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Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill - What's Next?

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Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill

By Sugey Palomares | 05/22/2013 - 10:32 | 0 Comments

By a vote of 13-5, the Senate panel approved the bipartisan immigration bill on Tuesday that would offer 11 million undocumented immigrants a 13-year path to citizenship. The crowd in the room cheered when the...

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Latinas’ Vote Under Fire?

By Viviana Hurtado | 02/27/2013 - 19:08 | 0 Comments

In 1965, 25,000 people marched to Montgomery, Alabama to help pass the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court, including Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, heard arguments on a section of this historic legislation with their decision having a big impact on the Latino vote.

The case is ...

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Ann Coulter Attacks Latinos in Column

By Samantha Leal | 12/07/2012 - 13:18 | 0 Comments

The conservative pundit Ann Coulter wrote a column on Wednesday that blatantly attacked Latinos. In her column, titled "America Nears El Tipping Pointo," she states that "the deluge of unskilled immigrants pouring into the country" are taking over America, and that the typical...

Conservative Group Targets Latinos with Spanish-Language TV Ad

Conservative Group Targets Latinos with Spanish-Language TV Ad

By Amaris Castillo | 08/11/2011 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

In light of the United States’ great debt, a conservative fundraising group has launched a television advertisement aimed at Latino voters. The "Despertarse" ad, which was paid for by super-PAC American Crossroads, features a Latina mother losing sleep...

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Gov't Announces New Health Care Benefits for Women

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 08/01/2011 - 17:09 | 0 Comments

The federal government has announced new guidelines that will enable women to get preventive health care at no additional cost.

Among the services that new insurance plans will be required to provide, deductible- and copay-free, starting next summer: FDA-approved prescription contraceptives, screening for gestational diabetes, breastfeeding support, supplies and...

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Obama Criticized for Skipping Out on Latino Conference

By Amaris Castillo | 06/27/2011 - 15:08 | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama is under heat for not attending a major Latino convention for the third year in a row, CNN.com reports. According to the website, Obama declined to speak at the annual conference of the...