As voters in Arizona and Michigan were voting in their states' GOP primaries Tuesday, Democrats fired another round of criticism about front-runner Mitt Romney and what they say is his hostility to Latinos. Continue »
Following the hour-long interview from the White House granted last September to The Huffington Post , MSN Latino and Yahoo en Español, President Obama has recently stepped up his efforts to connect with the Hispanic community, granting more interviews and answering Latino voters' questions. Continue »
It's no coincidence that Barack Obama's 2012 campaign will open its fourth Arizona office in the middle of the heavily Latino neighborhood of Glendale. Betting on the increase in eligible Latino voters, and on the mobilization generated by anti-immigrant politics here, Democrats are hoping that Arizona won't just be... Continue »
Yesterday, in Phoenix, AZ, undocumented youth and allies with the DRM Capitol Group, the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition and others delivered approximately 8,000 petitions to the Arizona Republican Party headquarters, urging Republican candidates to stop opposing the DREAM Act and to change their rhetoric on immigration. Continue »
Yesterday, the Democratic National Committee hosted a conference call with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Representative Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX-20), who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Dolores Huerta, tho co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Continue »
A group of Latino voters is trying to keep immigration at the forefront of the presidential race in Arizona and elsewhere. DRM Capitol Group, a national lobbying group representing undocumented youth, working together with the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, today delivered 8,000 signatures on petitions to the Arizona Republican... Continue »
If there was still any doubt about Mitt Romney's position on immigration, it was erased last Thursday during the CNN Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Arizona. The former Michigan governor referred to Arizona's controversial HB1070 law as "a model" for the nation. Continue »
For years, Nora Castaneda watched her Mormon community grow and grow as it drew converts from a burgeoning Hispanic population in Mesa, Arizona. Then, in 2010, it all went into slow motion. Continue »
Celia Alejandra Alvarez spent three months in a Maricopa County jail after deputies arrested her and other illegal immigrants working at a landscaping business. She said a saving grace during the "90 long days" three years ago were the visits and help she received from her "brothers" and "sisters"... Continue »
If you think all conservatives support a deportation-only approach to immigration, think again. Last week, hundreds of conservative evangelicals gathered in Alabama to engage in a reasonable, respectful discourse on immigration. Continue »