Hispanic News

NDN President Simon Rosenberg released a memo, With President Obama Our Immigration System Is Better, Our Border Safer/Romney Offers Thin Gruel, Embrace of SB1070/Brewer/Self Deportation/Attrition Approach.  An excerpt is below.  The full memo can be found here. In his 2008 campaign President Obama promised to fix our broken immigration system through a…

To read the text of Gov. Fortuño's testimony, click here.   Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño testified this week before a key U.S. House panel to address the building national security threat posed by transnational drug trafficking organizations infiltrating the country and endangering the safety of over 4 million U.S. citizens…

  The prominent Venezuelan band La Sardina de Naiguatá kicks off a tour of four U.S. cities on June 29 as part of the release of their album “¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music” on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The tour is also part of the concert series Venezuelan Sounds 2012, organized by the Embassy of…

Alma Guajardo Crossley, Director for Diversity Initiatives at General Motors, was among an elite group of Hispanic women that were recognized for their demonstrated leadership and work to forge a new professional path for Latinas nationwide. Latino Justice PRLDEF, long known by its former name the Puerto Rican Legal Defense…

Senator Marco Rubio   Speech at National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials June 22, 2012 Rubio: “As long as this issue of immigration is a political ping pong that each side uses to win elections and influence votes, I’m telling you it won’t get solved. Because there are…

In Speech, Romney Provides Few Details on Immigration Policy This week, Mitt Romney gave a much-anticipated speech in which he was expected to address whether—as President—he would reverse the new Obama administration policy toward immigrant youths who would qualify for the DREAM Act. The answer? It’s still unclear. Despite adopting…

On June 20, young Latinas enrolled in the National Hispana Leadership Institute’s Latinas Learning to Lead program participated in Ready, Safe, Drive! –an interactive, hands-on car care and safety workshop in the Washington, DC area. Mechanics from Lindsay Ford taught the young women practical skills such as how to change a tire and…

President Obama addressed this week the bipartisan National Association of Latino Local and Elected Officials (NALEO). The president’s address at the annual conference came one day after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered remarks. The following is a statement from SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina: “What a difference a day…

During his speech at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney underwhelmed and failed the leadership test, according to pro immigrant groups.   Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “Romney’s remarks on immigration today?  FAIL.  He once again dodged the…

Building on the recent launch of his “Juntos con Romney” National Steering Committee, Governor Mitt Romney announced “Juntos con Romney” leadership teams in 15 states, as well as three additional members of his national steering committee. “These state leadership teams will play a key role in making sure Hispanic voters…