About the Author

Sandra Lilley

  • Bio:

    Sandra loves being an active part of our “national conversation”, on everything from politics, education and the economy to the latest books and people in the news. Sandra started out in Telemundo-NY as a general assignment reporter and later News Director. She was also a Dayside Managing Editor at MSNBC and a Planning Editor for the NBC Domestic Desk. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Sandra studied history at Brown University, and currently lives in New Jersey with her family. Sandra hopes our site inspires and informs Latinos as they work toward their family’s “American Dream.”

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Activist in support of immigration reform pray for the immigration bill to be voted on by full Senate this summer. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate committee votes “yes” on comprehensive immigration reform, on to Senate floor

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After months of intense negotiations and with the prodding of the nation's immigrants, Latino and Asian-American activists, DREAMers and even business and … Read More

A poll of Latinos in Colorado examined what they knew about the Affordable Care Act.

Over half of Latinos don’t know key aspects of new health care law, says survey

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About one in three Latinos is uninsured, and Hispanic families are among the groups that can most benefit from the Affordable Care Act's expansion of health … Read More

President Obama met with DREAMers and mixed status families who told the President why current immigration system doesn't work

Mixed-status families, DREAMers tell Obama their personal immigration stories

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Melissa McGuire-Maniau, a U.S. citizen since she was born in Puerto Rico, might seem like an unlikely member of a group of 7 people invited to speak to … Read More

President Obama and his Administration have been answering questions on the IRS scandal and other issues.

Singular focus on scandals can doom both parties

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After the Obama administration's tumultuous week with the IRS, Associated Press and Benghazi scandals, Republicans have been playing offense and the … Read More

Gabriel Gomez greets prospective voters in Massachusetts where he is running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate.

Gabriel Gomez: Banking on moderate GOP stance in Mass. Senate race

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All the polls have put Massachusetts Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez behind Democratic challenger and long-term Congressman Ed Markey. Yet Gomez - who … Read More

President Obama's nominee for Labor Secretary, Thomas Perez, is facing Republican opposition in the Senate, but strong support among the nation's Latinos and Democrats.

Latinos condemn Republican opposition to Labor Secretary nominee

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The nomination of Thomas Perez for Labor Secretary has been endorsed by a Senate panel, but judging from the intensely partisan vote, it will be a tough vote … Read More

A group of Texas Democrats say it is the Latino electorate which can turn the state blue in future elections.

Texas can be blue – but it’s up to Latinos, says Democratic group

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A group of Texas Democrats say the state could turn blue sooner than many think, since the voters are already there, and they are mostly Latinos -- the issue is … Read More

The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently debating and amending an immigration bill.

Will the controversy over IRS, DOJ and Benghazi derail immigration reform?

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Legislators in Congress - especially Republicans - are turning their attention to plenty of issues - the IRS and Tea Party groups, Benghazi, and the Justice … Read More

The IRS is embroiled in controversy after a local Ohio office singled out Tea Party groups for additional scrutiny.

Opinion: IRS office targeted Tea Party, but minorities have been targets for much longer

By Stephen A. Nuño

The perception that the IRS targeted conservative groups is certainly cause for concern, but liberal folks like Jon Stewart and Chris Matthews should stop … Read More

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) and a group of other House members denounced the Senate immigration bill, saying that amnesty is worse than Obamacare.

Iowa Republican Congressman King: “Amnesty plan far worse than Obamacare”

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At the same time that the Senate Judiciary Committee was debating the bipartisan Senate "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill, Iowa Republican Congressman … Read More