Latinos represent 21.1% of California's registered voters and Latino turnout has increased greatly over the past decade. When Proposition 187 was enacted in 1994, it created a backlash among Latino voters who turned against the state Republican Party that championed the measure. Since then, Republican candidates have...
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11/06/10 a 11:42am First there was Anastasio, now there is Sergio Adrián — both with the last name Hernández, both Mexican. One was 42 years old, the other barely 15. Both of them died in encounters with U.S. Border Patrol agents. One died in a San Diego hospital, days...
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While SB 1070 won't go into effect in Arizona until July 29th, Dr. Sylvia Herrera, a researcher with human-rights organization Puente, explained at the hearing that its effects are already being felt at all levels: families separated, women who don't dare report the domestic violence they suffer to the...
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A hearing in the Capitol yesterday featured Arizona women and girls speaking out against SB 1070, as activists launch a new wristband campaign to protest the law. Meanwhile, the death of Sergio Adrian Hernández remains a top story in the Spanish-language press as it reverberates on the international stage.
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In what is expected to be a very close race, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is running for reelection in 2010 against Sharon Angle, a Republican candidate supported by the Minuteman PAC. Nevada was one of the key Democratic pickups in the 2008 Presidential contest, where the Latino vote...
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Jun 10, 2010
With comprehensive immigration reform stalled, we strongly believe that the time has come for Congress to pass the DREAM Act. They should do it now -- this summer. The measure would provide a path to citizenship for young people who are Americans in all but paperwork.
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First there was Anastasio, now there is Sergio Adrián -- both with the last name Hernández, both Mexican. One was 42 years old, the other barely 15. Both of them died in encounters with U.S. Border Patrol agents. One died in a San Diego hospital, days after he was...
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Today's top story in the Spanish-language press deals with a pair of recent incidents in which Mexican citizens have died in encounters with U.S. Border Patrol agents. A group ofconservative and evangelical leaders calling for immigration reform also gathers some media attention.
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This week we helped kick off the "Moms for Family Unity" Campaign with a film called "Entre Nos." To kick off the campaign, we screened the film in Washington D.C this past Monday at E Street Cinema, where hundreds of supporters joined us.
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09/06/10 a 3:31pm por America’s Voice Español Primero fue Anastasio y ahora Sergio Adrián. Los dos se apellidan Hernández. Los dos son mexicanos. Uno tenía 42 años de edad, y el otro apenas 15. Los dos murieron tras encuentros con la Patrulla Fronteriza. Uno murió en un hospital de...
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