(Yahoo! News) – A new study that concluded the number of deaths in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria have been vastly underestimated is fueling the debate over the territory’s possible future statehood. A study by a Harvard researcher released Tuesday estimated that at 4,645 people died last year as a direct or indirect result of Hurricane Maria. That total […]

OpEd por Alfonso Aguilar (La Opinión LA), presidente del Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles y miembro “en la sombra” del Congreso de EE.UU. (R-Puerto Rico) La gran devastación causada por el huracán María en Puerto Rico ha llevado a muchos a través de los Estados Unidos a expresar un noble y genuino interés por el […]

(The Hill) – A press event meant to tout conservative Hispanic support for a hard-line immigration bill instead brought into sharp relief the deep divisions among Latino Republicans on the issue. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and main sponsor of the Securing America’s Future Act, hosted the event Tuesday, inviting conservative Hispanic groups […]

Washington (El Nuevo Día)  – En espera de la nueva legislación que debe presentar la comisionada residente en Washington, Jenniffer González, la Comisión de Igualdad envió hoy una carta a los miembros del Congreso para solicitar apoyo para un proceso de transición hacia la estadidad. “Ha llegado el momento de poner fin al status de territorio colonial antidemocrático […]

(Los Angeles Times) – Deadlocked with Congress on an immigration issue that both parties say they support, President Trump has gone on the attack, blaming Democrats and further dimming the chances of agreement before November’s elections to protect so-called Dreamers from deportation. In a speech to Republican-friendly Latino business leaders on Wednesday, Trump said he wants […]