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Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., questions a panel of witnesses as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on immigration reform after a bipartisan group of senators agreed last week on legislation that would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Committee moves toward a vote on immigration

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to … Read More

A bipartisan House group, including Cong. Luis Gutierrez has been meeting in private to craft immigration legislation.

House immigration group reaches a deal

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances … Read More

Voters cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in Nevada at the East Las Vegas Community Center polling station October 20, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Early voting continues in the battleground state of Nevada until November 2 with election day on November 6. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Opinion: Perception, not voting power, is the Republicans’ Hispanic challenge

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Census Bureau released its November voting data and one thing is clear: The so-called Latino Sleeping Giant is still snoozing -- fewer than … Read More

In this photo taken Monday, May 6, 2013, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., arrives at the Senate chamber for a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington. One of the immigration bill’s authors, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has already acknowledged that the bill will face a tough road to passage if the border security elements are not improved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP: Stronger borders or immigration bill will die

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican … Read More

Mayra Alvarez - the Director of Public Health Policy in the Office of Health Reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - has a very special message for her sister and other Latinos across the country.

Op-ed: A big sister’s advice – get covered!

By Mayra Alvarez

Alejandra was born when I was eleven years old. She’s sassy, smart, beautiful, but first and foremost, my baby sister. Our two older sisters and I have done … Read More

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said fellow Republicans were yelling at him in closed-door meetings over the issue of gun control.

Ted Cruz throws fellow GOP Senators under the bus

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One of the "Lone Star State" Senators has no problem being a  "lone" Senator when it comes to breaking with Senate tradition and "telling" on his fellow … Read More

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is believed to be someone who would appeal to Latino voters nationally. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

“Honorary Hispanic” Jeb Bush could woo Latino voters but questions persist

By Erika L. Sánchez

There is no doubt that Jeb Bush has recently increased his national profile. In addition to heavily promoting his new book Immigration Wars: Forging an American … Read More

Former President George W. Bush participates in a signing ceremony for the joint use agreement between the National Archive and the George W. Bush Presidential Center Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Dallas.

Latino Republicans urge the GOP to learn from President George W. Bush’s Latino outreach

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George W. Bush went to bed at around 9pm every night when he was president -- except for Cinco de Mayo, that is. It's a fact that former Commerce Secretary … Read More

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opinion: Same old tired voices against immigration reform

By Stephen A. Nuño

One of the more curious observations of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on immigration this week was the dynamic and broad support for immigration … Read More

Grover Norquist, a conservative tax activist and president of Americans for Tax Reform, right, testifies in favor of immigration reform legislation during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: Grover Norquist is now an amnesty-loving immigration activist

By Julio Ricardo Varela

It took about four hours of C-SPAN video to get to the headline acts at yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee immigration hearing in Washington, D.C. Gaby … Read More