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 Cristina Jimenez, managing director of United We Dream met this week with President Barack Obama, along with other prominent immigrant rights’ leaders, to discuss immigration reform. Jimenez, who leads the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country, said, “We shared with President Obama our demand that a direct, clear path to citizenship must be…

Maribel Hastings America's Voice LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Fue el discurso migratorio que Barack Obama no pronunció hace cuatro años cuando prometió impulsar la reforma migratoria en su primer mandato. Pero la angustiosa espera parece comenzar a rendir frutos. Con su alocución en una escuela de Las Vegas este martes,…

Who are the 11 million and what lessons have we learned from past legalization programs? The ImmigrationPolicyCenterrecently held a tele-briefing to discuss who the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.are and what lessons we've learned from previous broad legalization programs. The central question in the immigration reform debate…

In response to the Senate proposals and President Barack Obama’s vision for a new immigration process, Andrea Black, executive director of the Detention Watch Network, and other groups,  issued the following statements: Andrea Black, Detention Watch Network: “Four years ago, President Obama promised that he would work toward improving the immigration…

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund released its 2013 Presidential Appointments Primer.  This publication provides civic leaders with updated information about how to secure a position through the appointments process, as well as information about the progress being made by a growing contingent of Latino…

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] February 6, 2013 – The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) today strongly defended New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez from media outlets that are using baseless allegation to tarnish the reputation of a well-respected public official. “We find it extremely disturbing that these unverified and highly destructive allegations…

Court Orders Tucson School District To Reinstate Culturally Relevant Curriculum That Reflects The History, Culture and Experiences of Mexican Americans . TUCSON–  Today Judge David C. Bury ruled in favor of Latino plaintiffs in the longstanding desegregation lawsuit against the Tucson Unified School District (“TUSD”), filed by MALDEF in 1974 in…

By COHA Director Larry Birns and COHA Senior Research Fellow Frederick B. Mills The Obama Administration should be prepared to take, in quick progression, three important initial steps to trigger a speedy rapprochement with Cuba: immediately phase out the embargo, free the Cuban five, and remove Havana from the spurious…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, Senate leaders announced a bipartisan framework for immigration reform. This afternoon, President Obama set out similar proposals to guide the upcoming debate over a new immigration process, including an eventual road to citizenship. Having helped forge a new consensus on immigrants and immigration, evangelical leaders…

Washington D.C. - Today, in Las Vegas, President Obama urged the country to join him in moving forward on immigration reform, offering a proposal that addresses the pressing economic, cultural, and moral crisis facing the nation over immigration.  In doing so, he brought policies and principles down to one very…