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Vista Latina: Presidential election prompts growing recognition of Latino political power
Staff Writer, Copy EditorIt wasn’t until two months prior to the November election that 51-year-old Carlos Bailon made up his mind about which presidential candidate would get his vote. Although he had voted for Barack Obama four years ago, Bailon would do so again...Tags: Social Issues, Kevin Johnson, Migration, Elections, Minority Groups
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On Education: Journalism student has earned his dream
Angel Silva talks shop like the journalist he is. Sitting last month in the office of El Vaquero, the student newspaper at Glendale Community College, the 20-year-old described traveling to Sacramento to cover the March in March protests, staged by...Tags: Mexico, Journalism, Colleges and Universities, Mexico City, California State University, Northridge
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer picks another fight with President Obama
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's antipathy toward the Obama's administration is evident: We've seen her wag her finger at the president on the tarmac, and we've seen her state defiantly defend a noxious state law that intrudes on the federal government's...Tags: Civil Rights, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
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Despite Dream Act, Glendale Community College group will continue to help undocumented students
Not long before Julissa Valladares graduated in the top 5% of her senior class at Abraham Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights, she won acceptance letters from UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. But as a student who came to the U.S. at age 10 from...
Tags: Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Abraham Lincoln, University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Northridge
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Republican senators present Dream Act alternative
WASHINGTON – Under political pressure to take action on immigration reform, three Republican senators introduced an alternative version of the Dream Act on Tuesday that would give legal status for young immigrants brought to the U.S. unlawfully as...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Justice System
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Noelle Nikpour: Numbers show GOP must change
Of all the results from this past November's elections, two numbers stand out: three, and 71. Three is the number of counties nationwide where, according to Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report, if President Obama had won a smaller percentage of...Tags: Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley
For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...
Tags: University of Baltimore, Same-Sex Marriage, Tom Harkin, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Government
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Relatives of Erika Andiola, immigrant activist, detained
Erika Andiola, a well-known immigrant rights leader, watched Thursday night as agents handcuffed and took away her mother and adult brother from their Phoenix home--arrests that sparked swift outrage among activists like her across the nation....
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Activism, Mexico, International Law, Politics
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Immigrant family in U.S. sees better life back home
Luis Barcenas still recalls the terror of being kidnapped at gunpoint while driving a truck on a Mexican highway 14 years ago, a traumatic two days that compelled him to move his family to Chicago in search of a better life. But after years of...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Mexico, Colleges and Universities, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Humboldt Park
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Rubio calls for immigration reform — in pieces
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William Gibson, Washington Bureau Senator Marco Rubio wants to put off debate about legalizing undocumented immigrants until Congress resolves other immigration issues. Rubio, a first-term Republican from Florida who is widely considered a potential... -
Mail Call - Nov. 26
“Hagerstown caller, concerning NASCAR, if Jeff Gordon’s so washed up, why is he in the top 10, and in the chase every year? If he keeps finishing in the top five to 10 drivers, that must mean the other 30-plus drivers are really washed up....Tags: George W. Bush, Bobby Jindal, Harry Reid, Mitt Romney, Politics
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Keeping the college dream alive
For the 400 undocumented students at Glendale Community College who cannot legally drive, apply for federal loans, or work to pay for school, the California Dream Act is still just that — a dream. That’s because while, for the first time this...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Education, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Students
Dec 2, 2012
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Nov 29, 2012
|Story| Glendale News Press
Nov 29, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 23, 2012
|Story| Glendale News Press
Nov 27, 2012
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Jan 20, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jan 8, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 11, 2013
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Jan 6, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 5, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Nov 25, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Nov 23, 2012
|Story| Glendale News Press
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