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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

Conservative Tea Party Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), called today for conservatives and Republicans to support immigration reform.

Will Rand Paul’s endorsement of immigration reform turn Tea Party conservatives around?

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A key Republican - this time a conservative Tea Party Senator - has come out in support of immigration reform and called for his party to embrace the nation's … Read More

Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez faces a tough confirmation hearing for Secretary of Labor.

Latino at Dept of Justice top choice for Labor Secretary, say sources

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Thomas Perez,  the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, is President Obama's top choice for Secretary of Labor, … Read More

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who resigned, was one of two top Latino Cabinet members.

After Solis resignation, questions of diversity in Obama’s administration

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Secretary Hilda Solís' resignation announcement yesterday was significant on two levels. One is the impact her resignation has on the Department and her next … Read More

The Obama campaign was effective in engaging Latino voters through grassroots and national efforts, said a bipartisan group of Latinos discussing the election.

Latino voters will drive 2013 political agenda

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This may sound obvious, but it is often overlooked in many post-election talks -- Latinos did not vote as a separate Latino entity, as if the nation's Hispanics … Read More

Supporters of immigration reform rally outsode the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, where the court held a hearing on Arizona's "show me your papers" immigration law.

On immigration reform, voters were loud and clear and the GOP is listening

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That was fast. It seemed like just hours after Tuesday's election outcome, the talk in Washington turned to immigration reform.  This, say many, is a very … Read More

The Latino vote in several states can be the deciding factor in a number of close Senate races.

Latino impact on Senate races shows Hispanics’ increasing clout

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So by now we all know the presidential race is tight.  Today's NBC News/WSJ poll has the race at 48 percent for Barack Obama, 47 percent for Mitt Romney. … Read More

Latino voters in Florida. (Getty Images/Gaston De Cardenas)

Republican target: 38 percent of Latinos, but new GOP immigration platform an issue, say experts

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Romney advisers have hit on a target goal of 38 percent of the Latino vote in order to win the White House this November, according to a report today in The … Read More

George P. Bush, son of Florida Governor Jeb Bush and grandson of President George H.W. Bush, is playing a bigger role in Texas - and national - Republican politics.

George P. Bush takes on new role in Republican Party

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George P. Bush, the 36-year-old son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush and his wife, Mexican-American Columba Bush, will be the new deputy finance chairman of … Read More