A debate about updating an existing law that protects domestic abuse victims is the latest immigration policy battleground. Congressional Republicans have proposed to take away the existing protection that immigrants who are domestic violence victims possess. The Republican version of Violence Against Women, which was passed, originally back in 1994 will be debated on Wednesday on the floor of the... 

President Barack Obama’s campaign released a video that criticized Mitt Romney’s private equity company and called it a job-killing vampire that destroyed a steel mill. It is the latest attempt by Obama’s camp that targets Romney’s image of corporate success. The new six minute video will have a shorted version that will be aired on TV stations in vital states such as Iowa, Ohio, Virginia,... 

An undocumented Mexican living in South Carolina is fighting his deportation, with the support of Luis Gutierrez a Democrat from the U.S. House of Representatives. The case could put validity to the new discretionary policy on deportation. Gabino Sanchez’s fate will be decided on Tuesday in immigration court in Charlotte, North Carolina. The case for Gutierrez will prove whether the ICE memorandum... 

Last week President Barack Obama shifted his support to same-sex marriage. By doing so, he energized the younger Hispanic voters who have worked hand in hand with gay activists in their push to get immigration reform. The alliance between the two groups has grown throughout the nation and has helped dispel what many have said for a long time, that Hispanics are less tolerate towards gays than the overall... 

A recent report from the Pew Hispanic Center highlights the steep decline in Mexicans crossing over the border to the U.S., as well as more Mexicans leaving the U.S. for their homeland. Together the two reduced net migration during the period from 2005 to 2010 to zero, with the average annual inflow and outflow of 280,000 cancelling one another out. This is a reflection of a weaker than normal U.S.... 

Some of the more than 1,100 farmers in Alabama said they are planting fewer crops this year. They would rather plant less than risk having the crops, such as tomatoes, rot in the fields for the second consecutive year. The reason crops are spoiling is Alabama is in the midst of a labor shortage that is linked to the illegal immigration crackdown. Farmers in the heart of tomato country in Alabama said... 

Over the last two years, six states in the United States have raised questions of constitutionality by approving laws designed to make it harder for illegal immigrants to live and work in the U.S. Now, the state with the largest population of undocumented workers is poised to focus the spotlight on immigrations but at the opposite end of the spectrum from the other six states. At this time, there is... 

A class geared for military officers in the U.S. has been teaching them that in general the enemy of America is Islam, not only terrorists. It also suggested that the U.S. might have to at some point wipeout the holy Islamic cities of Medina and Mecca without regard for civilian casualties. These ideas followed the WWII precedents of the A-bomb attack on Japan and the firebombing by the allies of Dresden. At... 

President Barack Obama decided to endorse same sex marriage. This has been viewed by political observers as risky. The president said that he was just following the bible to treat others the way you want to be treated. Last Wednesday, President Obama became the first sitting president to endorse gay marriage. It is a major milestone for the gay rights movement. It would be a big boost for the cause... 

The Department of Justice has sued Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff for violations of civil rights. The DOJ claims the sheriff and his office intentionally denied Hispanics their constitutional rights. The lawsuit said Sheriff Joe Arpaio used racial profiling, indifferent and sloppy police work and a disregard for the rights of minorities. The DOJ sued the County of Maricopa, Arpaio and the sheriff’s...