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Immigrants’ Advocates Not Letting Up on Obama (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

The federal immigration program that allows local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws is becoming a thorn in the side of the Obama administration.

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Immigration Advocates Eye New GOP Florida Senator (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

Immigration advocates are wondering what the newly chosen Florida senator-to-be, George LeMieux (R), is going to mean for their campaign for immigration reform — as well as how the pick could... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Broken bootstraps: Black and Latino Youth in Transition (www.racewire.org) TMC

It's hard to draw clear conclusions, since the methodology of the study doesn't capture possible differences between immigrant households from different cultures and regions. And since families with... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Health Care Woes for Latino Immigrants (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

Editor's Note: Odette Keeley, news anchor for "Stories From The Ethnic Media" on NAM's radio program, "New America Now" on 91.7 FM KALW, talks to ethnic media professionals about their outlets' news... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Growing Latino population could place more stress on rural health care (iowaindependent.com) TMC

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Although only about four million of the estimated 44.3 million people of Latino descent in America live in Midwestern states, cultural differences and economic realities... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Racial Justice: Bank Exploits Latino Immigrants (www.wiretapmag.org) TMC

A mere three weeks after news appeared about the NAACP filing lawsuits against Wells Fargo and HSBC Holdings for predatory lending against black communities, the LA Times has reported that Bank of... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Obama's California Visit Important for Immigrant, Latino Rights (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

Los Angeles -- President Obama’s recent visit to Southern California acknowledges the region’s importance to the White House, writes La Opinion’s editorial staff. This week, Obama held two town... More

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Submitted 12 months ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Pelosi: End raids splitting immigrant families (www.sfgate.com)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined hundreds of families Saturday evening at a church in San Francisco's Mission District demanding an end to the immigration raids and deportations that separate parents... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by Nezua | 0 Comments |

Immigrant Worker at Latino Inaugural Ball Shares Hopes for Obama Era (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

A Salvadoran immigrant who works as a cleaner at Union Station in the nation's capital watched the festivities as she did her job. She shared her hopes for a new Obama presidency...

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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Dreaming of a Latino Holiday? (www.racewire.org) TMC

There have been a few Hollywood holiday movies that portray Black families celebrating Christmas, but I don’t think there has ever been a major Latino Christmas movie.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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