The controversial approach of America's self-declared "toughest sheriff" have cost taxpayers in Arizona's most populous county some $51 million in compliance and legal fees. Arpaio will run for reelection next year.
In another show of support for the Latino community and to emphasize her intent to bring about immigration reform, Hillary Clinton's campaign has hired Lorella Praeli as the campaign's Latino outreach coordinator.
Republicans appear to be much more optimistic about the upcoming presidential race compared to the two previous campaign cycles. Pew Research Center data shows that the favorability of the Republican line up has increased while favorability among Democrats for their party has stagnated.
The Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program, created by President Barack Obama's immigration executive action in November 2014, could provide more than 20,000 new jobs, per year for the next decade.
Nelson Diaz encountered a major defeat in Philadelphia’s Democratic Party mayoral primary race as he received single-digit figures. A victory for Diaz would have gave him the window of opportunity to become the city’s first Latino mayor.
After President Barack Obama announced new policing rules, including greater involvement in the community and the banning of some military-grade equipment, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on policing strategies. Rep. Luis Gutierrez lauded the Committee's bipartisan decision to hold the hearing, having been petitioning for it since Trayvon Martin's death.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) continues to attack the Clinton family over their finances, emphasizing their speaking fees they charge when giving speeches at events and universities.
Six months after President Barack Obama announced his latest immigration executive action, the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program's future remains unknown. To commemorate what would have been DAPA’s implementation date, Latino and immigrant rights are hosting events and rallies for the deferred action program that could result in a GDP increase of $164 billion by 2025.
More than two-thirds of the U.S. Latino electorate live in six states -- Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas -- but one progressive advocacy organization has been working on having anti-Latino and anti-immigrant representatives accountable and heard for Latinos across the country, especially for the presidential election season.
Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been trying to court the Latino electorate, but a former aide said she needs a specific Latino vice presidential candidate to improve her victory odds.
The wife of potential Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, Columba, joined social media over the weekend. Her arrival on social media allows Bush to open to the public as well as help her husband cater to the Latino vote, being Latina herself.
Following on the footsteps of presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio defended President George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq in 2003. The Florida senator was asked on Fox News about the war but he struggled to give a concise answer, ultimately saying, “It was not a mistake.”
U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., faced criticism for doing a stereotypical Native American gesture during a California Democratic Party event and has since apologized.
Jeb Bush reaffirmed his stance against same-sex marriage and religious freedom during a recent interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "The Brody File."
A recent report by the Center for American Progress found Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) overwhelmingly discriminate against LGBT immigrants, despite recent attempts by the Obama administration to improve the treatment of LGBT people in the country and around the world.
While the Obama administration is famously fighting in court to use executive authority to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from being deported, in a lesser-known Texas immigration court case, the Department of Justice's lawyers have perplexingly argued that those same immigrants have no First Amendment rights.
