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House reps backs variable rate student loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along party lines. The Republican-backed bill would allow students to dodge a scheduled rate hike for students with new subsidized Stafford loans next month, but rates could rise in coming years. Democrats largely opposed the measure — which they branded the... Read more
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The Current Education Policy May Be Hurting Latino Students
A group of Latino education experts from across the country urged policymakers in Washington, D.C., this week to take steps to improve education for Hispanic students. The Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education was formed several years ago. They wanted to make sure the needs of Latino students and English Language learners were recognized as talks about the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act got underway. That act authorizes federally funded... Read more
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Abercrombie & Fitch: Sorry!
Abercrombie & Fitch has apologized, again. In recent weeks, the retailer has seen its brand's popularity plummet after Business Insider resurfaced quotes that CEO Mike Jeffries made in a 2006 Salon article. At the time, Jeffries said the store was aimed at the skinny, hip kids, not the unattractive losers. “In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids,” he says. “Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We... Read more
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Jennifer Lopez targets Latino market with her own Viva Movil cellphone stores
Not content with pushing out hit songs, a successful acting career, running a film and TV production company, and launching lines in clothes and perfume, Jennifer Lopez, a woman evidently with more hours in the day than most of us, has announced she’s all set to open 15 cellphone stores in a deal struck between her Viva Movil brand and telecom giant Verizon. The venture is also backed by wireless firm Brightstar and Moorehead Communications,... Read more
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Governor Can’t Find A Single Latino In Pennsylvania To Work For Him
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA) brushed away a question about Latinos working in his administration during a roundtable discussion at The Union League in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, telling the moderator, “If you can find us one let me know”: MODERATOR: Do you have staff members that are Latino? CORBETT: No, we do not have any staff members in there. If you can find us one, please let me know. MODERATOR: I am sure that there are Latinos... Read more
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Immigration Bill Heads To Senate Floor For Expected Heated, Long Debate
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an extensive immigration bill Tuesday night, setting up an epic showdown on the Senate floor over legislation that would offer amnesty to 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally. The committee approved the immigration measure by a vote of 13-5. The legislation is one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities — yet it also gives the Republican Party a chance to recast itself as more appealing to minorities. Aside from... Read more
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President Obama Reacts To Tornado Disaster
President Barack Obama spoke Tuesday on the damage from a massive tornado that ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their live," Obama said. "In some cases there will be enormous grief that has to be absorbed, but you will not travel that path alone. Your country will travel with you," Obama continued. "We are a nation that stands with our fellow citizens as long as... Read more
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Oklahoma Senators Repeatedly Opposed Disaster Reli…
As frantic rescue missions continued Monday in Oklahoma following the catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through the state, it appeared increasingly likely that residents who lost homes and businesses would turn to the federal government for emergency disaster aid. That could…
Harvard Students Demand Investigation Into Thesis …
Outraged Harvard students have delivered a petition with over 1,200 signatures to the university's president demanding an investigation into how a doctoral thesis, arguing that Latino immigrants had lower IQ's than non-Latino whites, came to be approved in the first…
Meet Julito:The Leader Behind Latino Rebels
It all started about two years ago with a textbook racist joke. "Why would you want a Mexican car? 'Cuz cars reflect national characteristics, don't they?" joked Richard Hammond, one of the hosts of BBC's Top Gear. "Mexican cars are just…
U.S. economy stands to gain from immigration refor…
A new report finds that passing an immigration reform bill that would allow undocumented immigrants living in the United States to apply for a legal status would result in large benefits for the U.S. economy—with states reaping the biggest economic…
Documentary recounts Latino immigration history as…
Here's a mind-blowing statistic from filmmaker Eduardo Lopez: "Approximately 500,000 Latino U.S. citizens will turn 18 every year for the next 20 years." You don't need to be too much of a mathematician, says Lopez, to figure out the impact this has on…
Mexico’s Red Cross creates crowdfunding campaign t…
Leaving cool water in the blazing desert for migrants desperate to risk their lives to enter the United States without the proper paperwork is not a new act of kindness. Yet, for an aid organization to start a crowdfunding campaign to…
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