Red Ribbon Week, an annual campaign centered on alcohol, tobacco, drug and violence prevention awareness, was sparked by the abduction, torture and murder of Mexican-born DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985. Observed during the last week of October, Red Ribbon Week shines a light on the sweeping damage done by drugs, which destroys communities and the youth dwelling within it.
While the fight to cease “sanctuary cities” has been averted in Congress, at least temporarily, the topic continues with Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
The third Republican presidential debate focused on the country’s economy, and it comes as the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1314 -- the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 -- but foreign policy also dominated the evening.
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has called Donald Trump’s immigration plan as “absurd,” as he admitted to feeling more assured in winning the GOP’s nomination.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will no longer accept contributions from political action committees (PACs) and lobbyists affiliated with private prison companies.
Despite previously supporting the call for immigration reform, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., will reportedly not allow votes for such reform legislation during the remaining tenure of Barack Obama’s presidency if he is elected House Speaker, .
Immigrant-rights advocates have long criticized the terms "illegal" and “alien” immigrant, and one congressman is taking the lead, on a federal level, against the "offensive and inflammatory" language toward immigrants.
U.S. Senate legislation that would defund so-called “sanctuary cities” failed to advance, and House Democrats, prominently minority lawmakers, celebrated the bill’s defeat.
Immigrant-rights advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Senate to reject a controversial legislation that could strip federal grants and funds for more than 350 jurisdictions.
With Arturo Carmona exiting Presente.org to join Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, Presente.org named two interim co-directors, both with experience in engaging Latinos. One of the co-directors, Oscar Chacon, spoke to Latin Post about Presente.org and his duties as the long-time executive director at the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), now known as Alianza Americas
