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Civic initiatives helped Latino turnout hit highest number ever

Civic initiatives helped Latino turnout hit highest number ever

by Augusta Saraiva | Nov 5, 2020 | Campaign2020, Demographics, Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — This year, at least 8.2 million Latino voters cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, accounting for about 56.4% of the nearly 15 million projected Latino votes this year, according to the NALEO Educational Fund, and more than twice the number of early...
Latino coalition calls for ‘Hispanic lens’ to public policy in presidential race

Latino coalition calls for ‘Hispanic lens’ to public policy in presidential race

by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 1, 2020 | Demographics, Politics

WASHINGTON — The largest coalition representing Latino interests in the U.S. said Thursday that it wants the winner of the Nov. 3 presidential election to focus on Hispanic priorities, including more hiring of Hispanics and increased disaster relief funds to places...
Trump administration intends to cut refugee admissions to historic low

Trump administration intends to cut refugee admissions to historic low

by Dalia Faheid | Oct 1, 2020 | Demographics, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — President Trump proposed Wednesday that the U.S. admit 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021, lower than any previous caps since the refugee resettlement program’s inception in 1980. “This is definitely the Trump administration’s attempt to...
Government halts in-person interpreters for asylum interviews due to COVID-19 fears to mixed reviews from immigration advocates

Government halts in-person interpreters for asylum interviews due to COVID-19 fears to mixed reviews from immigration advocates

by Karli Goldenberg | Sep 23, 2020 | Demographics, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON — Asylum seekers who could normally depend upon an in-person interpreter now will have to use contracted interpreters to help them over the phone to help protect against COVID-19, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Wednesday. USCIS implemented a...
Little Italy gets littler by the day

Little Italy gets littler by the day

by Silvia Martelli | Mar 20, 2020 | Demographics, Featured, Topics

NEW YORK — Little Italy in New York City is becoming littler and littler. The once 50-block, vibrant Italian neighborhood is now reduced to a few quiet streets in Lower Manhattan. As rents spiked, longtime Italian-Americans have moved away and integrated into...
White males dominate federal court nominations again under Trump administration

White males dominate federal court nominations again under Trump administration

by Sam Cabral | Oct 4, 2019 | Demographics, Featured

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s judicial nominations will hurt the legitimacy of the federal courts for years as judges continue to be mainly white and male while the population becomes more diverse, legal experts said Thursday. At an event hosted by the Center...
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