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Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective > Senate

Politics, zNew Headline

A midterm election unlike others calls for new rules for electoral analysis

Nov 5, 2018, 1:18 PM 0

by Dr. G.S. Potter LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared at StrategyCamp)   The November 2018 Midterm Elections will be like no other in modern American history. We need new rules for electoral landscaping and analysis. When…

Guest Voz, zNew Headline

Guest Voz: Eighteen Senate and Governor races Latinos could influence in 2014

Oct 27, 2014, 12:01 PM 0

By Dr. Matt Barreto LatinaLista The 2014 election is now just 8 days away and almost all the attention on the Latino vote is in Colorado’s Senate race. While other states with large Latino populations may not have competitive…

Local News, South, zNew Headline

El Paso woman running for the U.S. Senate stands for women and minorities

Jan 15, 2014, 11:39 AM 0

By Jasmine Aguilera Borderzine EL PASO — One El Pasoan said she’s tired of Texas being on “Cruz control,” so she has decided to run for a U.S. Senate seat, the first from this region to take the step….

Global Views, zNew Headline

United Nations calling for answers from Washington over “racist nature” of U.S.-Mexico border wall

Aug 21, 2013, 1:50 PM 0

By Marta del Vado LatinaLista The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expresses their concern to Washington regarding the potential “discriminatory impact” of the construction of the US-Mexico fence on indigenous communities living on both sides of…

Palabra Final, zNew Headline

Even a deeply flawed immigration bill gives hope where none exists now

Jul 9, 2013, 4:35 PM 0

LatinaLista — Tomorrow, the House of  Representatives is supposed to finally tackle the issue of immigration reform, a sharp thorn in the sides of many in the GOP. While the Tea Party-backed legislators are smug in their confidence that…

Local News, Northeast

An Emotional Plea for Latinos to Join the Struggle For Tougher Gun Control

Mar 25, 2013, 10:06 AM 0

CTLatinoNews In a powerful interview, Elba Márquez, the grandmother of Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, one of the young victims of the Newtown massacre, offered a scathing indictment of the country’s political leaders after Senate leaders announced last week that they…

Immigration, Palabra Final

Proposed immigration reform plans don’t deal with the total reality that exists for undocumented immigrants

Jan 29, 2013, 4:46 PM 1

LatinaLista — After hearing President Obama’s plan for immigration reform and what the bipartisan committee of senators released yesterday, it’s natural that there would be parts Latinos like and don’t like from each proposal. For starters, it’s obvious that…

Transcripts

Transcript: Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Jan 28, 2013, 6:16 PM 0

    Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Graham, Menendez, Rubio, Bennet, and Flake Introduction We recognize that our immigration system is broken. And while border security has improved significantly over the last two Administrations, we still don’t have a functioning…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

New immigration reform campaign strives to separate the politicians from the legislators

Apr 13, 2010, 4:24 PM 8

LatinaLista — The minute Sen. Reid uttered the statement this morning “We won’t get to immigration reform this work period,” the mainstream news sites couldn’t wait to announce that the Nevada Sen. had “backpedaled” on his promise to the…

Causes, Culture, Environment, Film, General, Government, Immigration, Media, Social Justice

Director of “The Wall” offers campuses film to screen to create dialogue about federal immigration policy

Jul 29, 2009, 2:14 PM 0

LatinaLista — A lot has been written and filmed about the ongoing building of the border wall along the US-Mexico border. The latest film to chronicle the impact of the border wall in the region is simply titled “The…

Children, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final

Is it really in the best interest of the country to deny health coverage to legal immigrant children?

Jan 13, 2009, 3:41 PM 13

LatinaLista — Unbelievably, the issue of immigration is still being used by some Congressional politicians to prove a point. That they want to make an example of defenseless children who are legal immigrants to continue making their point illustrates…

Government, Palabra Final, Politics

From the Senate to the Supreme Court — A Bad Day for Latinos

Jun 28, 2007, 11:39 AM 5

LatinaLista 1. Comprehensive immigration reform is dead. 2. Giving equal educational opportunities to children of color is now a footnote in our nation’s history. When it came to the immigration bill, hopes were not high, but there were slivers…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Senate Inaction Means More Hate Directed at Innocent Legal Immigrants

Jun 8, 2007, 8:46 PM 8

LatinaLista — The defeat of yesterday’s vote on moving forward with the immigration reform bill in the Senate was a huge disappointment for anyone who is tired of the rhetoric and wants to get on with the business of…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Senate Republicans Send Clear Message about Immigration Reform: They Don’t Want It

Jun 7, 2007, 8:33 PM 6

LatinaLista — With only a five vote difference against cloture in today’s final vote, the Senate has failed in not only coming together to reach a consensus to stop the grandstanding and roadblocking of what has been called The…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Proposed Amendments to Senate Immigration Bill is But a Taste of What is to Come

May 24, 2007, 9:38 PM 2

LatinaLista — When the Senate first passed their version of the immigration reform bill, Latino groups and organizations who advocate for undocumented immigrants, urged us all to politely applaud the effort and be thankful that SOMETHING was put together…

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