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The White House on Winning the Future with Latinos
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The White House Shares Plan to Win the Future with Latinos

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 05/03/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

Following up on a White House meeting about the vital role of U.S. Latinos in America’s future that included celebrities like Eva Longoria, Gloria and Emilio Estefan and Rosario Dawson last week, the White House on Monday announced a series of nationwide community conversations on the topic and announced a...

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President Obama Calls for Immigration Reform Meeting

By Fox News Latino | 04/19/2011 - 12:50 | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama has called upon a bipartisan group of immigration reform supporters to discuss the importance of fixing the nation's "broken immigration system." 

The invitees are expected to meet with Obama at the White House on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to show wide and varied support for revamping the...

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Election 2010: The Latino Vote
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Election 2010: The Latino Vote

By Mariela Rosario | 10/26/2010 - 10:30 | 3 Comments

With the Hispanic community making up such a crucial number of voters in tight midterm election races all across the country, it seems like everyone is scrutinizing us. From special interest groups urging us not to vote to...

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Rachel Maddow Slams Sharron Angle, Defends Latinos
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Rachel Maddow Slams Sharron Angle, Defends Latinos

By Mariela Rosario | 10/25/2010 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

Rachel Maddow took some time on Sunday to tear into Sharron Angle, the Tea Party darling who is running a very tight race against Senate majority leader Harry Reid in Nevada.

Apparently, Angle, who was recently caught on tape telling a group of college students she didn't believe they were Hispanic because "they...

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Senator Menendez Hopeful about New Immigration Reform Bill
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Senator Menendez Hopeful about New Immigration Reform Bill

By Mariela Rosario | 10/01/2010 - 09:22 | 0 Comments

Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) introduced a new immigration reform bill that has many supporters hopeful to see a change within the system sooner rather than later. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 was filed just as Congress prepares to break until after the November 2 elections.

Introducing the bill yesterday at...

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DREAM Act Activists React to Republican Filibuster
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DREAM Act Activists React to Republican Filibuster

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 09/22/2010 - 14:15 | 3 Comments

As soon as she heard that Republicans had filibustered a defense bill that would have brought the DREAM Act to a vote in the Senate, Lizbeth Mateo got on a plane and headed to Washington D.C., along with other DREAM Act student activists who are not giving up on getting the decade-old bill passed this year. “I’ve been here since then,...

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Actor Esai Morales on SB 1070: "Our People Are Not the Enemy"

Actor Esai Morales on SB 1070: "Our People Are Not the Enemy"

By Mariela Rosario | 08/23/2010 - 17:00 | 3 Comments

We caught up with Esai Morales at the recent Latino Baseball MVP awards hosted by Latino Sports Ventures in NYC and had a chance to chat up the La Bamba star. The hot button issue on everyone's lips was the...

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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...

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