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President Barack Obama Barack Obama press conference at the White House, Washington D.C., America - 30 Apr 2013 President Obama holds a press conference where he answered a wide range of questions, from potential US involvement in Syria, Congressional conflicts, to Jason Collins announcement that he is a gay man (Rex Features via AP Images)

Obama eyes higher profile role on immigration

By Julia Pace, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working … Read More

Youths with the National People's Action group link arms in solidarity for immigration reform outside the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform, Monday, April 22 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opinion: Delaying immigration reform will kill it

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

A hardwired instinct is to turn inwards in times of crisis.  In the case of the recent Boston bombings, we see our natural emotional reactions at work – … Read More

White House Domestic Policy Director Cecilia Muñoz said the Administration's proposed budget will strengthen Latino families.

Cecilia Muñoz defends Obama’s proposed budget as beneficial to Latinos

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In a conference call with reporters, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, spoke of President Obama's proposed budget, saying it … Read More

U.S. singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, tour Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Jay-Z addresses critics of Cuba trip in open letter

By Kyle Harvey, The Grio

After a week of making headlines for both his business and personal life, rapper Jay-Z clearly had to get some issues off his chest. And this morning, The … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio cautioned this weekend that there was work to be done still on immigration reform.

Opinion: Rubio’s coy immigration play

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Senator Marco Rubio got cold feet this Saturday. This weekend the Senator protested that the immigration negotiations were proceeding too hastily and that … Read More

There's a Latino character in new release "Olympus Has Fallen" - but he is played by a Caucasian actor.

“Olympus Has Fallen” movie casts non-Hispanic to play Latino Vice President

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“Olympus Has Fallen” is a classic Hollywood action film featuring an all-star cast – including Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Angela … Read More

The Obama Administration's Director for Hispanic Media is stepping down.

Departing W.H. Hispanic Media Director Luis Miranda: “I’m proud we have a seat at the table”

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Luis Miranda, Director of Hispanic Media for the White House, stepped down yesterday after four years with the Administration. Miranda tells NBC Latino there is … Read More

Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder present the Medal of Valor to Officer Rafael Rivera of the California Highway Patrol, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, during a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

California Highway Patrol officers awarded Medal of Valor for bravery

By Laura Olson, Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Responding to a call of shots fired three years ago, two California Highway Patrol officers found themselves in a gun battle that … Read More

U.S. citizenship candidates take the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center on August 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Opinion: Voices for the voiceless

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- As we begin to see what comprehensive immigration reform could look like, I tend to grit my teeth in frustration with the all-or-nothing … Read More

Administration officials say President Obama is counting on Congress to draft immigration reform.

White House insist they did not leak immigration plan

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Under a White House immigration plan obtained by USA Today, undocumented immigrants would be able to apply for a newly-created "lawful prospective immigrant" … Read More