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Immigration lighting fire under Latino voters
A new summary of recent Latino voter polls highlights the way the immigration debate is influencing Latino political engagement in the run-up to the November mid-terms. The lack of action on comprehensive immigration could dampen enthusiasm among Latino voters at a crucial time. According to an ....
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Resource to educate struggling homeowners
Fannie Mae recently announced the launch of KnowYourOptions.com, a new consumer education Web site that outlines the choices available to homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage payments, and provides guidance on how they can contact and work with their mortgage company to find solutions....
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$79 million in grants for housing counseling
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that $79 million is available for a broad range of housing counseling programs to help families find and preserve housing. The available funding is an increase of $21 million, or 27 percent, over last year. These grants will be award....
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Federal Reserve hears homeowners woes
After sitting through two hours of testimony at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, plumber Carlos Moreno can barely contain his anger.
In January, he lost his home in Menlo Park to foreclosure, after his adjustable rate mortgage reset, and his monthly payments increased by more than $1,00....
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Green jobs put América on a path to stability, growth
The harsh realities of the BP oil disaster and ongoing unemployment from our national recession are driving an important conversation in Washington about our addiction to oil and the promise of a clean and green future. Simply put, this disaster must result in directing our nation toward policies ....
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Immigration Reform:‘Suing Arizona isn’t enough’
Jorge Ramos says that as long as Barack Obama fails to keep his promise to pass comprehensive immigration reform, Ramos will continue to remind him about it at every opportunity.
Ramos—the journalist, author and host of Noticiero Univisión— said that Latinos are plagued by “disillusionment, frust....
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Work-share program assists workers, employers
"Would you share your hours with co-workers to avoid layoffs?" asked Rich
Jones, director of policy and research at the Bell Policy Center. "Its
a relevant question since Gov. Bill Ritter recently signed a work-share
bill into law. Since the law is new there are a lot of questions about
what i....
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Voters overwhelmingly favor humane solution
Leading public opinion researchers Drew Westen and Celinda Lake participated in telephonic press conference this week to analyze public opinion related to Arizona's controversial immigration law.
With the Department of Justice announcing its lawsuit against the Arizona law, which followed a maj....
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DOJ draws line on immigration authority
On Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona in federal court. The lawsuit, prompted by passage of SB 1070 in the Arizona legislature, will argue that federal law trumps the state statute and enforcing immigration law is a federal responsibility.....
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Loan repayment program accepting applications
Primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, licensed mental health professionals and oral health professionals may be eligible for significant educational loan debt forgiveness of up to $105,000.
To participate in the Colorado Health Service Corps....
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Job opportunities for new grads
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the availability of a new job search tool on YouTube dedicated to helping job seekers learn about employment opportunities at the IRS.
“IRS is definitely a great place to make a professional career, whether you are a newly graduated from college or ....
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President Obama meets with Hispanic Caucus
President Obama met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) on June 29th about the need to fix our nation’s broken immigration system. The President discussed his upcoming speech on comprehensive immigration reform with the members, and his desire to see a bipartisan process based ....
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Unfinished Business
The Great Recession’s reverberations will be felt in communities across America long after the unemployment numbers begin to subside. In addition to the havoc unemployment wreaks on individual families, long-term joblessness tears at the fabric of entire neighborhoods and communities.
Children ....
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Puerto Rico’s New Birth Certificate Law
The government of Puerto Rico has enacted a new law (Law 191 of 2009) aimed at strengthening the issuance and usage of birth certificates to combat fraud and protect the identity and credit of all people born in Puerto Rico.
The new law was based on collaboration with the U.S. Department of Stat....
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Bennet website provides resources for homeowners
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, has created an online resources page on his website for Colorado homeowners facing foreclosure. Help for Homeowners provides links to federal and state agencies that can provide assistance to individuals and families struggling with their mortgage payment....
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