According to a wide-ranging report, by America's Voice, on Latino voters and this year's elections, those born in other countries whose primary language is Spanish make up the sector of the Latino community most vulnerable to the siren song of the Republicans and conservatives. more>

Latino voters are closely following the healthcare debate but a substantial percentage of the community feel neglected by their representatives. Latinos are clear in their preference for a government insurance plan for those without access to coverage.

VIDEO :: In August, Al Jazeera English reported that the Hispanic population in the US has high hopes that a currently debated healthcare strategy will increase its access to affordable care. Today, one in every three Latino residents has no health insurance at all. more>

Iraq War veteran Luis Ricardo Munroe feels used – he made a sacrifice for this country and now, when it has no more use for him, he's thrown out into the street with no support at all. more>

National Immigration Forum Executive Director Ali Noorani stated that there could be thousands of military families who have an undocumented member – it is estimated that there are more than 114,000 immigrants in the Armed Forces.

VIDEO :: Michael Ferschke, Jr. served honorably in the Marines and gave his life for our country. His widow, Hota, now faces a new battle to live in the U.S. even though she is trying to honor Michael's wish to raise their son in his hometown. more>

On an Internet blog there was a commentator who said that NY marathon winner Keflezighi was not a "real normal American" but just one more African runner, in spite of the fact that he grew up and trained in this country. more>

Survey results show that economic conditions for Latinos have gone from bad to worse. More than 1 in 4 Latinos lost their jobs. More than 4 in 10 low-income Latinos either had their hours, wages, and/or tips reduced, or lost their jobs – or both – in the past year. more>

Dobbs has crossed one too many lines on his CNN-supplied nightly platform. He has triggered a backlash that has grown across the United States and into Latin America.

VIDEO :: This is a montage of Lou Dobbs reports provided by DropDobbs.com. more>

Our city and nation survived terrible attacks by coming together for a common goal. We most certainly must, and can, do the same to prevent the continued suffering of the underinsured and uninsured.
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For the South Bronx, the national epicenter of the dual epidemics of HIV infection and the use of drugs by injection, the existence of needle exchange programs is crucial.

VIDEO :: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) spoke in opposition to Representative Mark Souder's (R-IN) amendment to the FY2010 Labor Health and Human Services appropriations bill, which would reinstate a ban on a federal needle exchange program.

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"To be in an ambulance or a hospital, handcuffed, with a bag of saline solution and a guard, and to be experiencing the pains of childbirth – what woman in her right mind would try to escape?" asked Figueroa, a former inmate who gave birth while incarcerated.

VIDEO :: Legislation is being considered in New York that would allow mothers-to-be who are behind bars to have the right not to be handcuffed and shackled while they give birth. (Aug. 25) more>

Intrusive home searches without a warrant, complaints of physical abuse, threats, and unjustified detentions are just some of the abusive practices committed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), agents during roundups. more>

Federal legislators, who enjoy their own health insurance and access to medical care, should work to accomplish healthcare reform instead of trying to derail it. more>

The Obama administration and Congressional leaders are saying they are pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. But this week in Washington, we saw the too familiar pandering to conservatives on immigration. more>

VIDEO :: NY1 reports on the New York Civil Liberties report on improved school safety without metal detectors.

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Passing in front of 618 Academy Street, a building in upper Manhattan, a woman can be seen bathing next to her children on the fire escape. She has opted for this peculiar method of hygiene because her landlord hasn't wanted to repair the bathtub, which has been unusable for some months. more>

The fate of several homeless day laborers, arrested by a police operation for which no department has taken responsibility, has still not been determined or solved. more>

The almost 80,000 agricultural workers in New York State are not protected under the same labor laws, despite being the heart of a $5 billion a year industry.  more>

I would like to call on Latino men to discard their mistaken machismo and dare to support and defend our sister Sonia Sotomayor. more>

The Sotomayor story is one of courage and sacrifice by a pioneer generation – a generation that braved daily struggles in a new land for the sake of a better future for their children. more>

The President understands that there are large differences of opinion in the congressional discussion of this question and that they are not due to partisanship. more>

New strict work and identity requirements threatened vendors' livelihood in Newark. more>

For a mother, a child represents happiness and pain. For María, a young undocumented immigrant mother, her baby is the price of her eagerness to get to this country. more>

More than 36,000 Dominicans have been deported since 1996, when then President Clinton signed into law the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.

Professor David Brotherton, of the Sociology at John Jay College in New York City, talks about his research on deportation back to the Dominican Republic. more>

Xenophobic commentators are doing their hysterical best to turn a public health issue into immigrant bashing.

Keith Olbermann addresses the campaign to scapegoat Mexicans for the spread of swine flu. more>

The agreement came into being after an investigation conducted by advocacy organizations, such as Make the Road New York, of lawsuits brought on as a result of the businesses practices of pharmacies in the state.

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Whether Congress and the Obama administration can usher in a sorely overdue measure for undocumented youths will be a test for their ability to reform immigration. more>

Every year in the U.S. there are approximately 65,000 young people who graduate from high school without the funds necessary to continue their studies, simply because their parents brought them to this country without legal documentation.

Underground undergrads talk about support for higher education for undocumented students. more>

At the Bloomberg and Thompson headquarters, "Se Habla Español." more>

The dispute between Cuba and the United States had a drastic impact on the lives of millions of Cubans and Americans for almost half a century, isolating us through policies that make no sense more>

Latinos are 15 percent of the U.S. population. But you would never know this from looking at the federal judiciary, where only seven percent of judges are Hispanic. That gross underrepresentation must come to an end – at the highest levels. more>

The author challenged elected officials, the business community, social organizations and other city leaders to mobilize before working-people have nowhere left to live. more>