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A Look Backward and Forward at Immigration Platforms Eight years ago, the similarities between the Republican and Democratic platforms on the issue of immigration reform were striking.  The 2012 immigration planks for both parties are equally striking, but for the opposite reason.  Where 2004 demonstrated a unified vision of a…

PUEBLO, CO -- Following an unprecedented focus on Latino voters at the recent national political conventions, Latino vote advocates on Friday urged Colorado’s Hispanics to mobilize for the November election and prove the community’s political strength. The ¡Todos A Votar! (Let’s Vote!)* non-partisan campaign rallied community leaders in Pueblo and…

This week the White House welcomed 11 Champions of Change – including Latinas Jovita Flores and Claudia Llanten - who have committed themselves to Strengthening Food Security in theUnited Statesand around the world.  These individuals know that hunger is an issue that touches the lives of people all around us. …

Washington,D.C.[CapitalWirePR] – LATINA Style Magazine announced the LATINA Style 50 Report for 2012. Now in its 15th year, this annual report sets the standard for identifying corporations that are providing the best career opportunities for Latinas in theU.S.The LATINA Style 50 Report is the most respected evaluation of corporateAmerica's career…

Lakewood,CO– To pivot to Latinos, Mitt Romney has tried pretty much everything: endorsing a watered-down version of the DREAM Act such as only supporting legal status for undocumented youth who serve in the military; sending out Craig Romney to speak Spanish on television; and emphasizing his public school policies.  Now,…

Music and Dance Performances, Hands-on Activities and Fun Sept. 15 Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR]– Central American traditions will be celebrated at the Smithsonian’s Hispanic Heritage Month family day Saturday, Sept. 15, between11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the National Museum of American History. The day will feature a sampling of music…

Managua, Nicaragua - A delegation, led by the School of the Americas Watch’s founder Roy Bourgeois and 20 activists from United States, Canada, and the U.K., met with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on September 4, 2012 to demand the removal of Nicaraguan troops from the School of the Americas (SOA,…

NCLR (National Council of La Raza) expressed its disappointment at the U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton’s decision to allow the ‘show me your papers’ provision ofArizona’s anti-immigrant law to go forward. This law requires police officers to check the immigration status of people they stop whom they suspect to…