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Alzheimer’s: Stealing her mother’s memory
A daughter describes her battle against the disease that is stealing her mother’s memory -- and the federal and state regulations that make it hard for her immigrant mother to get help.
"It's really hard to see it destroy someone," said Jenny Dávila, referring to her mother, Ana Caballero, who ha.... |
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Why it’s time for immigration reform
President Barack Obama delivered a major speech on “redoubling” White House efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform in Las Vegas this week. The following are 10 reasons why immigration reform is an idea whose time has come.
1. Congressional leaders from both parties agree on the principl.... |
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Communities losing their youth to gun violence
Last month Americans watched as yet another instance of horrific gun violence took place. While the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is perhaps one of the most appalling instances of gun violence we have ever seen, it was far removed from the kind of gun violence that is both more common a.... |
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Continuing Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision
President Barack Obama
Half a century ago, América was moved by a young preacher who called a generation to action and forever changed the course of history. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to the struggle for justice and equality, sowing seeds of hope for a day when all people might claim "the.... |
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Latinos may define rules in aging América
For Paula and Manuel Cisneros, every day is a challenge of survival. At 73, he cuts and bags cactus to sell on the street to pay for basic expenses and she is looking for a job. A peaceful retirement for them just looks like a very distant dream.
"Aging is very easy, but to do it with dignity an.... |
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Immigrant mothers: ‘I think of everything I’ve lost’
As national media debate whether women can “have it all” – a successful career and a family – one group of women has chosen to provide for their families at all costs, even if it means leaving their kids behind.
They are the undocumented immigrants who work as nannies in the United States and who.... |
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Latinos applaud EPA’s updated soot standard
“Voces Verdes applauds the Environmental Protection Agency for finalizing air quality standards for fine particulate matter, or soot. The new stronger soot protections will make our air cleaner nationwide and reduce health problems across the country including preventing approximately 15,000 prema.... |
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Immigration Reform: Smart policy, good politics
True immigration reform that deals practically and responsibly with the 11 million people living in the United States without immigration status has proven elusive over the past decade. Partisan gridlock has repeatedly prevented Congress from overhauling the immigration system. As a result, the on.... |
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People of Color: Pay attention to fiscal showdown
Thanks to congressional Republicans holding the economy hostage during the debt ceiling debacle in the summer of 2011, a package of automatic, across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration is set to go into effect on January 2, 2013. At the same time, the Bush-era tax cuts and a number of .... |
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ACE cultivates gratitude during holiday season
Making sure his students enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with their families, Eloy Chávez, founder and Executive Director of Adolescent Counseling Exchange Challenge School (ACE/CCS) and his dedicated staff sent home 150 baskets filled with food to students and their families last Saturday.
Volunt.... |
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Women benefit from the Affordable Care Act
One way women benefit from the Affordable Care Act is through a regulation guaranteeing coverage for women’s preventive services without cost sharing. These services include annual well-woman visits; gestational diabetes screenings; testing for human papillomavirus; counseling for sexually transmi.... |
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Latino voters noted as ‘national political force’
President Obama won re-election with the solid support of the Latino electorate, reaching a historic high of 75 percent -- the largest percentage for a Democratic presidential nominee since President Kennedy’s election in 1960 -- according to Latino Decisions-impreMedia Election eve poll of Latino.... |
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The Harry Reid effect: What it means for 2012
As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) awoke on Election Day 2010, he was, in the words of Tom Kludt of Talking Points Memo, “a goner.” As Kludt said, “In the dying embers of the 2010 midterms, the Senate majority leader appeared to be on the ropes. Polls from a variety of well-known outlets.... |
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12.2 million Latinos are expected to cast ballots
While Latino turnout is poised to reach historic heights this November, more than 12.2 million Latinos are expected to cast ballots, Latino voters are still facing significant obstacles. In recent years, these obstacles have taken the form of restrictive state voting laws and procedures that make .... |
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