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On Friday, conservative activist Grover Norquist addressed more than 80 leaders from across the Midwest to discuss the need for common-sense immigration solutions (see ABC News/Univision coverage). Mr. Norquist was the keynote speaker at the Midwest Summit: Forging a New Consensus on Immigrants and America, the first immigration summit in the Midwest…

SACRAMENTO, CA - Members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced they will begin airing two 60-second Spanish language radio ads in the hotly contested Congressional race in California’s 10th District. “Representation” and “Education,” are the first two ads in an aggressive Spanish-language radio campaign that will run in the Sacramento-Modesto…

Maryland DREAM Act is a Smart Economic Investment  http://wfc2.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5o0mDAgRSJk6urJPQplE08vG8VV9sxGcEducation is an investment that yields sizeable dividends over time. Well-educated students go on to become well-educated workers who earn more, pay more in taxes, and are less likely to rely upon public benefits. This is why the DREAM Act, and all…

Washington, DC[CapitalWirePR]– The New York Life Foundation announced a $75,000 grant to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) to support the 2012-2013 Public Policy Fellowship Program. The program offers up to 16 recent college graduates of Hispanic descent from across the country the opportunity to complete a nine-month paid fellowship…

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR]– The Anna Maria Arias Foundation with LATINA Style Inc., the premier company addressing the needs of the Latina business owner and professional workingwoman, will honor Maria del Rosario (Rosie) Castro, Director of the Center for Academic Transitions at Palo Alto College in San Antonio, Texas, as the…

Latino registered voters prefer President Barack Obama over Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 69% to 21% and express growing satisfaction with the direction of the nation and the state of their personal finances, according to a new nationwide survey of 1,765 Latinos by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of…