For Latinos, immigration reform has to happen before this year's midterm elections. According to new polling figures, Latinos believe the GOP will be "most responsible" if reforms are not passed.
Since President Barack Obama introduced his healthcare reform law near the beginning of his presidency, GOP lawmakers have staunchly opposed it while many have vowed to repeal it.
During President Barack Obama's first term in office his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, led a congressional effort to get the nation's schools to serve healthier food options making the reduction of childhood obesity a priority.
Less than half of undocumented youth living in the United States identify with the Democratic Party, while most of the others claim loyalty to independent parties or nonparty affiliations, according to a new study published earlier this week.
Sal Russo, the co-founder of the Tea Party Express, is beefing up pressure on Republicans to pass comprehensive legislation that would mend the nation's outdated and broken immigration system.
Last week House Speaker John Boehner delivered speech in Cincinnati where he blasted his fellow GOP lawmakers by mocking and imitating them regarding their inaction toward immigration reform, but this week he sang a different tune.
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte is a Democrat running for the lieutenant governor seat of Texas this year. If she wins the election in November, she will be the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the position in the state.
During a speech event in John Boehner's Ohio hometown on Thursday, the House Speaker reportedly mocked his fellow GOP Congress members for the gridlock that has stalled immigration reform.
Republican and Tea Party Sens. Ran Paul and Ted Cruz are among the many hopefuls for the GOP to run in the upcoming election, however, a powerful voice from inside their own party has public come out as a staunch opposition to their bids.
While the Republican party has failed time and again to connect with the Hispanic and Latino community especially in terms of its tough position on immigrants, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush voiced his opinion about the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
Although the presidential race is still two years away, both Republican and Democratic Parties have begun aligning their chess pieces in preparation of the 2016 battle for the White House.
Since the 2008 Presidential Election, GOP and conservative candidates have been part of an uphill battle to win the respect and votes of their constituents who have turned toward the Democratic or independent parties.
Barack Obama called Republicans out, on Thursday, for compromising a government shutdown, and possibly causing a debt default, in their newest attempt to oust Obamacare.
Despite the long, winding road to immigration reform, there are still plenty of "Dreamers" out there. The question is, will House Republicans get in their way?
