LatinaLista — Ever since Congress made it known that they were willing to cut funds to the US Census, namely scrapping the American Community Survey, the US Census Bureau has been put on the defensive. In video presentations and releases, officials with the US Census Bureau have tried to show the public why the work [...]
Transcript: 2012 State of the Union: An America Built to Last
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought [...]
Guest Voz: Report — Obama Misrepresenting Deportation Statistics
LatinaLista — Frustration and disappointment continue to rise among the Latino community with the Obama administration over its policy for deporting undocumented immigrants. In spite of a much publicized announcement earlier this year that those immigrants not considered a national security threat nor had a criminal record would be spared deportation, the opposite has occurred [...]
Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona jumps into crowded Senate race to succeed Kyl
By Uriel J. Garcia Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination in 2012 to replace outgoing Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. Carmona, who has never held elected office, becomes at least the 10th candidate in a crowded field. He made his announcement Thursday [...]
Guest Voz: Medicare Patients Must Defend What Is Left
LatinaLista — While the federal deficit is a scary enough scenario, it remains for too many people an abstract event. It’s not until Washington starts eliminating programs and reducing funding for others that the seriousness of the situation comes home. Unfortunately, the very programs targeted for cuts or elimination are some of the very programs [...]
Survey Reveals ICE Officials’ Sporadic Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion
Metro Latino USA Washington, DC – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Council (AIC) released a new survey finding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and attorneys across the country are applying different standards on prosecutorial discretion despite the issuance of national policy memoranda this summer. The report, which includes [...]
