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Rocsi Diaz at the Food Bank for New York City 2012 Can-Do Awards Dinner in 2012
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EXCLUSIVE: Rocsi Diaz on Why Latinos Should Vote for Obama

By Sugey Palomares | 06/25/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Television host Rocsi Diaz has been keeping herself busy since announcing she was leaving her post as co-host on BET's 106 & Park just last month. Since then, the Latina VJ is lending her influencial voice for President...

Ousted Paraguay President Fernando Lugo
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Ousted Paraguay President Calls for Return to Democracy

By Samantha Leal | 06/25/2012 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Fernando Lugo, the Paraguayan President who was impeached and ousted by Congress a few days ago, has called the country's new government "illegitimate" and called for a return to democratic rule, reports Reuters

Congress voted...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Parts of Arizona Immigration Law

By Samantha Leal | 06/25/2012 - 13:43 | 0 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the key parts of Arizona’s immigration law, but let stand a controversial part that lets police check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws, reports CNN.

The court’s 5-3 ruling upheld the authority...

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5 Things We Learned About Marco Rubio From His Memoir ‘An American Son’

By Samantha Leal | 06/20/2012 - 15:06 | 0 Comments

Marco Rubio’s recently released memoir, An American Son, gives us insight into his life and beginnings. The Republican Vice President hopeful talks about his Cuban family, coming to grips with his heritage and parlaying that into a successful political career. But there were a few things that we didn’t know about Rubio (or at least, not in his...

President Barack Obama at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security
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Obama Agrees To Stop Deporting Undocumented Students

By Sugey Palomares | 06/15/2012 - 13:50 | 0 Comments

Change is finally on the way for Dream Act advocates. President Barack Obama’s administration has announced a plan to stop deporting undocumented immigrants who are Dream Act-eligible and between the ages of 15 to 30.

Instead, the "deferred action" policy will grant work permits to undocumented youth who have...

Jorge Ramos on Univision Meet the Candidate in January 2012
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Jorge Ramos Says No to Obama Campaign

By Latina Staff | 06/14/2012 - 14:58 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Fabian for Univision News

Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos took to the airwaves last week to object to the Obama campaign’s use of his image in a Spanish-language television advertisement....

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Deportations Not Slowing, Despite U.S. Backlog

By Samantha Leal | 06/08/2012 - 11:56 | 0 Comments

Deportations have not slowed down in the U.S., despite seven months of reviews by the Obama administration, reports The New York Times. This continuance has obviously disappointed many immigrants, many...

Marc Anthony at Cedars Sinai Sports Spectacular 2012
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WATCH: Marc Anthony Supports Barack Obama

By Samantha Leal | 06/07/2012 - 14:43 | 0 Comments

Marc Anthony is the latest Latino supporting President Barack Obama for re-election. The singer publicly announced his support in a 30-second video for the Obama campaign, which urges Latinos to vote for President Obama. He tweeted: Re-electing @BarackObama=4 more yrs of progress for Latinos. That's why I'm hosting him on June 26 in Miami...

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