Hispanic News

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

18th Street Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison

Participated in 2009 Abduction and Murder of a 15-Year Old Boy and Shooting Death of a 24-Year Old Young Man Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Joel Ventura Quintanilla, aka “Clon,” age 25, of Germantown, Maryland today to life in prison followed by five years of supervised…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

Behavioral Studies Debunk Myth that Most Immigrants Will Self-Deport

In the past week, news has spread that migration from Mexico has hit net zero. The Pew Hispanic Center reported that the number of Mexicans coming into the United States is equivalent to the number who leave the country. Pew assumes that most Mexicans who leave are doing so as…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

«Say Sorry Barry'»

DC Asian Am. Groups Condemn Marion Barry's Latest Remarks; Launch "Say Sorry Barry' Campaign Groups Urge Councilmember Barry to Apologize and Meet with Local Leaders A coalition of DC Asian American advocacy groups launched the Say Sorry Barry Campaign urging DC Councilmember Marion Barry to apologize for his insensitive remarks toward the Asian…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

T.S.A. Screeners at LAX Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

  LOS ANGELES – The DEA  announced that two former and two current Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners at Los Angeles International Airport have been arrested on federal narcotics trafficking and bribery charges for allegedly taking cash payments to allow large shipments of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana to pass through the X-ray machines…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

CAP’s Kelley on Supreme Court Arguments on Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law

In response to today’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, Angela Maria Kelley, Vice President of Immigration Policy and Advocacy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: Today’s hour-long argument was important, but what the eight judges discussed…

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By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero and Perhaps Less

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] April 23, 2012 - The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill. After four decades that brought 12 million current immigrants, more than half of whom came illegally, the net migration flow from Mexico to…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

Obama Promises Action on Immigration Reform in Second Term

Washington, DC – In a series of interviews with Spanish language media, President Obama promised to make immigration reform a year one priority of a potential second term.  He also lamented Republican obstructionism on the issue.  In an interview with Univision, Obama said: “I can promise that I will try to do…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

Court rejects Arizona’s attempt to force new citizens to register twice

MALDEF welcomed the Ninth Circuit's en banc ruling in Gonzalez v. State of Arizona, striking down critical provisions of an Arizona law that restricted voter access.  MALDEF had challenged the 2004 law, also known as Proposition 200, as unconstitutional and in violation of federal law because it forced many new U.S.…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

Businesses in Mexico and Brazil to boost sustainable housing and job opportunities

  New York – More than 28,000 low-income households in Mexico and Brazil will gain access to environmentally sustainable housing, training and jobs by 2017 following two companies’ commitments to the Business Call to Action (BCtA) last week. The BCtA is a global initiative that encourages private sector efforts to fight poverty.…

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By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

DREAMERS: «Latino voters will be our voice in the polls in 2012!»

Last week, DREAMers from AZ, NY, FL and MD, advocates and lawmakers gathered in the shade of the Capitol Building to celebrate the launching of DRM and iDREAM’s newest campaign, Su Voz Mi Voto.  This campaign will motivate and educate registered Latino voters, asking them to pledge to vote for their undocumented…

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