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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...

Victoria Soto sister Carlee Soto after Senate gun control vote

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“Disgusted” and “Disappointed”: Newtown Shooting Victim’s Sister Carlee Soto to the Senate

By Viviana Hurtado | 04/19/2013 - 12:42 | 0 Comments

The younger sister of Vicki Soto, one of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting victims, had powerful words for the U.S. Senate after a crucial gun control legislation vote requiring background checks failed. Speaking on CNN, Carlee Soto expressed what millions of Americans feel: “I am disgusted and so disappointed in our Senate...

Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly

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Gabrielle Giffords Pens Angry NYT Piece on Need For Gun Control

By Amaris Castillo | 04/18/2013 - 11:58 | 0 Comments

The U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation on Wednesday that would expand background checks for those wanting to buy guns, causing many people to become upset, including Gabrielle Giffords, the politician who was a victim of a tragic shooting near Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011 that left six people dead and 12 wounded.

In a moving opinion piece for...

Gun Control Op Ed

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Why The Senate Failed Us With Their Gun Control Vote

By Irina Gonzalez | 04/18/2013 - 11:50 | 0 Comments

I don’t have personal experience with guns.

I know people who keep guns in their homes for their own protection and people who have been robbed at gunpoint. But I, personally, have never had to deal with a gun. What I have had experience with, however, is fear in the classroom after news of the Columbine High School shooting...

Marco Rubio at the Republican National Convention

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Record Number of Latinos Take Their Seats in Congress!

By Samantha Leal | 11/08/2012 - 14:31 | 0 Comments

A record number of 31 Latinos will be taking seats in the U.S. Congress in January, according to the non-partisan National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Three of them will be taking their place in the Senate, while 28 Latinos will head to the House of Representatives, reports the ...

Inspiring Young Latina of the Week: Joleen Rivera

Inspiring Young Latina of the Week: Joleen Rivera

By Jill Pankow | 03/05/2012 - 11:49 | 0 Comments

University of Wisconsin law student Joleen Rivera has already put her vast knowledge and infinite passion to good use by aiding the U.S. Latino population. When she completes her degree this year, she plans on leaving a long-lasting legacy for her community. The Puerto Rican academic is dedicated to challenging existing laws that hinder the...