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Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report

How Sweet! Colbert Gives Junot Diaz 'F U' Sweatshirt (VIDEO)

By Sugey Palomares | 03/27/2013 - 15:08 | 0 Comments

Pulitzer prize-winning author Junot Diaz paid comedian Stephen Colbert a visit on Monday night's Colbert Report. The satirical host...

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Jeb Bush: Legal Residency, Not Citizenship, For Illegal Immigrants

By Sugey Palomares | 03/05/2013 - 11:35 | 0 Comments

Jeb Bush may be trying to become a major player in the national debate about immigration. The former Florida Governor is on the road promoting his new book,...

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Ann Coulter Lashes Out At Republicans And Latinos Over Immigration Reform

By Kamren Curiel | 02/22/2013 - 12:52 | 0 Comments

Right-wing political commentator Ann Coulter lashed out at Republicans working to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. In an opinion piece titled "Hispanicked GOP Elite: They'll Respect Us in the Morning," the 51-year-old New York native claims...

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'Undocumented Immigrants' Could Nab Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year' Award

By Samantha Leal | 11/27/2012 - 16:58 | 0 Comments

Time magazine will soon reveal their Person of the Year for 2012, and among the 40 candidates are "undocumented immigrants," reports NBC Latino.

“An invisible population stepped forward...

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Ric Elias

CEO Funding Scholarships for Undocumented Immigrants

By Samantha Leal | 10/18/2012 - 09:54 | 0 Comments

Latino CEO Ric Elias has donated a million dollars to launch a non-profit organization called Golden Door Scholars, which will offer full scholarships to undocumented immigrants to attend a college in North Carolina. The college that will support the program has yet to be decided, but Elias is in talks with five North Carolina colleges...

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UCLA Shuts Down 'National Dream University'

By Samantha Leal | 09/19/2012 - 09:53 | 0 Comments

The University of California is shutting down the plan for National Dream University, a college program for undocumented immigrants and labor rights activists that would offer online courses as a...

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1 in 3 Americans Think Most Hispanics Are Undocumented

By Samantha Leal | 09/17/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

A new poll released by the National Hispanic Media Coalition and Latino Decisions found that more than 30 percent of non-Hispanics believe that the majority (more than half) of Hispanics are undocmented. The truth? Around 18 percent of Hispanics in the U.S. are undocumented, while only 37 percent of U.S. Hispanics are actually immigrants,...

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Court Rulings Help Undocumented Immigrants' College-Bound Kids

By Samantha Leal | 09/07/2012 - 09:40 | 0 Comments

While many states debate the availability of public benefits for undocumented immigrants who qualify for Obama's executive order, some states have already been denying certain state benefits, including in-state tuition and scholarships, to American citizens who are the children of undocumented immigrants, reports the ...

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