More Voices Echo Call for Commonsense Immigration Reform
As U.S. House Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) announced their intentions to introduce two Band-Aid immigration bills that do nothing to solve our broken immigration system, more diverse voices have come to the fore for commonsense immigration reform, echoing the need for a bipartisan, broad immigration solution. The new poll released by Americans for [...]
Strategies to StrengthenU.S.Anti-Money Laundering Practices
U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, released a bipartisan report entitled The Buck Stops Here: Improving U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Practices that provides recommendations for Congress and the Obama Administration to strengthen anti-money laundering laws and regulations in the United States. “Drug traffickers are motivated by [...]
Senator Cornyn Tweets that Dreamer’s Immigration Op-Ed is ‘Complete BS’
New York, NY- Cesar Vargas, Political Director of the Dream Action Coalition, responds to earlier twitter exchange with Texas Senator Cornyn. After publishing an op-ed on the Houston Chronicle pointing out the fact that the efforts to derail immigration reform are doomed to fail, the Senator decided to respond on Twitter with a simple “Complete BS”. “The Senator [...]
Evangelicals Mobilize to Capitol Hill on Immigration Reform
On the same day that the Senate introduced immigration reform legislation last week, hundreds of megachurch pastors, denominational leaders, heads of evangelical organizations and other leaders descended upon Washington, D.C.for the first-ever national “Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action on Immigration Reform.” The Day of Action kicked off with a press conference on Capitol [...]
New Report on Hispanic Obesity
Washington,DC[CapitalWirePR]– Regulation of big sugary drinks and processed foods can help reduce alarmingly high rates of obesity among Hispanics, but changes in individual behavior and support from Latino community organizations are also crucial, according to a new report released today by The Hispanic Institute. The report, “Obesity: Hispanic America’s Big Challenge,” criticizes the processed food [...]
Latinos Organize Forum in Arlington
On Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 7 PM at the Arlington Career Center Atrium located at 816 S. Walter Reed Drive in Arlington, Virginia, Latinos will gather to discuss Latino concerns. The Forum’s primary purpose is on issues such as access to affordable housing and how redevelopment and forced relocation impacts Latino households and their [...]
U.S. Latino, Jewish Leaders Recommit to Joint Action on Immigration, Foreign Policy
New York City, NY [CapitalWirePR] April 17, 2013–– As immigration reform gains momentum in Congress, Latino and Jewish leaders across the country have jointly declared their commitment to engaging in this cause for justice and equality. They also will expand on their efforts to other areas of common concern, including foreign policy, philanthropy and education. [...]
Immigration Bill: Some Deportees Could Reunite With Families in U.S.
PHOENIX — Maria Del Rosario Rodríguez first heard the good news via a text message from her husband. She rushed to tell her co-workers — there might be a chance for her to reunite with her family on U.S. soil for the first time since she was deported in May 2011. “My husband told me [...]
‘Gang of 8′ Immigration Bill is Practical, But Far From Ideal
If there are any winners in the immigration reforms set out by the bipartisan Senate “Gang of 8” in the 844-page bill they released Tuesday night, it would have to be big business — which will see a significant increase in visas allotted to high-skilled workers and a new system of temporary visas for agricultural [...]
Statement by the President on Commonsense Immigration Reform
This afternoon, Senators Schumer and McCain briefed me on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that they have drafted with their colleagues in the Senate. This bill is clearly a compromise, and no one will get everything they wanted, including me. But it is largely consistent with the principles that I have repeatedly laid out for [...]
Pro-Immigrant Groups Welcome Senate Immigration Bill
Alfonso Aguilar, Executive Director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles (LPCP), lauded the new Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 unveiled on Tuesday by the bipartisan “Gang of Eight’ in the Senate, but said that the guest-worker program it creates is “needlessly small and unrealistic.” LPCP has long advocated for creating a [...]