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PHOENIX, AZ - Erika Andiola, an undocumented youth and national immigration activist, has been arrested after she refused to move when Phoenix Police sought to disband families who were in a hunger strike. The families have been fasting for over a week were on a hunger strike to call on…

Ray Suarez & Maria Rosa Lucchini to co-moderate D.C. Latino Caucus Mayoral Debate with Bowser, Evans, Gray, Wells & full slate of Contenders   Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] February 24, 2014 – The DC Latino Caucus, in partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists – DC Chapter, the DC Asian…

The ARENA presidential ticket Norman Quijano and Rene Portillo Cuadra, and the President of the Party Jorge Velado said yesterday that they no longer want former president of El Salvador Francisco Flores as political adviser in the campaign nor as militant in their political institution. "What we are asking is…

By Isaac Cohen* During his reelection campaign, in the summer of 2012, President Barack Obama said he expected the Republican “fever” against fiscal policy would break, as soon as it was evident that he could not run again. The first year of the President’s second term did not confirm the…

Washington, D.C. [CapitalWirePR] February 13, 2014 - The District of Columbia Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs, in collaboration with ACADA and the Afro-Latino Alliance, will host two public programs during Black History Month focused on Afro-Latinos. The first program will be an interactive public forum that will include a panel of experts…

27 percent of January enrollees are young adults – up 3 percentage points
 from the previous reporting period.   Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace continued to rise in January, with a 53 percent increase in overall enrollment over the prior three month reporting period, with young adult enrollment outpacing all…

Washington, DC - The Dream Action Coalition released the following statement in response to Speaker Boehner's comment that immigration will have to wait next year: There has been a cloud of doubt looming over immigration as Speaker Boehner and top Republicans have indicated immigration may not happen this year due to…

By Khalil Abdullah Editor’s Note: Last week, the Maryland State Board of Education approved a set of regulations aimed at reducing school suspension and expulsion rates. The move, say supporters, should help curtail school discipline practices that end up funneling large numbers of African American youth into the school-to-prison pipeline.…

February is starting with Janet Yellen as the new chair of the US central bank, known as the Federal Reserve.  Her appointment means both change and continuity. Change, because Ms. Yellen is the first woman, in the hundred years of the Federal Reserve’s existence, to direct the monetary policy of…

After elections in El Salvador, Francisco Flores’s whereabouts are still unknown. He has been summoned for interrogation by the Special Commission of the Legislative Assembly, which is investigating a $10 donation from the Government of Taiwan. Herbert Vega, lawyer of former president Francisco Flores, presented today a writ of habeas corpus…