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Washington, D.C. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on Wednesday evening outside the Capitol building where crowds gathered to show their support for House Democrats as they continue to demand a vote on commonsense gun legislation before recess. Below are the Leader’s remarks: “Thank you, . ...
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Washington / D.C. El viernes pasado, la congresista Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), co-presidente del Subcomité de Inmigración del Caucus Hispano del Congreso, hablo en frente del pleno de la Cámara de Representantes en contra de la disposición discriminatoria impidiendo que la Biblioteca del Congreso elimine el término ‘extranjero ilegal’ en sus...
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New America Media / Editorial There are moments when as a member of the ethnic press we must leverage our collective voice, to push our nation’s leaders to act in the interest of the communities we serve. This is one of those moments. In the early morning of June 12, a gunman...
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Kaira Portillo / Special to El Observador As we get closer to the elections, it is surreal to see how much support Trump has. But the one positive thing to come out of the circuslike political debates is that more people are waking up to our reality: racism is still...
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Washington / D.C. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, delivered a speech on June 6th in Washington, D.C. before a conference of leaders of the Jewish community in the United States. In her remarks, she highlighted the strategic value of Mexico to the United States and its society,...
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By Raul Ray, Esq. On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced executive actions that would expand the existing DACA program and create a new program to allow parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to remain in the U.S. and work without fear of deportation. Under the expanded DACA...
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Mexico City – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the bipartisan delegation concluded a two-day visit to Mexico this week which included meetings with President Enrique Peña Nieto; Secretary of Foreign Relations, Claudia Ruiz Massieu; Mexican Senators and Federal Deputies; Director for Asia-Pacific and Multilateral Organisms...
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Arturo Hilario / El Observador On October 11, 2011 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned about the the Panama Free Trade Agreement, which would allow US corporations and those with money to place funds into untaxed shell corporations, thus leaving the hidden wealth intact. “Its (Panama) entire economic output is only...
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El Presidente Obama acaba de dar el Discurso del Estado de la Nación. Como respuesta, el director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune, emitió la siguiente declaración: “Mirando a los últimos siete años, podemos decir con confianza que el Presidente Obama ha actuado sin precedentes para cumplir con su...
