In an op-ed today in the New York Times, Antonio Alarcon, a 17 year old DREAMer, describes living life without his parents who "self-deported" to Mexico. As he explains, "self-deportation" is a term that Mitt Romney made popular in a Florida GOP debate.
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With Mitt Romney's resounding victory in Florida's Republican primary yesterday, bolstered by 54% support from Latino voters, it is important to put Romney's victory in context. What does it mean for the general election competition for the Latino vote, in Florida and beyond?
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With all of the immigration news happening across the country, it's rare that we here in DC have an opportunity to take action in a local fight. Well here's your chance! The immigrant youth movement is spearheading a campaign to allow all DC residents to obtain driver's licenses.
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Speaking to the Hispanic Leadership Network (HLN), Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida sounded like someone who knows he's being considered as a possible running mate for the Republican nominee this fall.
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Jan 26, 2012
After leaving Miami Dade College yesterday following his interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos, Romney went on to an event at the historical Freedom Tower where he spoke to Cuban-Americans about US-Cuba relations and his support for the Cuban community. Obviously, immigration was not discussed at this event.
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As Newt Gingrich seizes the momentum in the South Carolina primary and attention starts to turn toward the next primary battle in Florida, both the Gingrich and Mitt Romney campaigns are up with Spanish-language advertisements targeting Latino Republicans in Florida. Notably, while the Romney television ad purposely avoids...
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Local and national evangelical leaders with the National Latino Evangelical Coalition kicked off the Nuestro Futuro voter registration campaign this week in Florida, launching a drive to register Latino evangelical youth for the 2012 election.
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Today, FOX News Latino published an article titled, Mitt Romney Pushes Hardline on Immigration in South Carolina. That's no surprise given Romney's increasing hard-line stance on immigration reform. As we have reported, two weeks ago, Romney stated that he would even veto the DREAM Act.
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On Friday, the Administration announced a welcome policy change known as the "Family Unity Visa Waiver", which enables undocumented spouses of US citizens to apply for a waiver before returning to their home countries to obtain their green cards.
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As the Republican race for the party's presidential nomination begins and the 2012 cycle kicks off in earnest, the Party's stance on immigration and ability to compete for Latino voters will be a major storyline. In this report, America's Voice provides a review of GOP presidential candidate positions on...
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