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Youths with the National People's Action group link arms in solidarity for immigration reform outside the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform, Monday, April 22 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opinion: Delaying immigration reform will kill it

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

A hardwired instinct is to turn inwards in times of crisis.  In the case of the recent Boston bombings, we see our natural emotional reactions at work – … Read More

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on February 25, 2013 briefs reporters at the White House on the release of more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants facing deportation from immigration jails in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts. (Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Opinion: ICE is the agency everyone loves to hate

By Raul A. Reyes

The  announcement by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of detainee releases because of budget cuts raises serious accountability … Read More

A new report says there were almost 1 million detention hold requests from 2008 to 2012.

Report: ICE detained 800 U.S. citizens in 4 years

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A new report using records obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) found that between 2008 and 2012, ICE issued nearly 1 million … Read More

Florida Republican Senator gave a passionate response to President Obama's State of the Union address.

Opinion: Rubio showed the GOP is serious about immigration and Latino outreach

By Stephen A. Nuño

After watching the president's State of the Union speech, I'm beginning to wonder how serious Latinos are about immigration reform. Surely for those who are out … Read More

President Barack Obama points to someone in the crowd as he arrives to speak about immigration at Del Sol High School, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Immigration both a gold mine and mine field

By Stephen A. Nuňo

As the President unveiled his plan for immigration reform in an oddly campaign-like event, I felt as if I was watching a lost episode of MTV's Punk'd,or its … Read More

President Barack Obama greets supporters and donors at an inaugural reception for the 57th Presidential Inauguration at The National Building Museum in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Opinion: It’s time to deliver on those promises President Obama

By Raul A. Reyes

This year’s Inauguration Day holds special significance for African-Americans.  It coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the 50thanniversary of the … Read More

The private prison lobby supports Latino GOP groups who support increased arrests of undocumented immigrants.

Opinion: Funny numbers on immigration

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- Last Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," President Obama said that fixing our broken immigration system is one of the top priorities of his second … Read More

Supporting immigration reform can help candidates from both parties as they seek the Latino vote, says a study.

Opinion: GOP, immigrants are calling

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- Based on the post-election coverage of the immigration issue, you'd think that Republicans have no reason to believe they can ever get Latino voters … Read More

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Opinion: The minor-league caudillo

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- You'll have to forgive me for taking on an obscure topic today, but it's not often that my father's stunningly beautiful homeland is featured in … Read More

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), responds to President Obama’s immigration speech, Friday, June 15, 2012, at the Capitol in Phoenix.

Opinion: Is Arizona’s immigration law necessary anymore?

By Kristian Ramos

Today the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of Arizona's infamous SB-1070, however the most pernicious part of the law was upheld, the papers please section. … Read More