Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: PROMESA Bill Passes House, Allows Provision Cutting Minimum Wage to $4.25 for Young Workers

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the PROMESA Act, which addresses Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, but in the process also allows the commonwealth’s minimum wage to drop to $4.25.

Puerto Rico Debt Moratorium Gets Praise from Governor Garcia Padilla While House Hearing Set for April 13

Puerto Rico approved legislation that will grant its governor, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, to suspend debt payments.

Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: Latino Legislative Leaders Seek Oversight, Strategic Solutions

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., called for the House Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing on the role of hedge funds in Puerto Rico's financial crisis.

Rep. Raúl Grijalva Introduces Bill to End Family Detention, For-Profit Prisons

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., introduced legislation aimed to curb a mandate requiring a federal immigration agency to fill tens of thousands of beds for detained immigrants.

Latina Women Share Immigration Horror Stories in Washington, Ask Congress to Consider Families in Policy Reform

Members of Congress united with activist leaders, DREAMers, immigrant mothers and families on Thursday in Washington, D.C. to discuss the challenges facing those with immigration issues and their families.
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