Nov 19, 2009
Immigrant advocates will hold nearly 900 house parties in communities across the country to drum up support for an overhaul to the country's immigration system.
The events on Wednesday will include a teleconference with Congressman Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois, who plans to introduce an immigration reform bill that would help undocumented...
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Nov 18, 2009
The purchasing power of Hispanics is growing at a rate nearly three times as fast as that of the general population in Arizona and nationwide, said an Arizona State University business expert who has studied the market for 14 years.
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After a Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported, immigration rights activists have complained about toughened enforcement by authorities.
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According to surveys, there is a basis of support in the country for comprehensive immigration reform. We know that for the Latino community, this support is overwhelming, since this system hits us close to home: personally, our families, neighbors, and friends.
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The Obama administration deserves credit for tenacity. Like Rocky Balboa after being battered and bloodied by successive bouts on Capitol Hill over health care and the economy, the administration keeps coming back for more. Now comes Barocky III: Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
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The nation's growing Latino population is likely to help eight states gain at least one more Congressional seat following the 2010 Census, according to a study released Tuesday. States expected to lose seats would fare much worse if Latinos had not moved there in record numbers.
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Nov 17, 2009
Experts on immigration, Latino voters, and the Census gathered today at NDN to discuss the findings of a new report released by America's Voice Education Fund (AVEF), and to assess its implications for the upcoming immigration debate. The report, The New Constituents: How Latinos Will Shape Congressional...
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The results of the 2010 Census will have a profound effect on the American political landscape. Since the last Census... Continue »
Governor Deval Patrick urged Massachusetts residents today to avoid getting mired in "the usual debate" over illegal immigration as he gave his cabinet 90 days to craft a plan for better integrating all foreign-born residents into the state's daily fabric.
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