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Poll: Strong Sanders might spell trouble for Clinton in N.H.

Bernie Sanders: Black Lives Matter Apology Letter Was Sent by Campaign Staff, 'Without My Knowledge’

During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sen. Bernie Sanders said he did not send an apology email to Black Lives Matter activists, and instead admitted that he believes an apology is unnecessary.
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Donald Trump's Immigration Plan and Call for Mass Deportation Panned by Political Latinos

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's latest immigration comments were met with furor from Latinos and Latino-based organization.
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TURNOUT: How Jeb Bush's Family History and Latino Voter Outreach Could Boost His Presidential Bid

The Republican Party has garnered heat from Latinos for rhetoric and stance on certain issues, such as immigration, but the Jeb Bush campaign is hoping to change that as its Latino engagement is underway with early-voting states.
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New Poll Shows Over Half of US Voters Think Immigrants Are Bad for the Economy

A recent survey released by Rasmussen Reports claim that 51 percent of the of the 1,000 people polled on Aug. 9-10 say that illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from U.S. citizens.
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Trump's Immigration Proposals: Deport Millions, Build a Wall, Change the Constitution?

Donald Trump, the current leader of the GOP presidential race, released an immigration position paper weeks ahead of schedule, detailing the billionaire candidate's stance on undocumented immigrants, birthright citizenship, and the economy. Needless to say, Trump's views -- even on paper -- are polarizing.
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Cuba's Top Diplomat for US Says Cuban Exiles 'Want Revenge'

Josefina Vidal, the director of U.S. affairs for Cuba's foreign ministry, is blunt about the delicate diplomatic work to come.
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Donald Trump Vows to Deport All Undocumented Immigrants if Elected President

If he were elected president in 2016, Donald Trump admits he would surely reverse President Obama's bold executive order on immigration and deport all undocumented immigrants from the U.S.
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Are #BlackLivesMatter Activists Unfairly Picking on Bernie Sanders? Bill Maher and Talib Kweli Debate

This weekend, talk show host Bill Maher and hip-hop artist and activist Talib Kweli debated the treatment of progressive Democratic presidential 2016 hopeful Bernie Sanders by Black Lives Matter demonstrators.
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Donald Trump to Release Immigration Plans in September, Still Wants to Build the Wall

Donald Trump still leads the Republican field of presidential hopefuls going into late summer, and he has decided to wait until September to release details of his presidential platform, starting with immigration.
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ICE Stages Nationwide Raids, Arrests 50 Human Rights Violators in 'Operation No Safe Haven' Sequel

U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) officials staged raids across the country, ending the week-long operation with 50 fugitive "known or suspected human rights violators" in custody.
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Scott Walker to Deliver Obamacare Policy Speech Next Week

Gov. Scott Walker will address Obamacare on his trip to Minnesota next Tuesday.
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Mexican Government: We Will Not Pay for Trump's Border Wall

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration has taken the time to respond to Trump’s conviction by saying that there is no truth to notion that Mexico would pay for a border wall.
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Hillary Clinton Education Plan Dedicates $25 Billion to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Hillary Clinton is proposing a new educational program that would direct some $25 billion to aid historically black colleges and universities.
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Chelsea Manning Faces Indefinite Solitary Confinement

Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army soldier who who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act, is facing indefinite solitary confinement
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2016 Presidential Elections: Rick Perry May Become First Candidate to Drop Presidential Race Bid

Rick Perry is the most likely GOP candidate to drop out of the 2016 presidential race before any other candidate.
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Immigrant Rights Advocates Obtain Thousands of FOIA Papers on 'Unprecedented' ICE Detention Practice

Following four years of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) struggles, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) obtained thousands of documents disclosing the information of immigrant detention centers.
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US Customs and Border Protection Launches Campaign to Warn Potential Migrants of Danger

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched a new ad campaign in an effort to warn potential migrants of the struggles they are likely to face while trying to enter the Unites States.
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Hillary Clinton Campaign News: Democratic Frontrunner Gains Major Iowa Endorsement

The presidential hopeful gets a very important ally in her quest to the White House
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Cecil the Lion: US Senators Push to Expedite Process Declaring African Lions Endangered Species

A group of four U.S. senators are banding together to ask Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to speed up her review of an Endangered Species Act rule they hope will help protect and preserve the African lion.
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Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Latino Racial Profiling

A U.S. District Court judge in Arizona has granted a Department of Justice’s motion to intervene in the case of Melendres v. Arpaio, a private lawsuit filed against Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joseph Arpaio for engaged in racial profiling and unlawful traffic stops of Latinos.
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