Latin Issues & Immigration

Bernie Sanders supporters at a campaign rally.

Bernie Sanders Sues Ohio to Ensure Young Latino, Minority Voters Vote in March 15 Primary

The Bernie Sanders campaign filed a federal lawsuit claiming the Ohio secretary of state is unconstitutionally attempting to block millennial Latino and black voters from voting in its March 15 presidential primary election.
The Mob Museum in Las Vegas recently featured a scale model called “El Chapo’s Great Escape.”

El Chapo Exhibit Features Scale Model of Drug Lord's Infamous Escape

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas recently featured a scale model called “El Chapo’s Great Escape.” The miniature creation showed how the Mexican drug lord planned his escape from Altiplano prison in 2015.
Daughter of Former President Alberto Fujimori Keiko Fujimori

Keiko Fujimori Still Leads Polls, Addresses Forced Sterilization Claims: 'I Will Seek the Truth'

Keiko Fujimori denied accusations that poor and indigenous women underwent forced sterilization during her father’s dictatorial regime from 1990 to 2000. Estimations from human rights defenders indicate that about 300,000 women were sterilized against their will.
Immigrants becoming U.S. citizens ceremony

More Immigrants Apply for Citizenship to Vote Against Donald Trump

The success behind Donald Trump's presidential campaign has largely been fueled by his use of fearmongering against Muslims and Latino immigrants, along with his promise to impose outlandish anti-immigrant policy proposals. However, in addition to galvanizing supporters in the Republican primary race, the GOP frontrunner is also inadvertently mobilizing immigrants to become naturalized U.S. citizens.
Immigration protest

Virginia Family Fights Deportation of Legally Adopted Immigrant

A Virginia family is desperately seeking to bring back a Colombia woman legally adopted here in the U.S. as a child, yet recently separated from her young son and deported back to her homeland as an immigrant.
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Facebook Upgrades Tech Center for Latino Students, Partners With LULAC

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) held an open house to celebrate and show off an upgrade to its San Francisco technology center at Mission Graduates, a result of the organization's ongoing partnership with Facebook.
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Latino Politicians Make Their Case for Clinton, Sanders for President

A week before the Florida presidential primary, and just one day before Univision airs the next Democratic Party debate, surrogates for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton discussed their record on Latinos issues and immigration.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler

Latina Broadcaster Says FCC Jeopardizing Her 'American Dream' With Exclusionary Spectrum Auction

Despite protesting and a filing court action to delay the FCC's spectrum auction because of an eligibility debacle, it looks like Latina Broadcasters of Florida will not be able to participate.
Nancy Pelosi,

Congressional Democrats to SCOTUS: Obama's DAPA, DACA Expansion Action Are Constitutional

More than 220 congressional lawmakers filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions lawsuit.
Demonstration Held Against The Current Impeachment Calls For Brazilian President Dilma Roussef

Brazil House Speaker Eduardo Cunha Reportedly Lied About Swiss Bank Accounts

Brazil’s Lower House of Congress Speaker Eduardo Cunha will be facing an investigation regarding corruption allegations. He is involved in the huge Petrobras kickback scheme.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto

Donald Trump is Like Hitler & Mussolini, Says Enrique Peña Nieto

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto dubbed Donald Trump as today’s “Hitler,” pitching in his opinion on Trump’s proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall. Meanwhile, the Republican primaries remain consistent with the business tycoon in the lead.
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Colombia Mines & Energy Minister Tomas Gonzalez Resigns

Colombia’s Mines and Energy Minister Tomás González Estrada has resigned from his position. The country is swamped with energy problems due to the drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Customs And Border Protection Agents Patrol Near U.S.-Mexico Border

Study Finding 61 Million Immigrants in US Ignores Declining Crossings Stats

The Center for Immigration Studies estimates 15.7 million undocumented immigrants reside in the United States, about 5.1 million of whom are age 18 or younger. One researcher called the drastic rise in immigrants arriving "nothing short of astonishing."
Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Floods Airwaves in Florida Hoping to Land Latino Vote

Bernie Sanders' campaign is running a lengthy Spanish-language advertisement on Univision in hopes of attracting a greater share of the Latino vote.
Ted Cruz

Cruz Becomes GOP's Best Chance Against Trump Nomination

In light of Donald Trump's seemingly unstoppable momentum, the GOP is poised to stand behind Ted Cruz, a candidate who was previously seen as too divisive and unpopular to consider.
Marco Rubio

After Low-Turnout Puerto Rico Win, Marco Rubio's Rivals Prepare 'Winner Take All' Florida Battle

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., scored more than two dozen delegates on Sunday afternoon, but will likely encounter trouble ahead of the March 15 Florida primary elections.
Donald Trump

What You Need to Know For 'Super Tuesday 2': Hundreds of Thousands of Latinos Eligible to Vote

More than 100 delegates will be available for Republican presidential candidates on March 8's "Super Tuesday 2," across states where the Latino electorate is on the rise.
GOP Presidential Candidates Attend CPAC Conference In Washington DC

Marco Rubio Cruises to Puerto Rico GOP Primary Victory Over Trump, Cruz

The Florida senator won each of Puerto Rico's eight electoral districts by over 70 percent, en route to winning each of the island's 23 delegates and three superdelegates.
GOP Presidential Candidates Attend CPAC Conference In Washington DC

Puerto Rico Loves Marco Rubio!

Marco Rubio wins over embattled Puerto Rico with his constant presence and promise of hope for his fellow Latin Americans. This might push him forward with a massive lead over his competitors, including Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Flint

Bernie Sanders Nabs Costa Rican Vote in Global Presidential Primary

Presidential bet Bernie Sanders earns support from the Democrats in Costa Rica in the recent Global Global Presidential Primary. Sanders’ position on the issue of immigration puts him front and center of Latin American attention as he promises fairer treatment for immigrants.
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