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President Barack Obama, GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney

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Election 2012: Is the Deportation Announcement a Game Changer?

By Viviana Hurtado | 06/21/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Latinos’ enthusiasm and energy after President Obama announced young student or military illegal immigrants would not be deported could have powered a small city for a month. Now the devil is in the details: how is the policy going to be rolled out? What guidance will be given to those charged with executing the President’s vision such as law...

Bill O'Reilly at The Hollywood Reporter event in April 2012

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Bill O'Reilly Supports a Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants

By Samantha Leal | 06/20/2012 - 10:10 | 0 Comments

In a strange concession, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly announced on his show The O'Reilly Factor that he believes there should be a pathway to citizenship for individuals who came here at a young age as undocumented immigrants, reports the ...

WATCH: 'Rock Center' Special Report on the Crisis in Alabama

WATCH: 'Rock Center' Special Report on the Crisis in Alabama

By Mariela Rosario | 11/17/2011 - 10:15 | 0 Comments

This week on Rock Center, journalist Kate Snow traveled down to Alabama to explore the devastating effects of HB 56, the souther states new, incredibly restrictive immigration laws that make Arizona look like a cake walk.

The laws have snowballed and caused a string of negative consequences for both the immigrants who live...

Suicide Among Border Patrol Agents on the Rise

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Suicide Among Border Patrol Agents on the Rise

By Mariela Rosario | 08/17/2010 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

A recent report by the Associated Press highlighted a disturbing trend among Border Patrol agents. It seems that suicides have drastically increased recently. At least 15 agents have killed themselves since February 2008, equaling the largest spike at the law enforcement agency in more than 20 years.

While some Border Patrol officials and families of...

Watch: Shakira Advocates for Immigrants in Arizona

By Mariela Rosario | 05/04/2010 - 10:08 | 4 Comments

Shakira has been on a whirl-wind media tour recently, speaking out against the passage of the new immigration laws in Arizona, SB 1070. Although some saw her involvement as an affront since she is not a United States citizen, we think it makes sense that Shaki stepped up to the plate; she herself admitted while speaking to the mayor of...