A new study shows that a state’s ethnic makeup, rather than its political leanings, is the strongest factor in influencing policies that help ethnic minorities achieve educational success. more>

The inclusion of the “Real ID Act” proposal in the bill for supplemental expenditures for Iraq and Afghanistan – a political trick approved under Republican pressure – is being called a “frontal attack” on immigrants. more>

Rather than help illegal workers drive international driver’s licenses leave them open to arrest. more>

The upcoming presidential elections, strict anti-terrorist measures and the announcement of a drastic change in the format of the citizenship exam are causing many U.S. residents to become citizens. But what’s prompting these people to change their status – a patriotic drive or immigration fears? more>

For the first time ever, Telemundo and Univision, the two major Spanish-language television networks in the United States, are airing primetime soap operas that focus on the plight of Latino immigrants here. This revolutionary trend is breaking viewership records. more>

A coalition of religious leaders in the Latino community from 17 states is fighting for amnesty for thousands of undocumented workers in the United States, despite adverse conditions and strict security measures since September 11 and during the war in Iraq. more>

Francisco Antonio Peña Guaba, the Consul General of the Dominican Republic in New York City and the president of the Dominican Republic are trying to get amnesty for undocumented Dominicans. “We are behind all efforts to obtain legal residency for all immigrants in the U.S., and especially in New York where a large number of Dominicans live,” Guaba said. more>