Henry Cisneros: Latinos USA ‘Saving Grace’ by Suzanne Gamboa Former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros told members of the oldest Latino civil rights group the Latino population is the “saving grace” of America’s future and asked, “Why cannot more Americans see
Former Mexican President Shows Trump How To Avoid Nuclear War By Carolina Moreno As far as Vicente Fox is concerned, the most heroic thing President Donald Trump could do is quit. The former Mexican president sat down with comedy site
Bill Passed to Defund Sanctuary Cities by Raquel Reichard On Thursday, House Republicans passed legislation that would defund sanctuary cities. MORE: What You Need to Know About Sanctuary Cities The “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act,” which passed 228-195, would expand federal
Sharp Rise in Asylum Claims From Latin America by Bruno Gallo In the few minutes it takes you to read this article, about a hundred people will have had to leave their homes, their belongings and everything they know and flee
Arizona Court: No In-State Tuition for Dreamers with DACA by Griselda Nevarez The Arizona Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling that allowed young immigrants who were granted protection from deportation to pay in-state tuition at the state’s public colleges
Latino non-voters helped Trump win By Marisa Treviño Donald J. Trump has been president a little less than five months. Because it was such a surprise outcome, there are analysts, pundits and everyday Americans still scratching their heads asking “why?”
Trump Targets Undocumented Immigrants Aided By Obama “It’s a judicial do-over.” By Mica Rosenberg & Reade Levinson In September 2014, Gilberto Velasquez, a 38-year-old house painter from El Salvador, received life-changing news: The U.S. government had decided to shelve its deportation
Trump Wants DOJ To Seek Harshest Possible Penalty In Immigration Cases Immigration cases already occupy about half of the federal criminal docket. By Roque Planas A memo issued by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month ordering prosecutors to bring the
Billionaire Is Raising Millions for Undocumented Immigrants by Carmen Pelaez Mike Fernandez is no stranger to crossing party lines. A major Republican donor and influencer, he joined forces with the Obama administration on their new Cuba policy. But when the
Who Overstays Their Visas Most? Wrong – It’s Not Latinos For years, the best—and virtually only—publicly released statistic tracking illegal immigration in the US has been the number of people caught at the southern border. Now, the US Department of
