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Jaffet Rios, 20, campaign volunteer for Barack Obama, organizes Spanish language election campaign signs to be distributed in Orlando, Fla. Democrats and Republicans are making an unprecedented effort to get the vote of Puerto Ricans living in the Interstate 4 Corridor, a large area in Central Florida. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher)

Puerto Ricans are key in Florida Presidential vote

By Charles Babington, Associated Press

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama has a problem with Florida's important Puerto Rican voters, and it has little to do with the immigration and … Read More

Protesters march against Arizona's illegal immigration law, SB1070, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Phoenix.

Decision 2012: Why immigration matters

By Alicia A. Cadwell, Associated Press

The issue: Illegal immigration is a decades-old problem. With an estimated 11.5 million undocumented immigrants living, and in many cases working, in the … Read More

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is issuing new guidelines which allow undocumented immigrants in same-sex couples to avoid deportation under a new policy.

Undocumented immigrants in same-sex couples eligible for immigration relief program

By The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is planning to issue a policy memo stating that undocumented immigrants with American same-sex … Read More

Mitzi Pena, 19, (C) her mother Vlamca Pena (R) her sister Yaretzi Pena, 5, and her cousin Karina Terriquez, 20, (L) wait in line with hundreds of fellow undocumented immigrants at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles offices to apply for deportation reprieve on August 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

DHS approves 29 for delayed deportation

By Alicia A. Cadwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than two months to go before the Nov. 6 election, the Obama administration has approved applications from 29 undocumented … Read More

Attorney Kris Kobach, left, attorney for city of Hazleton and currently secretary of state in Kansas, talks with U.S. Rep. Louis Barletta, former Hazleton mayor, as they leave the James A. Bryne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.

Romney immigration adviser leading lawsuit fighting Obama plan to not deport young immigrants

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An informal adviser to Republican Mitt Romney is representing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees suing the Obama administration … Read More

"Dreamers" walked to the Arizona state capitol after Governor Jan Brewer said she would block Dreamers from receiving benefits under the new deferred deportation.

Arizona immigration activists vow to block Brewer’s ban on benefits for undocumented youth

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Dreamers in Arizona are worried over Gov. Jan Brewer's executive order banning undocumented youth applying for deferred action from receiving state-issued … Read More

Hayley Arana, 2, stands with hundreds of people and her mother Cynthia Diaz in hopes to get a passport for her mother, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Houston. Diaz is applying for a Passport, Arana was born in the U.S., and hopes for the DREAM Act to pass so she can become a U.S. citizen. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre)

10 tips from a lawyer on filing a successful deferred action application

By Alma Rosa Nieto, immigration lawyer

A lot has been written on deferred Action, a new program that starts on August 15, 2012 for young undocumented students in the United States. However, few … Read More

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Opinion: Confusion over Obama’s immigration changes

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- It's been my experience that any time the government announces a new immigration-related plan, there's always plenty of uncertainty and … Read More

Students Maria Sofia, left, and Malendez Campos, protest at a "Right to Dream" rally Thursday May 17, 2012 in Los Angeles. The Demonstrators were protesting the deportation of undocumented immigrants by the Obama Administration. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Group estimates nearly 1.8 million undocumented immigrants could avoid deportation

By Sarah Parnass, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Migration Policy Institute says 360,000 more illegal immigrants than previously thought could qualify for deferred deportation when … Read More

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More Latinos are becoming foster parents or adopting, but need is still great

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A college lecture inspired Ray and Connie Gallego to consider what most Latinos still haven’t completely opened up to: adoption. “My wife and I were … Read More