In continuing our mission to amplify the voice of the Latino community, Latin Post captured the reactions, thoughts and opinions of people following the first Republican presidential debate, which occurred on Aug. 6, from Cleveland, Ohio. The GOP debate covered topics including immigration, the economy and jobs, the Islamic State militant group and electability.
The first Republican presidential primary debate concluded, and while many GOP campaigns are claiming victory, everyone definitely has an opinion about the issues -- or the lack thereof - and the participating candidates.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson has asked to be excused from an immigration court hearing. Ahead of the Aug. 19 court hearing, a motion was filed on his behalf as Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas' Brownsville Division ordered his appearance and explain why he should not be in contempt of court.
Donald Trump insists that as president, he will make Mexico pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border to help prevent undocumented immigrants from crossing over into America, CNN reports.
Select Republican presidential candidates have been invited to visit New York's largest Latino city, but only one name returned the call: Donald Trump.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has joined the call to cease so-called "sanctuary cities," and said he would hold elected officials criminally accountable for not complying with federal law enforcement.
Immigration advocates are criticizing California Democrat Dianne Feinstein over her proposed crackdown on so-called "sanctuary cities." Feinstein, the oldest currently serving U.S. senator, has said that she would soon introduce a bill forcing localities to comply with federal immigration requests or face cuts in appropriations.
Fourteen Republican presidential hopefuls on Monday participated in a nationally televised forum hosted by C-SPAN that Politico dubbed a "practice round ahead of the first official GOP primary debate in Cleveland."
House Democrats haven increased their call for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to end family detention after a federal court ruled against the policy.
Although Trump's controversial policy on immigration has ironically helped him take lead as the GOP front-runner in the 2016 race, experts say his plan would actually hurt America in the long run if implemented.
Sen. Bernie Sanders became the third presidential candidate to hold a Q&A session at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) on Thursday. The Vermont Democratic candidate, though in favor of immigration reform, warned that open borders and high levels of immigration could hurt U.S. youth.
Presidential hopeful John Kasich met with advocates on Monday regarding a President's Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) lawsuit.
Select beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have approximately 48 hours to return inaccurate permits to the federal government.
In an interview with Telemundo earlier this year, 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush opened up about the discrimination that his half-Hispanic son experienced as a person of color.
