Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Fusion: She’ll be the first Latina senator…if Latinx voters can rally to send her to Washington By Jorge Rivas Miami Herald (Florida): Spanish-language billboard emphasizes Marco Rubio’s allegiance to Donald Trump By Kristen Clark USA Today (Arizona): In an Arizona county,... Continue »
Immigrant voters know how much is at stake this Presidential election — just ask José Gallego, a member of Make the Road Action in New York. Gallego, who came to the US in 2010, writes in a Newsday op-ed that anti-immigrant rhetoric from this Presidential election spurred him to... Continue »
Cast members from the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” will be doing more than singing and acting this week — they’ll be registering voters from all states in time for the Presidential election. Broadway World reports that cast members will be registering playgoers in front of the musical’s home at... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): The Guardian: ‘Voting for a racist’: Trump enters key debate fresh from pivot that wasn’t By Sabrina Siddiqui Newsweek (Op-ed): Trump Has Demonized the Latino Community By Janet Murguía Wall Street Journal: Here’s What Clinton and Trump Must Do on the... Continue »
On Friday, mixed-status immigrant families and Nevada Congressional candidates Sen. Ruben Kihuen and Jacky Rosen broke bread in Las Vegas and discussed the issue that has become a main focus of the 2016 election: immigration. The two families — along with 48,000 other immigrant families in the state of Nevada... Continue »
World famous chef José Andrés was among the six Latinos honored by the White House earlier this week for their cultural contributions to America. From NBC News Latino: President Barack Obama awarded the National Medal of Art and Humanities to five renowned Hispanics who have played key roles in... Continue »
Some 800 immigrants from 64 countries from around the world were sworn in as United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony in Nevada yesterday. Today at Cashman Field, 850 neighbors will become U.S. citizens! @PLANevada @Culinary226 @npnewamericans @USCIS ??? pic.twitter.com/VLqlqmqBqn — Astrid Silva (@Astrid_NV) September 22, 2016 Doña Maria... Continue »
An innovative new tool — 3D printing — is helping to tell the stories of eight young immigrants “who dared to dream”. The project, titled “DREAMer Generation,” is a collaboration between “HBO” filmmaker Will Caballero and Univision, and features Lorella Praeli, Walter Barriento, Cristina Jimenez, Julio Calderon, Jose Machado, Moises Serrano, and... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Buzzfeed: Nevada Democratic Senate Candidate: “Offensive” To Suggest I’m Not Mexican Enough By Adrian Carrasquillo Latina: Anti-immigrant Man Vandalizes Sign at Latino Voter Mobilization Event in Nevada By Raquel Reichard Opposing Views: Poll: Clinton Has Huge Lead Over Trump With Latinos... Continue »
During his speech at the UN earlier this week, President Obama read aloud a letter he received from a six-year-old boy in New York offering to adopt Omran, the child who was injured when his home in Aleppo, Syria was bombed and destroyed. The image of five-year-old Omran, covered in... Continue »