As I was coming off the plane from Indiana this weekend, a Latina flight attended tabbed my "I support the DREAM Act" pin and said "me too." Two years ago, I would have been surprised that someone I didn't know would recognize my DREAM Act pin and...
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This very powerful statement from African-American and Latino religious leaders was issued in advance of today's House hearing on immigration issues.
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Major anti-immigrant organizations such as the Center for Immigration Studies, NumbersUSA and the Federation for American Immigration Reform are closely aligned with the Republican Members of Congress who are now in charge of immigration policy for the U.S. House of Representatives. In a series of hearings, House Judiciary...
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Today, the leaders of the House Mass Deportation Caucus, Reps. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Steve King (R-IA) and Lamer Smith (R-TX), have organized a hearing that they've disingenuously titled "Making Immigration Work for American Minorities." That's not what it's about.
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Leaders of the Subcommittee, Reps. Lamar Smith, Elton Gallegly, and Steve King, are professing profound concern for people of color and American workers. But their voting records tell an entirely different story, and America's Voice Education Fund (AVEF) is exposing the rank hypocrisy behind their strategy.
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Today, the Center for American Progress (CAP) and America's Voice hosted a panel entitled "Spanish-Language Media and the Issues that Move Latino Voters."
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"Justice will come. I'm sure."
That's what pop-singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Shakira, told the AP when asked about newly proposed anti-immigration legislation.
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A one pager on the influence of the Spanish-Language media with the growing Hispanic population.
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When D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier heard about a new federal immigration enforcement program last year, she said it could have prevented eight killings in the city in the previous two years.
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The Center for American Progress will be hosting a panel on the impact of Spanish-language media this coming Monday, February 28, from 12 noon to 1:30 pm. We'll be streaming the event live.
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