LatinX News

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC/Telemundo poll of both Latinos and general voters confirms two fundamental truths about the politics of immigration: 1) Latino voters see this issue as very important; 2) other voters are far less focused on it, but far more open to practical solutions that some politicians believe.…

The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, the latter belonging to the Senate Appropriations Committee, Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Member of the House of Representatives of the United States, Jim McGovern (D -MA), released today a joint statement showing…

Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard has introduced legislation to keep immigrant families together. The Help Separated Families Act, H.R. 6128, addresses the growing number ofU.S.citizen children placed in the child welfare system as a result of immigration enforcement actions, with the intent to keep children of detained or removed parents united with…

Against the sun and humidity of a hotMississippiday, a dozen DREAMers — named after the DREAM Act they are advocating for — gathered outside of Romney’s latest country club fundraiser. The demonstrators chanted “Veto Romney, Not the DREAM Act”, a reference to the piece of legislation that would create a…

U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate’s Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, respectively, expressed last week deep concern regarding the ongoing constitutional crisis in El Salvador resulting from the National Assembly’s refusal to abide by a ruling from the Supreme Court:…

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has selected the California Latino Journalists Association, formerly known as the California Chicano News Media Association (CCNMA) for induction into its Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on Friday, August 3, 2012 and is sponsored by Univision, PepsiCo, and United Airlines, during the UNITY…

Although They’ve Made Incredible Strides, Many Barriers Remain for This Growing Population Last week, CAP's Progress 2050 and FIRE Initiative released an issue brief on “The State of Women of Color in the United States” at an event with Tina Tchen, chief of staff to the first lady and executive director of the…

The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) is pleased to celebrate its 25-year collaboration with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). NHLI’s flagship training program, the Executive Leadership Program (ELP) allows executive level Latinas the opportunity to participate in the intensive, weeklong Leadership Development Program (LDP)  at the Center for Creative…

Fortuño’s Plan for English Proficiency in Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and his supporters have initiated plans to install an English-Spanish bilingual education system inPuerto Rico. Opponents question his political motives, as he is a statehood advocate and Republican Party member. Fortuño’s efforts raise questions regarding the utility of English…

A U.S.-owned smelter has contaminated the air, soil and water of the town ofLa Oroya,Peru, something that deserves oversight and corrective measures from Congress, according to a Peruvian  archbishop in testimony to the House Subcommittee onAfrica, Global Health and Human Rights, July 19. Congress “can play a vital and hope-giving…