in the 2010 Census amidst the fears that millions of minorities will be overlooked. More than half of the funds that will go to advertising will go across traditional and social […]
Majority/Near-Majority of First Graders in Top Ten U.S. Cities are Latino
March 5, 2009 By
Demographics in our nation’s schools are changing according to new analysis conducted by The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, and Hispanics are no longer the minority anymore. Latino children now constitute a majority or near majority of first graders in nine of the nation’s largest cities, according to analysis conducted by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute […]
Cisneros Says Nation's Future is linked to Latinos
January 28, 2009 By
Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros has announced he will create a nonprofit that will help integrate Latino immigrants to U.S. society by helping them improve their English and expanding their participation in military service and civic activities. Cisneros, who previously served in the Clinton administration, said he hopes to launch the group this coming year […]
Immigrant Women Face Poor Conditions in Jail
January 26, 2009 By
In a new report released by the Arizona-based Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW); Arizona reportedly has 300 immigrant women who are incarcerated. Problems that negatively impact the welfare of female immigrants are discussed in Unseen Prisoners: A Report on Women in Immigration Detention Facilities in Arizona, including serious issues that affect many Latinas […]
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