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Congresswoman Roybal-Allard welcomed reforms announced recently by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton to the controversial Secure Communities program (S-Comm).  In a memo issued to agency personnel, Morton declared that orders to hold suspected undocumented immigrants would only be issued to local law enforcement departments for individuals who: A) have committed…

By Gus West Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] December 22, 2012 – Immigration reform has surged to the top of the congressional agenda in the aftermath of the election, when Latinos voted in unprecedented numbers. The House of Representatives considered immigration legislation recently, while Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,…

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] December 22, 2012 - Since 2010 LATINA Style has recognized and honor the Top 5 Hispanic Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) in the country. ERGs provide growth for their members, assist in business goals, and are key resources to a company’s bottom line. This year, LATINA Style received…

By Freed Wessler The federal government conducted more than 200,000 deportations of parents who said their children are U.S. citizens in a timespan of just over two years, according to new data obtained by Colorlines.com. The figures represent the longest view to date of the scale of parental deportation. Between…

New Members Hail from San Antonio, Chicago and Miami.   Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] December 18, 2012 - The Smithsonian Latino Center announces three new members to its national board of directors. They are Aida Levitan, Ph.D., of The Levitan Group, Christine Ortega of Southwest Airlines and Philip Fuentes of PMAMCD…

Chicago, IL – On December 4, 2000, the United Nations (U.N.) proclaimed December 18 as International Migrants’ Day, in recognition of migrant persons as being particularly vulnerable to violations of their basic rights.  Twelve years later, migrant organizations and their allies around the world speak out on this day to…

Also with migrants across the world who face racism and economic exploitation   December  18th   is  International  Migrants  Day  as  observed  by  the  United  Nations.    In the United States while many organizations observe this day, much work is needed to address the issues, struggles and attacks that  migrants, their families…

TIME Magazine editors named Barack Obama their "Person of the Year" today--but in the magazine's recent Readers' Choice poll for the same award, the President came in at 18th.  "Undocumented Immigrants" finished with a strong third, while The Daily Show's Jon Stewart took second, and first place went to North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un…