Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the crisis occurring in the U.S. southern border. Since October of last year, approximately 52 thousand unaccompanied migrant children have crossed the border as a result of gang related violence and economic problems that have erupted in Central America. Faced […]
Comentarios from Maria: Obama Will Sign Executive Orders to Help Immigrant Community
July 7, 2014 By
Last week, President Obama declared he would “begin a new effort” to reform the nation’s immigration system on his own, without Congressional help. Ahead of the president’s announcement, Speaker of the House John Boehner said that he would not bring an immigration bill before the House of Representatives this […]
Lawsuit Against President Obama Is Just Another Excuse for Republicans to Delay Immigration Reform
June 30, 2014 By
This week, the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, announced his plan to sue President Obama for his alleged abuse of executive orders and failure to faithfully execute the laws of our country. Give me a break! When Boehner was asked whether Republicans were suing President Obama over one […]
The Children at the Border
June 23, 2014 By
During the last few weeks we have witnessed the development of a humanitarian crisis at the U.S.- Mexico border, where thousands of vulnerable children—many as young as 5 years old—arrive at the border without relatives or adults. During the last few weeks we have witnessed the development of a […]
In a Year of Action, Obama Continues his Fight For Students
June 16, 2014 By
In the last three decades, the average tuition at a public four-year university has more than tripled, while the income of a typical family remains stagnant. This week, President Obama announced a series of executive orders to ease the burden of student loan debt, which includes a presidential memorandum that […]
Thanks to Obama, Mother Earth Will Breathe Fresh Air
June 9, 2014 By
It’s time we stop talking about how climate change affects polar bears in Antarctica, and instead focus on how this phenomenon affects us here in the United States. This week, the EPA adopted new measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The new rules would achieve the following: – Reduce power plant […]
Comentarios from Maria: The Two-Faced Republicans
May 19, 2014 By
Lately, the issue of immigration has been giving us political strategists a lot to talk about. On one hand, Democrats continue to fight for immigration reform’s early adoption. On the other, the Republican leadership continues to make excuses to not pass immigration reform. A few weeks ago, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, John […]
Comentarios from Maria: Climate Change Threatens Mother Earth
May 12, 2014 By
This week, the U.S. government presented its third assessment on climate change since the President and the White House announced the Action Plan on Climate Change last June. In the report, the government presented a number of findings brought up by 300 scientific experts on the subject. The data in the report highlights the dangers […]
Comentarios from Maria: House Speaker John Boehner: Enough of the Excuses and Act on Immigration Reform
May 5, 2014 By
On May 1st, pro-immigration organizations such as the AFL-CIO, Casa de Maryland, and the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) came together and marched in front of the White House to put pressure on the government to pass immigration reform this year. In addition to the march outside the White House, a series of political meetings […]
Comentarios from Maria: Latinos Have To Get Out and Vote in November
April 28, 2014 By
In recent years, Americans have realized how effective the Latino vote can be. In the 2008 elections, about 9.7 million Latinos went to the polls. And in 2012, more than 12 million Latinos went out to vote, including 70 percent of the votes in favor of President Obama. And although we have seen an increase […]
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