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Puerto Rico loses vote in House of Reps
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Puerto Rico Loses Its Voice in the House of Reps

By Mariela Rosario | 01/06/2011 - 16:30 | 1 Comment

The House of Representative ruled yesterday to revoke the voting rights of delegates, which means that lawmakers representing Puerto Rico, Washington DC, American Guam, Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands no longer have any power in congress.

For Puerto Rico, the revocation of voting rights basically strips the approximately four million residents of the...

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State Legislators Announce Attack on 14th Amendment

State Legislators Announce Attack on Birthright Citizenship

By Mariela Rosario | 01/06/2011 - 13:35 | 3 Comments

The new congress just began, but already the Republican-held House of Representatives is attacking the constitutional rights of immigrants. A group calling themselves State Legislators for Legal Migration held a press conference to talk up a new initiative to take birthright citizenship away from children born on U.S. soil to undocumented immigrants.

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Outgoing CO Gov. Bill Ritter Announces Immigration Fingerprint Program
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Outgoing CO Gov. Bill Ritter Announces Immigrant Fingerprint Program

By Mariela Rosario | 01/05/2011 - 17:30 | 0 Comments

Outgoing Colorado Governor Bill Ritter approved a controversial program on Tuesday that allows the state to identify illegal immigrants through the fingerprints of every person booked into jail.

The program is controversial because some argue that the program will lead to unjust deportations and racial profiling, but Ritter countered that the Secure...

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WATCH: New Mexico's Susana Martinez Sworn is as First Latina Governor

WATCH: New Mexico's Susana Martinez Sworn In as First Latina Governor

By Mariela Rosario | 01/04/2011 - 13:31 | 0 Comments

New Mexico's new governor Susana Martinez was sworn in on Saturday, January 1st, 2011—officially making her the first Latina elected governor of a U.S. state. Hundreds of constituents from all over New Mexico arrived in Santa Fe to witness the historic event and many have high hopes for Martinez's first term in office. 

Watch the video of her...

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Arizona Law Makes Ethnic Studies Classes Illegal
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Arizona Law Makes Ethnic Studies Classes Illegal

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 01/03/2011 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

A new Arizona law banning ethnic studies courses in public schools went into effect on January 1st and it’s already wreaking havoc. The Tucson Unified School District currently stands to lose $15 million in funding for refusing to shut down its...

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New Latinos in Power: David Rivera, Bill Flores, Jaime Lynn Herrera
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New Latinos in Power: Jaime Lynn Herrera, David Rivera, Bill Flores

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 12/23/2010 - 15:00 | 1 Comment

Jaime Lynn Herrera

Office: Republican U.S. Representative for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District

Age: 32

Bio: A rising GOP star and State rep is the only Latina elected to congress in the mid-term elections. She was born in Glendale, California and is married....

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Barack Obama says DREAM Act Failure is "Biggest Disappointment" of the Year

By Fox News Latino | 12/23/2010 - 14:20 | 0 Comments

In a press conference yesterday, President Barack Obama highlighted the accomplishments of his administration during the Lame Duck session of Congress. But the President also talked about the failure to make headway when it comes to comprehensive immigration reform admitted that the Senate's block of the DREAM Act may be his "biggest disappointment."

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Year in Review: Latinos in the News

Year in Review: Latinos in the News

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 12/23/2010 - 11:55 | 0 Comments

Join us for a look back at the newsmakers of 2010—from the election of the first Latina governor to the controversial Arizona immigration law.

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