White House FACT SHEET: Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules America’s immigration system is broken. Too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers and there are 11 million people living in the shadows. Neither is good for the economy or the country. It is [...]
Transcript: First Latino Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco, proudly delivers “One Today”
LatinaLista — It may be President Obama’s second inauguration but with the selection of Richard Blanco — the fifth person to create and deliver an inaugural poem — President Obama delivered a lot of “firsts.” Blanco is the first immigrant, first Latino, the first openly gay person and the youngest to be the U.S. inaugural poet. [...]
Video: Obama credits Lincoln and Dr. King for making presidencies-of-color possible
LatinaLista — The inauguration of President Barack Obama as he embarks on his second term in office holds special significance for the nation and him, historically and personally. President Obama has often stated that the two men he has admired most from history are Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He will be [...]
Nation’s gun violence is a tale of two realities — one in which conservatives are out of touch
LatinaLista — Among the 23 Executive Actions that President Obama signed into law today was one in which he would issue a Presidential Memorandum to: “require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.” It appears to be among the least threatening of the actions for opponents of the President’s move to do [...]
Transcript: Pres. Obama and Vice Pres. Biden’s remarks on reducing gun violence
LatinaLista — Universal background checks on anyone buying a gun. A ban on military-style assault weapons with high capacity magazines. Stricter punishment of people who buy guns to give to criminals. These are the main points of a plan presented by President Obama and Vice President Biden today at the White House outlining 23 executive [...]
Guest Voz: Key Questions for the White House on Immigration Reform
By B. Loewe National Day Laborer Organizing Network While President Obama has repeatedly pledged to make immigration reform a centerpiece of his next term, not one question was asked of him on this topic by reporters during yesterday’s White House press conference. Though the debt ceiling was the issue of the day, it is fair [...]
