Census citizenship question began as GOP plan to hurt Democrats, documents show
Census citizenship question began as GOP plan to hurt Democrats, documents show
Newly revealed documents appeared to confirm Thursday what many critics had long suspected — that the Trump administration’s drive to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census began as […]
Young Hispanic immigrants visit Capitol to demand legalization and end to deportations
By Pamela Constable, Washington Post Emboldened by revived prospects for immigration reform in Congress, a group of about 100 young immigrants from several states — including some legalized by President Obama’s […]
Why Does The Average Of Every Congress Member Look So White?
By Eric Brown, International Business Times For decades, the United States has been an increasingly diverse country. Women and minorities have more power than ever in American business, politics and entertainment. […]
Mr. Castro Goes to Washington
By Joaquin Castro, Texas Monthly One year ago I was sworn in as a United States congressman. Representing Texas’s Twentieth District, I was the successor to a South Texas legacy […]
Boehner drafting GOP principles on immigration overhaul
By Brian Bennett and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Seeking to make an overhaul of immigration laws a priority, House Speaker John A. Boehner vowed Wednesday that he […]
A last push is on to pass immigration reform this year
By Jason Margolis, PRI After more than a decade, the finish line for an immigration reform bill is enticingly close. A comprehensive bill got through the Senate last summer, and a Democrat-backed […]
Simon Rosenberg: “Immigration Reform Is Very Much Alive”
By Simon Rosenberg, Latinovations Contrary to recent news accounts, we are closer to passing a meaningful immigration reform bill than at any point since John McCain and Ted Kennedy introduced […]
Latino members of Congress denounce King on House floor for “demonizing immigrants”
By Liliana Llamas, NBCLatino Following remarks made by Iowa Republican congressman Steve King about DREAMers, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus took to the House floor on Wednesday to denounce his “ignorant” comments, […]
Sequestration hits Hispanic families hard
By Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post YONKERS, N.Y. — The only ones left in Room 5 at the Whitney Young Head Start Center are the two turtles thrashing around in a small […]
poll: Latino voters evaluate Congress through actions on immigration
By Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions Latino Decisions released a new national poll today that found overwhelmingly Latino voters are following the immigration reform debate in Congress and that actions taken […]
