While the fight to cease “sanctuary cities” has been averted in Congress, at least temporarily, the topic continues with Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush nearly lost his cool when he was questioned by an undocumented immigrant student about his stance on immigration reform.
A coalition of Hispanic conservative groups and activists delivered a stern message to the Republican candidates running in the 2016 presidential race, warning them not to engage in inflammatory anti-immigration rhetoric or else they will risk losing their support in the general election.
According to Ann Coulter, the easiest way to figure out if an elected official is truly smart is to test the politican on an anti-immigration "litmus test."
In effort to beef up his outreach to the Latino community, Bernie Sanders has hired high-profile immigration rights activist Cesar Vargas to work for his presidential campaign.
Conservative Latinos plan to hold an "unprecedented gathering" in Boulder, Colorado, the site of the CNBC presidential debate on Oct. 28, to counter anti-Latino perceptions sparked by GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will no longer accept contributions from political action committees (PACs) and lobbyists affiliated with private prison companies.
Despite previously supporting the call for immigration reform, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., will reportedly not allow votes for such reform legislation during the remaining tenure of Barack Obama’s presidency if he is elected House Speaker, .
Immigrant-rights advocates have long criticized the terms "illegal" and “alien” immigrant, and one congressman is taking the lead, on a federal level, against the "offensive and inflammatory" language toward immigrants.
U.S. Senate legislation that would defund so-called “sanctuary cities” failed to advance, and House Democrats, prominently minority lawmakers, celebrated the bill’s defeat.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is scheduled to host NBC's "Saturday Night Live," but one Latino congressman has called for the network to dump his appearance.
Immigrant-rights advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Senate to reject a controversial legislation that could strip federal grants and funds for more than 350 jurisdictions.
With Arturo Carmona exiting Presente.org to join Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, Presente.org named two interim co-directors, both with experience in engaging Latinos. One of the co-directors, Oscar Chacon, spoke to Latin Post about Presente.org and his duties as the long-time executive director at the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), now known as Alianza Americas
Georgia recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) have called for the same entitlements as U.S.-born Georgia residents in regards to in-state college tuition.
As the son of Cuban immigrants, Marco Rubio is one of the most prominent Hispanics in the United States and might be expected to receive the Latino community's unequivocal support for his 2016 White House bid. But in reality, the bilingual Florida senator's ability to woo that key demographic may not at all be a given.
