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Dr. Guillermina Lozano

Latina Leaders: Dr. Guillermina Lozano wins prize for cancer research

Guillermina “Gigi” Lozano, Ph.D. was drawn to science ever since she was a freshman in high school. “I didn’t know what research was, and I didn’t … Read More

The Senate today voted to start debating the immigration bill, with a possible vote in a few weeks.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Opinion: Immigration reform blueprint focuses on importing skilled labor from places other than Mexico

It is still not clear what the final immigration bill will look like, but the political ramifications of the bill are beginning to gain clarity for the major … Read More

Four-year-old Mia Williams holds a sign during an immigration vigil outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Immigration reform on the verge of seismic shift from family to worker-based system

Pie is part of our political speak--“as American as apple pie” or getting “a piece of the pie.”  But talk of pie is particularly useful when it comes … Read More

Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa is part of the large swath of immigrant cancer researchers helping to fight cancer in the U.S. (Courtesy Dr. 
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa)

Study: More than 40 percent of nation’s top cancer researchers are immigrants

With the national spotlight on immigration reform, a new study shines a positive light on the impact immigrants have once in the United States. According to … Read More

San Antonio,, Texas Mayor Julian Castro, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House judiciary committee hearing shines spotlight on highly skilled STEM workers, path to citizenship

With a bipartisan group of Senators unveiling their framework for immigration reform and President Obama echoing his call for reform, the House Judiciary … Read More

Four Texas students selected for NASA aerospace program

Four Texas students selected for NASA aerospace program

MISSION, TEXAS  — A group of four Mission High School students will soon have a one-of-a-kind experience to help explore the possibilities of aerospace … Read More

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, left, speaks as Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, looks on during a news conference on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in advance of the Lincoln Memorial "Freedom Rally," scheduled September 15, which is calling on comprehensive immigration reform and passage of the DREAM Act. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

OP-ED: Comprehensive immigration reform must be a priority for 2013

The Hispanic community will look back at 2013 as a historic year. For the first time in generations, the United States Congress is ready to resolve one of our … Read More

Rafael Fajardo

Tech Leaders: Rafael Fajardo; creating socially conscious video games

This week on Tech Leaders -- Rafael Fajardo, University of Denver professor, creator of socially conscious video games. Fajardo has pushed to include … Read More

Latino Republicans such as Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Butler passed a STEM visa bill which eliminates diversity visas through the lottery system.

STEM immigration bill passes House, Latinos divided along partisan lines

Esteban Contreras is a social media strategist and technology expert who currently lives in Vancouver, Canada with his family. The Guatemalan native obtained … Read More

Is diversity a goal we're falling short of regardless of the criteria we use to accept students into college? (Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)

Opinion: STEM Immigration Act – One step forward or two back?

At first sight, the STEM Jobs Act sponsored by House Republicans seems like a good idea.  It’s a step in the right direction toward reforming our broken … Read More