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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks at a combination fundraiser and birthday party for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, on November 17, 2012 in Altoona, Iowa.(Steve Pope/Getty Images)

Analysis: Rubio’s hat goes into the ring

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Not a month has passed since the presidential election and here we are discussing how the 2016 race is shaping up.  Its not totally unexpected, but what is … Read More

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Actress and activist Rosie Perez talks about the election and immigration

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Rosie Perez joined Al Sharpton on MSNBC television to talk about the negative rhetoric on immigration issues during the election. Perez talks about how she … Read More

The National Immigrant Youth Alliance marches past the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. . (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Illegal immigration drops after a decade-long rise

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The … Read More

Former President George W. Bush gives opening remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas for a conference titled "Immigration and 4% Growth: How Immigrants grow the U.S. Economy," Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

George W. Bush says immigrants fill gap in labor market

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — As the U.S. debates immigration policy, former President George W. Bush says it should "do so with a benevolent spirit and keep in mind the … Read More

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures as he speaks at a campaign stop at the Bank United Center, at The University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012.

Romney advisor regrets campaign’s immigration stance

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Talk about a "too little, too late" moment.  Romney campaign chief Matt Rhoades said he regrets the campaign's hard stance on immigration, saying it was done … Read More

Stop denigrating DREAMers, says columnist Raul Reyes.

DREAMers’ political coming of age: a bolder more inclusive agenda

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Talk about dreaming big.  What started out as a group of undocumented youth asking to be allowed to pursue higher education or work without fear of … Read More

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks to the media after arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, on April 25, 2012 in Washington, DC.

Opinion: AZ Gov. Brewer just doesn’t get immigration policy

By Raul A. Reyes

This past summer marked the start of President Obama’s deferred action program for undocumented immigrants.  Thousands who were brought here illegally as … Read More

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Latin America expert: Peña Nieto needs to make changes in Mexico

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Peña Nieto has a tall order ahead of him. The ever-present drug war continues, and while the middle class is growing, he will have many challenges ahead of him … Read More

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Opinion: Why don’t Dreamers want to Achieve?

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- To some, the handful of calls for amnesty for undocumented immigrants in the days after Republicans were rebuked at the voting booth momentarily made … Read More

Presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) speaks during a press conference on July 2, (Photo by Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

Peña Nieto’s Inauguration: Mexico’s new president will govern differently

By Carlos Rajo, Telemundo Political Analyst

The start of a new government in Mexico is a good opportunity for the United States and its southern neighbor to rethink their bilateral relationship, reducing … Read More