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Hispanic voters at the Miami-Dade Government Center on October 21, 2004 in Miami, Florida.

Poll: Immigration reform now top issue for Latinos, path to citizenship vital to winning their support

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Latino voters want the President and Congress to address immigration more than any other issue, with 58 percent saying this is more important than jobs (38 … Read More

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Some Hispanic congressional members breaking partisan mold

By Nathan L. Gonzales @nathanlgonzales

Congress is derided as an increasingly partisan and polarized body, but a handful of Hispanic Members are trying to break the gridlock. According to new … Read More

Supporters of President Obama since 2008 at a Latino Town Hall meeting in Los Angeles. (By Emmanuel Dunand/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama is manipulating Latinos with immigration

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- In a 2011 column, I said President Obama believed that Latino voters were stupid. It pains me to say this, but lately I've begun to wonder whether … Read More

The GOP hopes to gain in popularity with Latino voters.

Republican Party hopes fresh approach will appeal to Latino voters

By Charles Babington, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party's problems with minority voters have preoccupied strategists since November, and it's possible those difficulties will … Read More

NJ Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, at right, is seen here with NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg,

Opinion: Democrats can’t afford to lose their only Latino Senator

By Stephen A. Nuño

The Democrats have a diversity problem. As President Obama struggles to find seasoned Latino leaders to integrate into his cabinet with the Los Angeles Mayor … Read More

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Undocumented immigrants rally to get driver’s licenses in NM

By Stuart Dyson, KOB, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Undocumented immigrants and their friends and supporters rallied Wednesday at the State Capitol, fresh from a political victory over New Mexico Gov. Susana … Read More

Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J. and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fl., speak a news conference to announce a bi-partisan agreement on the principals of a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

Senators: Immigration reform to come by summer

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A major breakthrough - that's what a bipartisan group of Senators called their immigration reform proposal, a plan that could lead the way to legislation by the … Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) listen as Rev. Luis Leon gives the benediction during the presidential 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 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Opinion: Spanish featured at inauguration, and English-only crowd stays quiet

By Julio Ricardo Varela

The moment I heard Spanish being spoken at the inauguration, the following tweet from Upworthy showed up on my feed: UH OH! Benediction included spanish. A … 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

Rep. Luis Gutierrez speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC on September 5, 2012. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Opinion: Why D.C.’s top immigration voices are a Puerto Rican Congressman and a Cuban Senator

By Julio Ricardo Varela

Now that President Obama is reviving comprehensive immigration reform, there was one thing I noticed when the nuts-and-bolts process began in Washington: I … Read More