Each year, millions of immigrants need medical assistance, and many have no medical insurance. Not having medical insurance in this country can result in big and permanent problems, especially for people who suffer from chronic illness.

VIDEO :: President Obama reiterated in August that undocumented immigrants are not eligible for health care benefits under the proposed health care bills and indicates that a "basic standard of decency" is why they are treated in hospital emergency rooms.

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In the years-long heated debate over Latino identity, community rights, and political power, the Portuguese-speaking Brazilian Americans have been left out of the conversation. more>

Bush’s unpopularity in Latin America was probably aroused not so much because of the Iraq war, but because of old resentments related to past U.S.-military presence in their countries. This is how the people feel. Those who hold power, though, have a different vision. more>