Today, while campaigning in San Antonio, President Obama offered a new critique of Mitt Romney’s immigration record, pointing out his support for Arizona’s SB 1070: …We’re not going backwards when it comes to immigration. My opponent says the Arizona law should be “a model for the nation.” AUDIENCE: Booo...
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Jul 17, 2012
La Coalición de Colorado por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes (CIRC, en inglés) inició una campaña para evitar la deportación de una inmigrante hispana quien fue detenida cuando denunció un caso de violencia doméstica.
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La acusación contra el alguacil de Maricopa, Joe Arpaio, usará estadísticas y testimonios de víctimas para tratar de probar las prácticas de perfil racial en contra de hispanos en el juicio que comenzará el próximo jueves.
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El número de civiles muertos a manos de la Patrulla Fronteriza aumenta aún cuando el flujo de indocumentados es el menor en casi medio siglo, informaron hoy varios medios estadounidenses en una investigación conjunta.
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Yesterday, we published the post “State of Play in New Mexico,” from Latino Decision’s Gabe Sanchez, who is also an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico and Director of Research. Gabe wrote: Latinos make up nearly half of the state’s population, and more importantly, comprise nearly 40% of...
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Will Governor Susana Martinez be able to help Romney gain some ground on the President in her own backyard?
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Last year, immigrant rights activists were overjoyed when United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that it would no longer deny green card applications (I-130s) filed by married same-sex binational couples. But even though the President stated that he viewed Defense of Marriage Act — a law that...
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Today, Latino Decisions highlights the importance of New Mexico in this year’s election. Writing at the Latino Decisions blog, Gabriel R. Sanchez, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico and Director of Research, examines the current politics of New Mexico by looking at the...
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We’ve been publishing a series of posts from the DREAMers of the Campaign for an American DREAM. Last month, they set off from San Francisco to begin a 3,000-mile, 8-month+ walk to Washington, DC to call attention to the DREAM Act and the need for immigration reform. Today’s post is from Jonatan Martinez,...
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