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Many Latinos Still Don't Know Where Obama & Romney Stand on Immigration

By Samantha Leal | 07/24/2012 - 09:46 | 0 Comments

A new poll shows that President Obama's stance concerning immigration and law hasn't reached as many Latinos as one might think.

The poll, conduced by Latino Decisions for the Liberal Center for American Progress action Fund...

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Deportations Physically & Emotionally Traumatizing Children, Says New Study

By Samantha Leal | 07/20/2012 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

A new study shows that children bear the greatest burden of U.S. deportation policies, which cause many of them to exhibit signs physically and emotionally, reports Fox News Latino. These...

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Michelle Obama on Immigration Reform: "There is Nothing More Critical Than Keeping Families Together"

By Samantha Leal | 07/17/2012 - 09:47 | 0 Comments

As her husband President Barack Obama tries to win reelection, Michelle Obama aired her thoughts on immigration to Univision, saying "there is nothing more critical than keeping families together." This comes after Michelle participated in an internet-broadcast discussion with six Hispanic mothers and their thoughts on health care reform...

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Obama Hosts Naturalization Ceremony for Armed Forces

By Latina Staff | 07/05/2012 - 16:10 | 0 Comments

By Emily Deruy for Univision News

While most people were busy setting up grills for backyard barbecues or watching parades this morning, President Obama welcomed more than two dozen...

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Election 2012: Latino Voters Are The (In)Visible Political Giants

By Viviana Hurtado | 07/05/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

About one year ago, I was advocating for more mainstream news coverage of the Latino vote. The 2010 U.S. Census confirmed what most of us who are Hispanic knew: our population had grown to 50 million or 16 percent of the general population and is expected to increase to 25 percent by 2050. Unless you turned on ...

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Election 2012: The Supreme Court and Your Vote

By Viviana Hurtado | 07/02/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

I was guest anchoring on NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin while she was away when the Supreme Court announced its decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is President Obama’s signature legislation that makes...

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Poll: Do You Think Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Doing a Good Job? Grade Her Voting Record!

By Latina Staff | 06/29/2012 - 17:14 | 0 Comments

Sonia Sotomayor has proven that she's a "wise Latina" by being the first one to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court bench. But do you think she's on the right track?

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Latino Celeb Reactions to Supreme Court Immigration Decision

By Sugey Palomares | 06/27/2012 - 13:15 | 0 Comments

Everyone has been buzzing about the U.S. Supreme Court striking down most of the provisions in the Arizona’s immigration law (also known as SB 1070), but leaving the "papers please" law set in place. Check out what these Latino...

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