President Obama is holding a meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus this afternoon to discuss immigration reform. The meeting follows on the heels of a discussion the President held yesterday with grassroots groups and labor leaders on the issue at the White House. During this meeting the President said his Administration is committed […]
Call For A “New Breed of Physician”
June 29, 2010 By
If the medical community is to keep up with the influx of millions of Americans into the healthcare system after President Obama’s healthcare overhaul is implemented, fundamental innovations in curricula and teachings must be made in healthcare education. Graduates from minority medical schools are already more likely to work in underserved communities as reported recently […]
Obama to Send National Guard to Border
May 26, 2010 By
President Obama announced yesterday that his administration is requesting and extra $500 million in the budget for US-Mexico border security and that he plans to deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to the region. The additional troops will reinforce the 340 who are already stationed on the border engaged in monitoring border crossings and analyzing intelligence. […]
First Lady Visits Mexico in First Solo International Trip
April 12, 2010 By
Drawing comparisons to her famed predecessor, Jaqueline Kennedy, first lady Michelle Obama will kick off what aids call her “international agenda” by traveling to Mexico City this week. While there, Mrs. Obama is expected to meet children, tour an anthropology museum and dine at Los Pinos, the president’s residence. According to the Mexican Ambassador to […]
Cuban-American Singer Leads Miami March in Support of Cuba’s Las Damas de Blanco
March 26, 2010 By
On Thursday, Grammy-Award winning singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan led a march on the famous Calle Ocho in Miami, in support of Cuba’s Las Damas de Blanco, or the Ladies in White. At a press conference earlier this week, Estefan called on exiles to join her in protest of the treatment received by the women […]
Obama to Sign Health Care Reform into Law in Iowa
March 23, 2010 By
Today President Obama will travel to Iowa to sign the historic health care bill into law. Passage of the bill that passed with no Republican support will have an impact on all Americans including the one in three Latinos that are uninsured. Republicans across the country are specifically challenging the mandate in the health care […]
Thousands March to Demand Action on Immigration Reform
March 22, 2010 By
While most eyes were turned towards the historic vote on overhauling the nation’s healthcare system, tens of thousands of demonstrators filled five blocks of the National Mall in Washington, DC to call on the President and Congress to address another looming policy issue in need of fixing – immigration. The organizers of the “March for […]
Senate Committee Begins Hearing on Aponte Nomination
March 18, 2010 By
Yesterday, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations began hearings on the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte to be US Ambassador to El Salvador. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) presided over the hearing. Senate Republicans have attempted to stall action her confirmation over reported allegation more than ten years old that Aponte had a relationship in […]
Americans Killed in Ciudad Juárez
March 17, 2010 By
On Sunday, three people associated with the US Consulate in Ciudad Juárez, including two US citizens, were murdered in what is believed to be a targeted attack against Americans in this border city. According to Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz, the murders were carried out by a local gang known a Los Aztecas, which is […]
Obama Holds Three High-Profile Meetings to Discuss Immigration, Hispanic Issues
March 11, 2010 By
On Thursday, President Obama met with immigration activists to discuss the possibilities of passing comprehensive immigration legislation this year. President Obama has been dedicating effort to solving this pressing issue despite being faced with what is undoubtedly a full political plate at the moment. The lunch meeting came in advance of a much anticipated reunion […]
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