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Almost nine out of ten Hispanics would pursue citizenship if legislation is passed which creates a pathway.

Poll: Undocumented Latinos strongly support background checks, learning English to get citizenship

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If a full background check is required for citizenship, 93 percent of undocumented Hispanics would find it acceptable, according to the findings of a recent … Read More

People repeat an oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in San Diego, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. More than 700 people from 80 countries became U.S. citizens during the ceremony. (David Maung/Bloomberg)

Poll: 9 out of 10 undocumented Latinos would pursue citizenship

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Eighty-five percent of Latino undocumented immigrants have family members who are U.S. citizens, and over two-thirds (68 percent) have been living in the U.S. … Read More

President Obama nominated Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor.

Obama nominates Thomas Perez for Labor Secretary, calling him an “advocate” for working families

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Today at the White House, President Obama nominated Thomas Perez, the son of Dominican immigrants who worked his way through prestigious colleges and law school … Read More

Groups rallied outside the Supreme Court in support of the Voting Rights Act.

Heated debate on the Voting Rights Act inside and outside the Supreme Court

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Before arguments even began inside the Supreme Court today, a group of Latino legislators and civil rights advocates held a rally where they forcefully argued … Read More

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., center, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center, entitled "One Nation: Principles on Immigration Reform and Our Commitment to the American Dream." (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Total number of Hispanics in House depends on who you ask

By Suzanne Gamboa, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- How many Hispanic members are there in Congress? Turns out narrowing it down to one number is not easy. There is no dispute about the … 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

Republican TexanTed Cruz, who had the support of the Tea Party, becomes the third Latino in the U.S. Senate today.

New Congress with record number of Latinos to be sworn in today

By The Associated Press

The new U.S. Congress sworn in today will have 3 Latino U.S. Senators and 28 Latino House members; nine of these are first-time members of … Read More

IMMIGRATION REFORM

Latino groups vow large-scale national mobilization for 2013 immigration reform

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On the wings of a successful effort that resulted in a record number of Latinos going to the polls in November, a group of Latino civil rights, labor and voting … Read More

Marie Lopez Rogers is the first Latina ever named president of the National League of Cities. (Courtesy Avondale city)

First Latina in history elected as new National League of Cities’ president

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Avondale, Arizona Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers was named the new president of the National League of Cities (NLC), an organization which seeks to help city leaders … Read More

Democratic Caucus Vice Chair U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

California lacks Hispanic political star power

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- California has more Hispanics than any other state, by far, but you'd have to look elsewhere for those being talked about as ascending stars on … Read More