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The bill would prohibit postsecondary institutions that receive federal funds from refusing to admit, enroll, or grant in-state tuition benefits to qualified students based on their immigration status and expand federal financial aid opportunities to DREAMers.
Gallego, a Iraq war veteran, is without question one of President Trump’s biggest detractors, and a leading voice of opposition to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which is chaired by Rep. Joaquin Castro and whose membership consists of only Democrats, lists 36 members, including Senators Robert Menendez and Catherine Cortez- Masto.
Scott said that unlike Trump, President Obama failed to press Maduro and didn’t “follow through on red lines,” adding that “we should have done this years ago.”
“BACK IN 2013, CHUCK SCHUMER AND EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT IN THE SENATE, VOTED IN FAVOR OF 350 MILES OF BORDER WALL.
With that statement, it appears as if Pelosi will continue to stand her ground against the president’s request for funding of the southern border wall he campaigned on.
Human trafficking is directly tied to the drug trade, but while it is getting some attention, it is not the most pressing issue that his talked about whenever the border issue is brought up.
“Honestly, to be a realist in this, I’ve been working for two years behind the scenes. I think the Democrats want the immigration issue more as an issue than a solution,” said Perdue.
Democrats like Arizona’s Rep. Raul Grijalva are rejoicing over the apparent defeat of a border wall measure.
President Trump stepped up his rhetoric after Maduro made his demand, saying that “all options are on the table” when dealing with Maduro, including military action.
Yesterday, at a forum honoring Dr. Martin Luther King in New York City, Ocasio-Cortez was less focused on the core part of Dr. King's message and proceeded to identify a number of things that she believes are fundamental economic "wrongs" about the system our country currently enjoys that must be changed-
List of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates continues to grow, as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI), Sens. Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) join former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, as the only announced candidates. This list potential candidates could grow to as many as 20+. If Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, who […]
This week marked a major moment in President Donald Trump’s first term in office as he asserted that the issues concerning the border constitute a crisis. After taking to national airwaves to share his thoughts on why strengthening border security is important, Democrats held their own response, positioning Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi to give […]
“Many of us who are new members came in wanting to help shape our appropriations because our budgets are a reflection of our values… The vast majority of us who are incoming members voted for a Republican set of resolutions to reopen the government,
As Trump left the White House early Thursday morning, the president told reporters that he "probably" would declare a national emergency if he couldn't get Congress to agree to fund the wall.
“We need to make sure we fully fund FEMA. We need to make sure that our Government is not wasting your tax dollars,” Scott said, adding ,”we need to take care of the DACA kids.”
After a lot of internal party turmoil and questioning of leadership, the House Democratic Caucus has voted in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Pelosi’s second stint as Speaker could turn out to be more than she bargained for, as many of the newly-elected progressive members of congress expressed their opposition […]
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Julian Castro, continues to inch closer to a possible 2020 presidential run, as the twin brother of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) has announced that he will be making a ‘historic’ announcement about his plans on January 12.
President Trump is holding his ground, and so are congressional Democrats, as the federal government shutdown enters its second week. A bipartisan effort to get government back on track is in place, but Democrats refuse fund Trump’s border security wall along the U.S- Mexico border. The decision by Democrats to refute the president seems political […]
The 116th Congress will usher in a couple of new milestones, one of those is swearing in the first Equadorian-American and first South American-born migrant to its ranks. Congresswoman-elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell narrowly defeated centrist-Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo in one of the closest watched races of the 2018 mid-term election cycle. Mucarsel-Powell ran as a progressive […]
With President Trump has saying that he was” proud to shut down the government for border security” and would take that “mantle,” congressional Democrats see his statement as a golden opportunity to embarrass him, and are digging in for fight over border security. If we don't get what we want ... I will shut down […]
With his twin brother Julian on the verge of announcing a presidential campaign run in 2020, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) is also climbing the political rungs of success. Castro has announced that he will replace Rep. Lujan-Grisham as head the Hispanic Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Democrats in the U.S. Congress are not the only one skeptical about President Trump’s new NAFTA deal with Mexico and Canada, and will be pushing for stricter environmental and labor provisions when they get a crack at the deal. The president’s deal will now go to the U.S. Congress, and lawmakers like Schumer will be […]
Every election cycle there are usually a few firsts that are accomplished when newly-elected members of the U.S. Congress are sworn in.
The other Castro, Julian’s twin brother Rep. Joaquin Castro (D), is supporting his brothers play for president.
Trump’s travel restrictions need to be seen for what they are, and not for what many individuals think they are, a full ban on travel for all foreigners.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump believes that there is a remote possibility that Hispanics will back his candidacy for president. (Sarcasm) I'm winning with Hispanics. I keep telling everybody, I'm going to win with the Hispanics. I have thousands of Hispanics working for me all over. They are unbelievable people, unbelievable workers. I love them
Like most Republicans who are running for elected office will say about immigration reform, combat veteran and double-amputee Brian Mast believes that in order for real immigration reforms to take place, the U.S. border needs to be secured. In a sit down interview with Mast this week, the married father of three, surprised me when […]
The ongoing tussle between the governments of Colombian and Venezuela continues, as Colombia is now saying that a Venezuelan aircraft entered into Colombian airspace without permission. Venezuela is denying that this incident happened, and it's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said that this was just one of a string of "invented incidents" by the Colombians to […]
It is clear that the field of Republican presidential candidates is split on how to deal with the ongoing and growing illegal immigration problem. Trump wants to deport all of the illegal immigrants in the U.S., while Carson says deporting all illegals is "impractical" and would rather see them all receive guest-worker status. While Rubio […]
Another tragic and senseless murder has been committed by illegal immigrants. Three illegal immigrants suspected of being associated with the infamous MS-13 criminal gang, have been arrested in connection to the murder of a 17-year-old Virginia high school on his way to a school bus stop. According to The Washington Post, Danny Centeno-Miranda, who attended Park […]
Spanish-language Univision News is reporting that Mexico is cracking down on illegal immigrant crossings across its southern border with Guatemala. According to a 2014 immigration report, Mexico arrested 102,000 illegal immigrants from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, down from the 239,000 captured by the U.S. border authorities. Because so many illegals immigrants are being detained […]
With former Republican presidential frontrunner Jeb Bush plummeting in the recent 2016 presidential polls, the current leader of the pack, Donald Trump, is fixated on delivering a death blow to the former governor of Florida, hitting him hard on his most vulnerable position, immigration reform. Trump release this video on his Instagram account where he […]
Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos defended is actions at the recent Donald Trump press conference in Iowa, in which he was kicked out for rudely interrupting Trump, as him just expressing his First Amendment rights. Ramos, who says he has never been told to leave a event like this before, told a "Despierta America" Univision anchor […]
Spanish-language TV Anchor, Jorge Ramos, felt the wrath of Donald Trump in Iowa this week, as Trump booted (deported) the face of Univision and Fusion TV from his press conference after he rudely interrupting "The Donald" during the Q & A with reporters. Ramos showed up to the press conference with a clear agenda of […]
Univision and Anchor Jorge Ramos did what they were expected to do after Donald Trump booted Ramos out of his press conference for being rude and obnoxious. When you go to the Univision website, no less than 6 separate stories documenting the incident are posted on the site, all of them being anti-Trump. The one […]
