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DREAM Youth Denounce Home Raid and Detention of Erika Andiola’s Family

The Obama Administration’s Record Breaking Deportation Numbers Must be Reversed, Family Separations Must End, Congress Must Change the Law Late Thursday night, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided the home of Arizona DREAM leader Erika Andiola and detained her mother, Maria Arreola, and her brother, Heriberto Andiola Arreola.  After immediate…

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This week in Immigration

Removals Remain the Starkest Measure of Immigration Enforcement  As a new IPC fact sheet explains, the number of removals has risen dramatically over the past decade—from an average of 180,000 in the years immediately preceding the September 11 attacks, to nearly 400,000 during each year of the Obama administration. To…

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A Household Worker’s Dirty Little Secret

International Labor Conference report highlights lack of protections for 56.2 million domestic workers world wide More than 56.2 million men and women (80 per cent is women) throughout the world were employed as household workers in 2010, according to a report released recently by the International Labour Conference (ILC).  The…

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NPRC Praise Win Against Hate Speech in “La Comay”

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] - The National Puerto Rican Coalition Inc. (NPRC) congratulated the Puerto Rican community on the Island and the mainland that supported the boycott against WAPA TV/WAPA America's gossip show SuperXclusivo. The show was the target of a community boycott ignited by defamatory comments made by its main…

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Solis Departure Leaves Large Shoes to Fill in Obama Administration Cabinet

The White House announced that Hilda L. Solis is resigning from her position as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor after having served four years. Prior to becoming secretary of labor, Solis was a congresswoman representing the 32nd Congressional District of California. She also served in the California Assembly…

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Immigrant women’s advocates condemn new attack on birthright citizenship

Legislation introduced by Rep. King would target immigrant families The National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR) condemned new federal legislation introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) that seeks to deny 14th amendment rights to citizenship and targets immigrant families. The bill (HR-140) would deny birthright citizenship to children of some immigrant parents. “Immigrant…

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Illinois Votes to Let Undocumented Immigrants Get Driver’s Licenses

Victory Ends 13-Year Struggle; Marks Seminal Growth of Latino Voting Power The recent vote by the Illinois House of Representatives allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses not only ends a 13-year struggle for this right, it also is one of the first concrete demonstrations of the power Latinos voiced…

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NHLA Applauds Kennedy Center Decision on Diversity

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) hailed the Kennedy Center’s announcement that it would review its Kennedy Center Honors Process in order to better reflect the entirety and diversity of American culture.  In addition, Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser also announced the formation of a Latino Advisory Committee to establish…

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Richard Blanco, the Inaugural gay latino poet

PIC Announces Musical Artists Selected to Perform at the 57th Presidential Inauguration The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced the musical artists selected to perform at the 57th Presidential Inauguration.  Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, and James Taylor will all perform at the inauguration, which will take place on the West Front of the U.S.…

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Sotomayor Selected to Swear-In ice President Biden

The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced that Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts, Jr., will administer the oath of office for President Barack Obama at the Inaugural swearing-in ceremonies on Sunday, January 20 and Monday, January 21, and Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will administer the oath of…

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