Daniela Pelaez is practically a poster child for the Dream Act: a high school valedictorian, dreams of becoming a doctor -- and an undocumented immigrant. She's also dredging up the depth of division over immigration issues within the Republican Party.
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A prominent Republican pollster conceded Thursday that the debate over immigration reform has damaged his party's brand with Latino voters and said that his party desperately needs to rehabilitate its image with Latinos to stave off irrelevancy in the long-term.
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Emotion over illegal immigration and a lack of understanding between politicians and farmers is hampering efforts to bring much-needed migrant labor into the U.S., a noted farmer, philanthropist and author said Thursday.
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Undocumented immigrants victimized by domestic violence and arrested in the chaos of the moment need not fear subsequent deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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This is a squeeze play. The state's Hispanic population is blooming, and its black population grew faster than its Anglo population. But Anglos still dominate the political maps, and Latinos dominate the part of the political maps controlled by minorities.
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The annual commemoration of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama is taking on a new—albeit deeply related—cause today, as marchers highlight immigration, voting rights, and the need to repeal Alabama's anti-immigrant law HB 56.
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Yesterday, Miami-area high school valedictorian Daniela Pelaez and her sister, Dayana, came to Washington to meet with U.S. Representatives and Senators from Florida. The sisters, both of whom would benefit from the DREAM Act, recently won an administrative reprieve from deportation for two years.
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When protests erupted over the looming threat of deportation faced by Colombian-born high school valedictorian Daniela Pelaez, Florida Senator Marco Rubio didn't just stand up for her – he met with her personally in Washington.
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Demonstrators marching from Selma to Montgomery in protest of Alabama's voter ID and immigration laws plan on making the state's toughest-in-the-nation crackdown on illegal immigrants the focus of their march on Thursday.
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President Barack Obama's top campaign officials said Wednesday that the Republican candidates' intensifying efforts to appeal to the most conservative segment of the GOP were alienating Hispanics and other potential voters.
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