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.”

  • Twitter: @sandralilley

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Henry Muñoz III, one of President Obama's most influential Latino fundraisers, was named DNC finance chair.

DNC’s Latino and gay Finance Chair wants to encourage new generation of leaders

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A political reality is that modern election campaigns require money -- lots of it.  For the first time, the Democratic National Committee elected a Latino, … Read More

Nehemiah Griego, a 15-year-old, shot his family with his parents' assault rifle, as the country wrestles with the gun control debate.

Recent shootings prompt Latinos to debate gun control

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A fifteen-year-old New Mexico Latino  teen who later told police he had homicidal and suicidal thoughts grabbed his parents' assault rifle from their closet … Read More

Daniel Flores was one of the students at Lone Star College who described the moments after the shooting unfolded

Shooting at Lone Star College leaves 3 injured; Latino students describe chaos

By NBC Latino staff

Latino students at Lone Star College in North Harris, Texas, described today their horror as they ran from a shooting rampage at their campus.  According to … Read More

A new report says Latino and national high school graduation rates have increased significantly.

On-time Latino graduation rates climb 10 points since 2006

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The nation's high school on-time graduation rate in 2010 was the highest since 1976, with only a 3 percent dropout rate, and part of this rise is due to better … Read More

In his Inaugural speech, President Obama advocated for progress on immigration, gay rights, women's pay and voting rights.

In forceful speech, Obama invokes immigration amidst strong Latino presence

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It was an Inaugural ceremony that markedly showed the growing Latino presence in American cultural and political life.  The nation's first Puerto Rican Supreme … Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) is sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as First lady Michelle Obama and daughters, Sasha Obama and Malia Obama look on during the public ceremonial inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Latinos have an agenda for the President’s first 100 days

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Today President Obama embarks on a second term as the nation's 44th President, fulfilling the mandate of 71 percent of Latino voters who put their faith behind … Read More

A new poll finds most Americans strongly support an immigration reform plan with a path to citizenship for the nation's undocumented.

Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans support a path to citizenship

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Four out of five Americans say they would support a plan which includes a path to citizenship, according to a new poll conducted by bipartisan researchers. … Read More

Hundreds of the nation's mayors are in Washington pressing for action on issues like gun control and immigration.

Latino mayors in the trenches on gun control, immigration

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All politics is local, as the famous adage goes.  National headlines such as immigration or gun control are day to day realities for mayors in cities and towns … Read More

US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis

Departing Labor Secretary Hilda Solis speaks out about her role as first Latina Cabinet member

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Video by: Ignacio Torres Departing Labor Secretary Hilda Solis sat down with NBC Latino's Sandra Lilley and spoke about her historic tenure as the first … Read More

Flanked by children who sent him letters, President Obama signed measures today to help curb gun violence.

Obama unveils national gun control proposals: “Let’s do the right thing”

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Joined by the families of the children who were killed in Newtown, Connecticut during the mass elementary school shooting in December, President Obama unveiled … Read More