On April 18, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the United States v Texas immigration case.  At stake is the fate of the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA+) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) immigration policies, which would provide on a temporary basis, protection from deportation... Continue »
Unfortunately, State-Sponsored Lawsuit Keeping NV From Reaping the Benefits This year, the deadline for filing federal income taxes arrives on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the U.S. v Texas immigration case. Tax Day is a reminder that for the good of our tax... Continue »
Despite Anti-Immigrant Fixation of GOP Presidential Race, Nevada Residents and Rest of Country Overwhelmingly Remain in Favor of Pro-Immigrant Reforms  Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) today released the 2015 American Values Atlas, a comprehensive examination of Americans’ attitudes on a range of immigration topics. Conducted from April 2015 through... Continue »
After his third consecutive win in Nevada last night, Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for President (no bother appending with “barring some unforeseeable event” — who’s left for Trump to insult?). But perhaps an bigger “SMH” moment coming out of last night’s caucuses is an entrance... Continue »
Mientras el embudo del sistema electoral estadounidense va definiendo a quién deja pasar y a quién no, los reacomodos y los respaldos en las campañas de los que se sienten a salvo envían señales que sólo reflejan un interés de grupo, donde no precisamente caben todas las voces. En... Continue »
As Democrats Lean Into Immigration and Energize Latino Voters, Republicans’ Hardline Immigration Stance Poses General Election Problems Immigration continues to be a major issue in both parties’ presidential primary contests, with leading candidates of both parties tacking in the exact opposite direction. While the two presidential races are starkly... Continue »
Immigration dominated last night’s MSNBC/Telemundo Democratic town hall, the final major event featuring Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders before Nevada’s Democratic caucus on Saturday. Latino voters in the state are heavily expected to influence Saturday’s results. Nevada is a case study in how rapidly-changing demographics can help reshape the... Continue »
As we noted yesterday, a report has noted that while the number of eligible Latino voters is 40 percent higher in 2016 than in 2008, our voting muscle remains undermobilized. However, more and more evidence is showing that Latinos are becoming energized thanks to help from the unlikeliest of... Continue »
DACA recipients scored a huge victory in Nevada this week, after Republican Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill that would allow them to finally be able to pursue their teaching dreams. From Esther Lee of ThinkProgress: Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) signed a state bill this week allowing some undocumented... Continue »
Earlier today, Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV) signed into law AB27 – a bill that would grant teaching licenses to undocumented immigrants who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which was passed unanimously by the Nevada Legislature. #NHLC commends @GovSandoval for signing #AB27 allowing more students to... Continue »