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President Obama said he would sign the DREAM Act right away

President Obama said he would sign the DREAM Act right away
President Obama gave his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. He touched on many themes and again reiterated his support for comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act. He didn’t break any new ground but he pleaded with the U.S. Congress to pass the DREAM Act. He said he would sign it now. Unlike... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
January 24, 2012 at 8:55 pm
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Immigration on the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty

Immigration on the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty celebrates her 125th anniversary today. The statue was a gift of friendship given by France to the United States in 1886, and she has come to symbolize freedom and the American Dream. She is also a symbol for immigrants: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
October 28, 2011 at 10:14 am
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Could we have a Latino president? President Obama thinks so.

Could we have a Latino president? President Obama thinks so.
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that in his lifetime we could see a Latino president. “I am absolutely certain that within my lifetime we will have a Latino candidate for president who is very competitive and may win. Just look at the demographics,” Obama told a group of Latino journalists who asked questions from Latino... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 28, 2011 at 4:14 pm
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Chicago's new Mayor Rahm Emanuel supports the DREAM Act

Rahm Emanuel is Chicago’s new mayor. The mayor has made a move that should please many Latino voters. He appeared at a press conference Friday with immigration advocates from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights who support the DREAM Act. This is federal legislation that would help undocumented youth who came before the... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 17, 2011 at 12:06 pm
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Obama's speech on immigration in El Paso es mas de lo mismo

President Barack Obama delivered a televised speech on immigration in the border city of El Paso, Texas, Tuesday afternoon. I don’t think he broke any new ground in the speech and he reiterated many of the campaign promises he has made before. But I heard the president speak with greater urgency about reform and it’s... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 10, 2011 at 4:58 pm
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Illinois supports pro-immigrant initiatives

States across the nation are proposing anti-immigration legislation. But Illinois went against the grain this week and put forth two pro-immigration initiatives. Gov. Pat Quinn Gov. Pat Quinn sent a letter to Homeland Security to withdraw the state from a controversial immigration program called Secure Communities, and the state Senate passed a version of the... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 5, 2011 at 5:48 pm
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Virgil Peck apologizes for saying immigrants should be shot like hogs

Let’s microchip illegal immigrants so we can track them like lost dogs. How about we put down land mines to get them at the border? Better yet, let’s shoot them down from helicopters like hogs. I’m not making up such inhumane ideas. These are all suggestions made by lawmakers or people hoping to be elected... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
March 19, 2011 at 8:43 am
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Illinois politician proposes anti-immigrant law like Arizona's

Illinois is not Arizona. Rep. Randy Ramey Can someone tell that to Illinois State Rep. Randy Ramey who represents the area around suburban West Chicago? Ramey has proposed anti-immigrant legislation the likes of what passed in Arizona. The bill, HB 1969, states that police can ask about a person’s immigration status if there is “reasonable... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
March 5, 2011 at 4:17 pm
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Narcobloqueos make it dangerous to deport immigrants to Mexico

Snowmaggedon 2011. Protests and attacks on journalists in Egypt. These have been the two main headlines capturing our attention with the Snowtormenta stranding some of us at home this week. But there is news in the rest of the world. A friend of mine in Guadalajara, Mexico, sent me a link to a story that... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
February 3, 2011 at 4:45 pm
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Salma Hayek was an undocumented immigrant, but for most Mexicans there is no Hollywood ending.

Salma Hayek in V magazine Mexican actress Salma Hayek admitted in a recent interview with V magazine that she was once an undocumented immigrant. In 1991, she moved to Los Angeles to study acting and her visa expired. “I was an illegal immigrant in the United States,” Hayek told the Spanish edition of V magazine... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 14, 2010 at 9:02 am
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