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President Barack Obama is interviewed by Latina Magazine during a phone call in the Oval Office, Aug. 10, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

EXCLUSIVE: President Obama Tells Latina the Economic Crisis “Has Shaken A Lot of Confidence”

By Galina Espinoza | 08/10/2011 - 19:14 | 0 Comments

Despite acknowledging that the recent showdown with Congress over raising the debt ceiling “has shaken a lot of confidence” and left “some repair work that needs to be done,” President Obama does not plan to call Congress back from its recess to address the growing economic crisis.  “The issue for Congress isn’t simply being back in town if all they are doing is...

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Immigrant Families Protest Obama Administration's Deportations
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Immigrant Families Protest Obama Administration's Deportations

By Adriana Rivera | 08/04/2011 - 13:15 | 0 Comments

“Destroying families is un-American,” said Chicago community leader Artemio Arreola.

With nearly 400,000 deportations per year, and more than one million families separated, President Obama’s administration is facing heat from the immigrant Latino community. The national Change Takes Courage campaign, launched on...

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Immigration Roundup: Illinois Signs DREAM Act Into Law, Federal Gov't Prepares to Sue Alabama
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Immigration Roundup: Illinois Signs DREAM Act Into Law, Federal Gov't Prepares to Sue Alabama

By Amaris Castillo | 08/02/2011 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Since Arizona’s passage of SB 1070 caused a frenzy last year (and was later ruled unconstitutional), it seems as though the topic of immigration has remained in the headlines and will likely stay a hot button issue until at least the 2012 election.  Some states have made headlines with...

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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...

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Lockbox Voter Drive Pressuring President Obama to Address Immigration Before 2012 Election

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 06/22/2011 - 13:15 | 2 Comments

The aim is simple but ambitious: Lock up the Latino vote until President Obama uses his presidential powers to stop deportations of undocumented immigrants that separate families.

Election 2010: The Latino Vote

Several Latino organizations and churches, led by...

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President Obama on Puerto Ricans: "People On This Island Don't Quit"
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President Obama on Puerto Ricans: "People On This Island Don't Quit"

By Mariela Rosario | 06/14/2011 - 15:35 | 0 Comments

President Obama spoke to the people of Puerto Rico today, becoming the first sitting president in 50 years to visit the island nation (President John F. Kennedy was the last). Back in 2008, when he was the Democratic...

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5 Things You May Not Know About Puerto Rico
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5 Things You May Not Know About Puerto Rico

By Mariela Rosario | 06/13/2011 - 12:45 | 1 Comment

In honor of President Obama's pending visit to Puerto Rico (the first by a sitting president in 50 years!) and the National Puerto Rican Day parade that just rocked New York City, we wanted to share five cool facts you may not know about the small, but influential, Caribbean nation:

1) Puerto Rico has the only rainforest in the...

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A Latina Named Political Director of Obama's Reelection Campaign!

By Mariela Rosario | 06/09/2011 - 14:49 | 0 Comments

President Obama has appointed Katherine Archuleta as the Political Director of his 2012 reelection campaign, dubbed Obama for America. She is the first Latina to ever hold this position for a major presidential campaign.

Previously, Archuleta...

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