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GOP Bill to Deport Victims of Domestic Abuse
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Proposed GOP Bill Would Deport Undocumented Victims of Domestic Violence

By Amaris Castillo | 09/29/2011 - 07:30 | 0 Comments

Immigration advocates are up in arms over a proposed bill that would force authorities to deport undocumented women who turn to police for help after experiencing domestic violence. The bill, proposed by...

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Report Back: President Obama Answers Your Questions!
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President Obama: "In my lifetime we will have a Latino candidate for President"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 09/28/2011 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

In an unprecedented 50-minute chat streamed live online, President Obama sat down with Latino journalists in the White House’s map room to answer an array of questions posed by Hispanics nationwide. Among his comments: He expects a viable Latino presidential candidate within his lifetime.

In “Open for Questions,” journalists from...

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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seated with First Lady for President's Speech on Job Creation

By Mariela Rosario | 09/08/2011 - 16:10 | 0 Comments

Tonight, LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be seated next to Michelle Obama during President Obama's speech to the joint session of Congress on how we can create more jobs for the American public.

He recently spoke to Madeleine Brand of Southern California Public radio on what he hopes to hear tonight in the nation'...

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Protesters Demand a Halt to Deportations

By Fox News Latino | 08/17/2011 - 08:30 | 0 Comments

Pro-immigration reform activists protested on Tuesday in front of President Barack Obama's reelection campaign headquarters in Chicago and delivered 24,000 signatures demanding the end of the Secure Communities program, which has led to the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants.

Earlier, the executive...

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Latinos Tired of Obama’s Lack of Immigration Leadership
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Latinos Tired of Obama’s Inaction on Immigration Reform

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 08/12/2011 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

For Emma Lozano, President Barack Obama’s hosting his birthday bash in Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom—the same place, set in a heavily Latino community, where acts like Los Tigres del Norte sing pro-immigrant songs—was “a slap in the face” to Latinos, to whom he’s promised much but come up short. So Lozano and 400 others staged their own bash...

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WATCH: J.Lo Performs in France While Marc Anthony is in Puerto Rico

By Mariela Rosario | 06/15/2011 - 09:18 | 0 Comments

While Marc Anthony was in Puerto Rico taking in President Obama's recent speech (the first visit by a sitting...

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DREAM Act Reintroduced Before Congress!

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 05/11/2011 - 16:30 | 0 Comments

Undocumented students will get another shot at staying in the country: The DREAM Act has been reintroduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives today, as President Obama turns up the heat on efforts at comprehensive immigration reform ahead of the 2012 election. 

“This legislation will allow our nation to maintain...

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President Barack Obama: "We Define Ourselves as a Nation of Immigrants"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 05/10/2011 - 17:19 | 2 Comments

Squinting under the fierce El Paso sun, President Obama delivered a speech about immigration reform that reiterated the need for Congress to “catch up” with the rest of the country, which he says has formed a consensus that the “immigration system is broken.”

"We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants," insisted Obama. "A nation that welcomes...

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