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No Back-to-School for Kids Who Crossed Border in AZ
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No Back-to-School for Kids Who Crossed Border in AZ

By Mariela Rosario | 08/25/2010 - 12:15 | 14 Comments

Tom Horne is on a mission. The wanna-be politician, in the running to become Arizona's next attorney general, is determined to keep kids who can't prove they are American citizens from attending school.

Horne—currently school chief in Arizona—has set his sights on Ajo, a town with a population of about 4,300 located just 40 short miles from the...

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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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Obama Admin Considers Further Lift on Travel Bans to Cuba
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Obama Admin Discusses Further Lift on Travel Bans to Cuba

By Elayne Fluker | 08/19/2010 - 16:00 | 1 Comment

The Obama administration is planning to further ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, which has been subjected to US sanctions since John F. Kennedy's presidency. According to recent reports, the announcement could come as early as next week, but no final decision has been made yet.

Last year the government allowed Cuban-Americans with...

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U.S. Dept. of Justice May Sue AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio

U.S. Dept. of Justice May Sue AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio

By Mariela Rosario | 08/18/2010 - 17:45 | 3 Comments

A federal investigation looking into the controversial practices of Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joseph Arpaio has heated up since the recent Department of Justice victory over Senate Bill 1070. Ever since...

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Mexico to Allow Gay Couples to Adopt
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Mexico to Allow Gay Couples to Adopt

By Mariela Rosario | 08/18/2010 - 16:17 | 1 Comment

Mexico's Supreme Court upheld a law this week allowing gay couples to adopt children in the capital, Districto Federal. The law allowing same-sex marriage received a lot of attention in international media a few months ago when Mexican singer...

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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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Obama Signs $600 Million Border Security Bill

Obama Signs $600 Million Border Security Bill

By Mariela Rosario | 08/15/2010 - 10:00 | 3 Comments

President Barack Obama signed a $600 million border security bill into law last week in hopes of moving the immigration reform debate forward. For years, conservatives and Republicans have argued that a discussion about reforming the current...

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New Study Shows Number of Babies Born to Undocumented Immigrants
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New Study Shows Number of Babies Born to Undocumented Immigrants (and Tells Why Latinos Should Care)

By Alice Taranto | 08/13/2010 - 17:00 | 2 Comments

The Pew Hispanic Center just released a new analytic report about Census Bureau data regarding immigration. The report includes stats on "unauthorized immigrants" and the significant population of children born to them.

In 2008, about 340,000 of...

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