As nationwide efforts marking Citizenship Day kicked off yesterday — including a new White House initiative to reach out to the nearly nine million permanent US residents who are eligible for citizenship — LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s new campaign could help hundreds of thousands of LA immigrants become citizens....
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: GOP debate, Part 2: Immigration dominates again By Jenny Hopkinson New York Times: What the Candidates Said About Immigration Fox News Latino: Latinos increasingly raising their voice against Trump’s divisive rhetoric on immigration Los Angeles Times: GOP’s immigration dilemma comes...
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The 100 women making the 100 mile pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to DC to greet Pope Francis are about a quarter of the way there — they were at mile 26, at last count — and two new pieces from recent days highlight the message of dignity and compassion the...
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We’re constantly getting questions from people about what they can do to help push back against the increasingly ugly and racist rhetoric from the 2016 election, particularly from the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump. While it’s important to lift our voices whenever we see ugly attacks on our Latino,...
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According to estimates, there are about 13.3 million permanent residents living in the United States today — and nearly nine million of them are eligible to become citizens. Today, President Obama, in conjunction with non-profit group Civic Nation, launched the “Stand Stronger” Citizenship Awareness campaign, an effort to encourage...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post : Wednesday’s GOP debate transcript, annotated NBC News: Round Two: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly of The GOP Debate By Stephen Nuno Washington Post: The world is facing a devastating global refugee crisis. The GOP debate...
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As Republican candidates descend on agriculture and immigrant-rich California for their second debate, you don’t have to wonder what kind of effects Donald Trump’s radical immigration “plan” would have on the state and elsewhere — all you have to do is look at Alabama. The draconian, Trump-style HB 56...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times: Democrats shift radically on illegal immigration as Republicans remain adamantly opposed By Stephen Dinan New York Times: Online Ad for Jeb Bush Paints Dark Picture of Donald Trump By Maggie Haberman Washington Post: Did Obama just take on Trump...
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Racial demagoguery may be shameless political theater to Donald Trump and his Presidential campaign, but his words are having a dangerous, real-life effect. As Frank Sharry has noted, the emergence of white nationalist and neo-Nazi support for Trump shows “he is fostering a climate that demonizes and dehumanizes 55 million...
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It’s that time of the year again — Hispanic Heritage Month. The corporate ads flooding Twitter in celebration of Latinos aren’t really that big of a shocker, considering Latinos represent a massive $1.7 trillion in buying power annually. But what still remains shocking is the annual press release from the...
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