English (en español al final de la página): Politifact: Fact-checking a viral graphic critical of Bernie Sanders By Louis Jacobson Politico: Pope Brings Hope for Latinos By Seung Min Kim MSNBC: Pope Francis’ visit a golden opportunity for Latino outreach By Amanda Sakuma Politico: Poverty, immigration top Dem wish-list...
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English (en español al final de la página): USA Today: Conservatives again target Obama’s immigration programs in funding debate By Erin Kelly The Guardian: US progressives hope Pope Francis can bring moral force to key issues By Ed Pilkington Washington Post: Bush leans in on immigration reform during U.S....
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Over the past few months, Republican candidates have had a field day disparaging the US-born children of undocumented immigrants. Candidates, notably led by Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, have used the derogatory term “anchor babies,” while Trump has claimed that “a woman gets pregnant…she’s nine months, she walks across the border,...
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It was a single photograph that finally convinced me there was something very different about Pope Francis. Thinking about it, I could claim his openness to the LGBT community is what maybe won me over. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who...
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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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