01/08/13 BREAKING: The Illinois State House has just passed the state’s immigrant driver’s licenses bill, 65-46.  Today is the last day of the legislative session and the last chance to pass the bill in the current term.  The bill, which has already been passed by the Senate, now goes to Governor Pat Quinn, who has already said [...]
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10/17/12 Following the presidential debate last night, we put together a Twitter roundup of our favorite comments on the debate.  Today, we’re putting together a blog roundup of responses commenting on who did better during the immigration segment of the debate, hitting Romney for his repeated use of the slur “illegals,” lifting up how Romney wants [...]
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10/15/12 Editor’s Note: You can tune in to a live-stream broadcast today at noon Eastern to hear about a new poll of Virginia Latinos from Latino Decisions, and how Latinos here view the Presidential and Senate candidates.  Information available below. With presidential and down-ballot campaigns in overdrive to appeal to Latino voters across the country, polling [...]
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06/08/12 Two new polls show that both Latinos and non-Latinos continue to embrace common sense, federal immigration reform and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.  While some politicians continue to hide from the issue, suggest tentative baby steps forward, or hope the states will step in, the American people are unequivocal: undocumented immigrants should be put on a path [...]
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05/31/12 As Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) introduces the STARS Act and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) makes headlines discussing his alternative to the DREAM Act, DREAM Act-eligible youth are letting President Obama know that the ball is in his court, and it’s time to weigh in, too. A must-read written by Julia Preston in the New York [...]
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05/07/12 Sunday’s New York Times featured a profile on “The Powers of New York,” described as: Influence in New York is now wielded by a larger and more diverse array of people. As part of a special issue of Metropolitan, here’s a look at who is at the top and who may be on the way, as [...]
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