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Transgender Latina creates safe haven for multicultural LGBT community
When 42-year-old Ruby Corado was 16, her parents had her immigrate to the United States from El Salvador to escape the civil war. She says that when she arrived in Washington D.C. in 1986, she noticed...
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Immigrants put billions into Medicare, study says
Immigrants may be often cast as a potential strain on health care resources – but a new study is showing that just the opposite might be true. According to new research out of Harvard Medical School,...
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An immigrant turns memories into art – and a fundraiser for the American...
“Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!” is not only the name of Jay Alvarez’ one-hour one-man-show, it’s also what his parents used to tell him when he was nearly five years old and on a boat with his...
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Study: Deporting Texas’ undocumented Latinos would lead to nearly $70 billion...
(KVEO) The number of immigrants in Texas is growing and so is their financial impact, according to a new study. The study put out by the Perryman Group of Texas found the purchasing power of Hispanics...
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Immigrant group in Alabama wins national prize for creating positive change
Two years ago, a devastating tornado destroyed 7,200 homes and businesses across a six-mile stretch in Tuscaloosa, Ala. At the same time, a strict immigration law, Alabama HB56, left Latino immigrants...
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Congressman Labrador: We will have immigration reform
Following reports that House bipartisan talks on immigration reform were near “collapse,” Idaho Republican Congressman Raul Labrador said, “I think we are going to have immigration reform, I just think...
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Republican Senator states support for immigration reform bill
GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire will support the comprehensive immigration bill drafted by the bipartisan “Gang of Eight,” she said Sunday, saying the legislation offers a “tough but fair” path...
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Florida leads the nation on Hispanic high school graduation rates
For the second year in a row, Florida is leading the country on Hispanic high school graduation rates. According to the recently-released 2013 Diplomas Count report, Florida’s Hispanic graduation rate...
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[VIDEO] “Purgatorio,” a film about lives on the U.S.-Mexico border
“Close your eyes. Try to imagine what the world was like many, many years ago, when borders did not exist.” That’s how Rodrigo Reyes, 29, starts his film about the diverse real-life characters...
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DREAMers describe emotional reunions with parents through border fence
For the first time in six years, Evelyn Rivera was able to give her mother a hug. But the circumstances were less than ideal: Her mother was on the other side of a steel bar fence, which marked the...
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40 years fighting for farm workers, the UFW president after Chávez is not...
César Chávez, the Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist, who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in the 1960’s — now called the United...
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Helping Latino immigrants ditch bad U.S. eating habits, and embrace the good...
Carolyn Graham is a Bariatrics Coordinator with Laredo’s Doctors Hospital. Graham says when Hispanic immigrants living in Laredo come to her for a possible weight loss surgery consultation some have...
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Immigrants have added $3.7 trillion into housing market, says study
In the midst of tough Senate debates on immigration, a new study says immigrants in the United States are helping to increase housing wealth. According to the report from the Americas Society/Council...
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Under Senate plan, a deadly border could become even more dangerous
The southwestern U.S. border has become an increasingly lethal snare: Brutal heat, desert freezes, harsh currents, poisonous snakes and sporadic gunfire are killing a rising number of undocumented...
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White House report: immigration reform significantly boosts economy
On the same day that House Republicans meet to discuss immigration, the Obama administration has released a report touting significant economic benefits if the recently passed immigration bill became...
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George W. Bush on immigration: “The system is broken”
Immigration was one of the unfinished items of George W. Bush’s presidency and on Wednesday the former President waded into the immigration debate. Speaking at a naturalization ceremony for 20 new U.S....
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‘Legalization’ vs. ‘citizenship’: Compromise or second-class status?
As the Senate and the GOP-led House remain at loggerheads over immigration reform, some Republicans have floated the idea of allowing most undocumented immigrants to gain legal status but not full...
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Away from border, a group in Milwaukee rallies against increased security...
While many immigration reform advocates are grateful that the Senate passed an immigration reform bill, there is a movement stirring protesting the increased militarization at the border planned to...
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“We’re not winning- we’ve got to wage a campaign,” says McCain on immigration
As July passes the midway point and August is a few weeks away, those who are working to pass comprehensive immigration reform are concerned about the stalled pace. “Here’s the fact, we’re not winning,...
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StoryCorps Historias: Dodger Stadium used to be home to Mexican-Americans
Years before the Dodgers called Los Angeles home, a small community of Mexican-Americans lived on the site where the Dodger Stadium was built. Carol Jacques grew up in Chavez Ravine. The land was...
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