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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents and K-9 security dog keep watch at a checkpoint station, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in Falfurrias, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Senate plan to stiffen border security, say sources

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of senators finalizing a landmark immigration bill has agreed to require greatly increased surveillance of the border and … Read More

In Fairfax County, Virginia, a voter holds their voting permit and ID card at the Washington Mill Elementary School near Mount Vernon, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. . (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: Virginia’s voter ID law – a backdoor poll tax

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Pretty much anything we do is taxed, whether it’s flipping on our cable, making a call on our cell phone or biting into a Snickers bar.  Taxes are … Read More

Immigration lawyer advises Angel and Evie Gomez on their U.S. citizenship application on January 31, 2013 in New York City.

Immigration reform passes? 10 tips on what to do next

By Alma Rosa Nieto, Immigration lawyer

What should you, a loved one, friend, or coworker be doing as of now to prepare for potential immigration reform? 1. Do NOT pay anyone to get in line for … Read More

Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez waits in line to have her documents checked at passport control before leaving Cuba to travel to Brazil and other countries at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Sanchez is one of the Cuban dissidents who applied for passports to go overseas under recently enacted travel reform. Her request was granted last month.(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuban dissident blogger starts world tour

By Anne-Marie Garcia

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez set off on a three-month, dozen-nation world tour Sunday, after a new law eliminated the exit permit that … Read More

Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez speaks during a news conference, his first as presidential candidate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 9, 2012. Venezuelans will go to the polls October 7.

Chavez claims arrested US citizen could be linked to alleged plot to destabilize Venezuela

By Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez announced Thursday that security forces arrested a U.S. citizen and suspect he is a mercenary who could be involved … Read More