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With or without her (Loretta Sanchez)
Today there was a pretty informative piece in Roll Call about Loretta Sanchez’s role in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. It looks like some members of the CHC are weighing whether to invite Loretta...
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Hilda Solis confirmed as Sec of Labor, Finally!
The 51 year old Congresswoman from California, Hilda Solis (D-El Monte) was confirmed by the Senate today with a 80 to 17 vote. Republicans in the Senate were stalling on her nomination over fears that...
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Seneca: Latinos and the Current Ship of State
President Obama has entered office and confirmed that the nation faces its greatest economic challenge since the 1930′s Great Depression. The menacing economic syndrome of deflation is rearing its ugly...
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The Great American Mortgage Scam & The Latino Community
This is the first of a two part series on the foreclosure/banking crisis and the Latino Community. The Latino community has been one of the hardest hit by the recent foreclosure crisis. A recent Pew...
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Seneca: Latinos and The Federal Reserve
The only other agency of the federal government where Latinos have not become commonly employed nor have an appointed presence on the governing boards besides the intelligence community is the Federal...
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DREAM Now Letters Recap: The CHC Has To Stand With Migrant Youth, Not Against Us
By Kyle de Beausset: Today marks the completion of the second week of the DREAM Now series. I am sorry I was not able to get a letter out on Wednesday. Too much travel and not enough sleep led me to...
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The DREAM Act is an Amnesty, But So What?
By Pablo Manriquez POLITICO reports that Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) along with Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) will meet with President Obama on Thursday at 2:30PM “to request...
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CHCI Speeches Deliver More Empty Promises
By Bender Bending Gonzalez If there was one recurring theme at last night’s Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 33rd Annual Gala, it was the Dream Act and inherently immigration reform. One by...
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DREAM Act and Immigration Reform Updates
Today President Obama is meeting with Senator Menendez and Representatives Gutierrez and Velazquez about immigration reform and the DREAM Act. This meeting comes a day after the California Supreme...
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There are 91 women serving in the U.S. Congress. Only 8 of them are Hispanic....
Webmaster’s Note — The following is a guest piece by Milly Doolan of the 2012 Project. It is especially timely given this piece in today’s Los Angeles Times about the proportion of women officeholders...
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