Celebrating Chávez’s Legacy

Today would have been the 82nd birthday of labor and civil rights leader, Cesar Chávez.  Born into humble circumstances, he brought the plight of farm workers, who are some of the nation’s most downtrodden and helpless, into the national spotlight.  With his founding of the United Farm Workers (UFW), he gave a voice to those [...]

Latino Entrepreneurs and Economic Experts Gather at First Latino Economic Summit

More than 150 key Latino entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the country met in Washington D.C. for the first U.S. Latino Economic Summit hosted by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and LATINO Magazine. Gene Sperling, adviser to U.S. Department of the Secretary Timothy Geithner and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, was the keynote [...]

The Truth About Latinos And The Employee Free Choice Act

By: Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus The Latino community should wholeheartedly get behind the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).  Introduced March 10, the bill has a majority of support in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, but business groups are spending heavily to make sure the Senate does not reach the 60 votes that [...]

Homeland Security Signals Policy Changes Ahead for Immigration Raids

As reported in the Washington Post, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has delayed a series of proposed immigration raids at U.S. workplaces in recent weeks, asking agents in her department to apply more scrutiny to the selection and investigation of targets as well as the timing of raids. A senior department official said the delays [...]

John Trasviña, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at HUD

President Obama has announced John Trasviña as  Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. John Trasviña has devoted his legal career to public service in civil rights and immigration policy. In the 1980s and 90s, he served as Chairman Paul Simon’s General Counsel & [...]

Obama Appears on Univision's "Premio Lo Nuestro"

On Thursday evening, President Obama continued his media blitz appearing on Univision’s longest-running and most popular music awards show “Premio Lo Nuestro”. It was an effort to reach out to the Hispanic community urging them to let their voices be heard in this tough economic time. Obama said, “Buenas noches. I want to thank the [...]

Reintroduction of the DREAM Act and American Dream Act Applauded by Senate Leadership, Civil Rights Groups

Earlier today Congress took an important step toward immigration reform. When both the US Senate and House reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at giving immigrant students raised in the U.S. the opportunity for a path to citizenship via college education or serving in the Armed Forces. Senators Richard Durbin and Richard Lugar reintroduced the DREAM Act, [...]

Hillary Takes "Co-Responsibility" in Trip to Mexico

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that America’s “insatiable” demand for illegal drugs and the inability to stop weapons-smuggling into Mexico are only helping to escalate the violence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Clinton said, “I feel very strongly we have co-responsibility”, referring to the United States’ “insatiable” demand for illegal drugs and the inability [...]

Obama Administration Lays Out U.S.-Mexico Plan

Yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary  Janet Napolitano delivered the Obama administration’s plan to deal with drug-related violence in Mexico by sending 500 more federal (agents to the U.S.-Mexico border and also address the issue of  U.S.-purchased guns being smuggled south by violent drug cartels. The announcement included a comprehensive outline of how $700 million approved by [...]

Census Bureau to Launch Ad Campaign to Reach Minorities

In an article today  the Washington Post reports that the Census Bureau is planning on launching a $250 million promotional campaign to encourage participation in the 2010 Census amidst the fears that millions of minorities will be overlooked. More than half of the funds that will go to advertising will go across traditional and social [...]

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