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The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently debating and amending an immigration bill.

Will the controversy over IRS, DOJ and Benghazi derail immigration reform?

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Legislators in Congress - especially Republicans - are turning their attention to plenty of issues - the IRS and Tea Party groups, Benghazi, and the Justice … Read More

The IRS is embroiled in controversy after a local Ohio office singled out Tea Party groups for additional scrutiny.

Opinion: IRS office targeted Tea Party, but minorities have been targets for much longer

By Stephen A. Nuño

The perception that the IRS targeted conservative groups is certainly cause for concern, but liberal folks like Jon Stewart and Chris Matthews should stop … Read More

Congressman Steve King (R-IA) and a group of other House members denounced the Senate immigration bill, saying that amnesty is worse than Obamacare.

Iowa Republican Congressman King: “Amnesty plan far worse than Obamacare”

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At the same time that the Senate Judiciary Committee was debating the bipartisan Senate "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill, Iowa Republican Congressman … Read More

Former RNC state director Pablo Pantoja says he switched from Republican to Democrat because of "culture of intolerance."

Florida RNC Hispanic outreach director’s switch to Democrat: It’s not personal, it’s about the rhetoric

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Pablo Pantoja, a former Republican National Committee (RNC) Hispanic outreach director in Florida who is in the news after switching from Republican to … Read More

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal is calling for amending the Senate bill so "Little Dreamers" can also have an expedited path to citizenship.

Amendment for “Little Dreamers” should be in immigration bill, say advocates

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Democratic Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, who is on the Senate Judiciary Committee debating the current immigration bill, has introduced an amendment … Read More

President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opinion: Latinos have everything to gain from the Affordable Care Act

By Raul A. Reyes

On Friday, President Obama launched a new effort to promote the Affordable Care Act.  “If you’ve already got health insurance, this is enhancement,” he … Read More

Jennifer Arguello is one of a cadre of Silicon Valley Latinos.

Latinos in Silicon Valley join forces – and think big

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When many people think of Latinos in California, argues Giovanni Rodriguez of SocialxDesign, they tend to think of working class immigrants or even the … Read More

Groups argue that the current immigration debate does not focus enough on the importance of US-Mexico trade and the economy.

Immigration debate takes shots at Mexico, ignores its burgeoning economy

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As the Senate debates immigration reform, many of the U.S.-Mexico border issues focus on two things -- how to stop large numbers of undocumented immigrants from … Read More

A woman participating in a recent prayer rally for immigration reform in Washington DC.

Op-ed: Immigrant scapegoating? Sadly, the LGBT community understands

By Monica Trasandes

Where does one begin with the recent news of a Heritage Foundation analyst, Jason Richwine, who wrote in a dissertation that Latino immigrants had lower … Read More

Senator Ted Cruz said allowing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants will not move the immigration bill forward.

Analysis: On immigration bill, it’s Republican versus Republican

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It's up to the Republicans.  Whether a comprehensive immigration reform bill will reach President Obama's desk this year boils down to one fundamental thing - … Read More