A new study found that while the high school dropout rate among Latinos remains high, the number of Latinas enrolled in college now matches that of their white counterparts. The study, “UP FOR GRABS: The Gains and Prospects of First- and Second-Generation Young Adults, by the Migration Policy Institute, examines the discrepancies in educational attainment […]
Latinos Key Contributors to Chicago’s Economy
November 16, 2011 By
A new report found that Chicago’s local Latino population is a vital contributor to the local economy. The report, “The State of Latino Chicago 201: The New Equation”, by the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies concluded that Latinos contribute almost $1.2 billion more in tax revenues than they cost in the delivery […]
Co-presidentas honorarias de PoderPAC y congresistas Latinas felicitan a Maria Cardona, miembro de la Junta de Directores de PoderPAC y a CNN por su nombramiento como la mas reciente colaboradora politica Democrata de la cadena
October 31, 2011 By
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA, Lunes, 31 de octubre de 2011 CONTACTOS: Ingrid Duran o Catherine Pino, 703-671-7365 CO-PRESIDENTAS HONORARIAS DE PODER PAC Y CONGRESISTAS LATINAS FELICITAN A MARÍA CARDONA, MIEMBRO DE LA JUNTA DE DIRECTORES DE PODER PAC Y A CNN POR SU NOMBRAMIENTO COMO LA MÁS RECIENTE COLABORADORA POLÍTICA DE LA CADENA […]
Latina Members of Congress Applaud Maria Cardona’s Appointment as First Latina Democrat to be Named CNN Political Contributor
October 31, 2011 By
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 31, 2011 CONTACT: Ingrid Duran or Catherine Pino, 703-671-7365 PODERPAC HONORARY CO-CHAIRS AND LATINA MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONGRATULATE PODERPAC BOARD MEMBER MARIA CARDONA AND CNN FOR HER APPOINTMENT AS NETWORK’S NEWEST POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR WASHINGTON DC – PoderPAC, a political action committee founded by and for Latinas […]
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Why Rubio won’t help GOP get Latino vote”
October 31, 2011 By
Repeat after me, GOP: “Marco Rubio will not be our savior with Latinos in the 2012 election.” It has nothing to do with whether the U.S. senator from Florida lied about the year his parents came to the United States, though let’s pause on that for a moment anyway: It should be fully explored, as […]
Guest Blogger Series: Hector Balderas “Why Cain’s Electrified Fence Is Not So Shocking”
October 26, 2011 By
An electrified fence. On the border. Designed to kill people. Along with “real guns with real bullets.” This is the immigration “plan” recently proposed by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. And he’s one of his party’s frontrunners. There’s no question that immigration is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. No one wants to […]
Class-Action Lawsuit filed in Texas alleges Female Immigrant Detainees Sexually Assaulted
October 24, 2011 By
The American Civil Liberties Union announced last week that it filed a class-action lawsuit in Texas on behalf of three female immigrants who say they were sexually assaulted while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As many as 200 incidents of sexual abuse involving female immigrant detainees in custody may have occurred since […]
Alabama Latino Students Continue to Miss School over Tough Immigration Law
October 5, 2011 By
A record number of Latino students in Alabama continue to miss classes in the wake of the state’s tough immigration law, even as school officials clamor to reassure parents they have nothing to fear. On Monday alone 2,285 Latino students missed school, according to data from the Alabama Department of Education. U.S. District Judge Sharon […]
Latino Students in Alabama Miss School as Immigration Law Enacted
October 3, 2011 By
Hundreds of Hispanic students stayed home from school on the first day that Alabama officials began to enforce the “toughest” immigration law in the nation, including checking students’ immigration status, last week. Thursday marked the first day that the law was enforced after a federal judge ruled parts of the law could move forward, including […]
Tough Alabama Immigration Law Goes into Effect Today
September 29, 2011 By
Alabama enacted its tough immigration law today, considered the “meanest” in the country, just one day after a federal judge ruled in favor of allowing key provisions of the law to take effect. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn ruled that the Alabama law did not conflict with federal immigration law, even though she […]
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