Sunday, November 24, 2024

DREAM Act Faces Senate Battle after Passage in House

Millions of undocumented students may be one step closer to having their dreams of officially calling the US “home” come true today if the Senate approves the DREAM Act. The legislation, which was first introduced a decade ago, overcame its second-to-last hurdle in the Congress late last night after the House passed it with a […]

Mid-Term Election Results and the Latino Vote

Tuesday night’s results definitely told a tale that involved the Hispanic vote.  On Tuesday, we laid out what were going to be the likely elections most influenced by Latino voters across the country.  Countless predictions came true about a Republican wave sweeping Congress while Democrats managed to hold on to control of Senate.  Nevada “Did […]

Border Security Bill Could Be Taken Up During Emergency Session

  Called into an emergency session for one day by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, today the House may move on the border security bill passed by the Senate last week. As reported by La Plaza, last week the Senate unanimously passed a $600 million bill that would increase the number of agents along […]

Florida's Marco Rubio Set Run for Senate in 2010?

Florida’s Marco Rubio Set Run for Senate in 2010 following Jeb Bush’s announcement? Following Jeb Bush’s decision to not run for Senate, word is buzzing that Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, of West Miami, is certain to run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. Rubio who is Florida’s first Cuban-American House speaker from 2006-2008, said […]