It was a perfectly warm and inspiring day on April 10. On front of the steps of the U.S. Capitol, I witnessed the gathering of the young and seasoned from all walks of life, raising American flags and calling on our congressional leadership to finally deliver a solution to a...

Sen. John McCain -- the Republican political warrior that he is -- walked into a firing line of a couple of Arizona constituents this week who complained about his work on a bipartisan commonsense immigration reform bill. Among some of his constituents, "bi-partisan" is as treasonous as "common-sense immigration reform."

It's easy to assume that the only communities in America interested in accomplishing immigration reform this year are Latinos and the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the country. Or, to believe that businesses and working U.S. citizens are only vested in this issue to ensure that "illegals" are...

As President Obama begins his second term, one thing is abundantly clear: he will aggressively seek Congress' approval of commonsense immigration reform. The country's economy will benefit from it and so will workers.

Those of us pushing for immigration reform are under no illusion that the process will be easy....

Something is rotten in the halls of Congress. After a post-election epiphany where the Republican Party became aware of its own relationship faults with Latino and immigrant communities, House and Senate Republicans rushed to show their first efforts to fulfill the immigration void. But their remedies are crumbs versus the...

We made history. After all the doubts and questions about Latino voter turnout, the fastest-growing minority group in the country squashed all hearsay and pundit-talk in record numbers, carrying President Obama to reelection and giving other Democratic candidates the push they needed.
 
Now, we are hearing a...

Latino voter enthusiasm before Tuesday's presidential election is high and Latinos are poised to cast a record 12 million votes. Our march to the polls is underway, witnessed by a reported increase in early voting by Latinos.

Yet, there are worries that turnout could be hurt in some battleground states,...

There are many comments Mitt Romney has made throughout his long quest for the presidency that will not be forgotten: his derision of "47 percent" of the voters who oppose his politics and his "binders full of women," to name two.

There is a third comment Romney will never be...

History is only weeks away. It is eagerly waiting for us to write our passage as the first population of Latino voters to demonstrate the unprecedented strength of our numbers and the determination behind our voices. We are at a critical moment in our story as a people, un pueblo,...

As Democrats and Republicans gather at their upcoming national political conventions, they will be reminded of an important truth: Generation to generation, Americans have never relented in believing that their country embodies the most genuine and basic of ethos -- equality and justice. When we have failed to live by...

Latino voters -- an electorate that is less than thrilled with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney -- are getting a new pitch from his campaign in the form of a Spanish language website and ad that offer a vague answer to the question: "Who is Mitt Romney?"

One of Romney's...

President Obama's decision to grant relief to DREAM-eligible students facing deportation is proof that sometimes the good guys win.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Obama administration plan to grant prosecutorial discretion to DREAMers. This policy will allow young people who were brought to this country at a...

By Eliseo Medina, SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer, and Bill Burton, Senior Strategist, Priorities USA Action

Actions don't lie and neither does video. Those who doubt that should closely watch the facial expressions of those who feel insulted. Watch the faces of voters when they see and hear...

When President Obama called into the SEIU's International Convention in Denver this week, cheers erupted as he properly noted, "Workers built the middle class; unions made us stronger." And of course, the thousands of delegates stood up and cheered when he asked if we are fired up and ready to...

For two years, we have been living with the consequences of racial profiling state laws that violate our basic human and civil rights. These laws -- instigated by Arizona's SB 1070 -- were crafted by reckless politicians with one purpose, to dilute the increasing presence and political strength of immigrants...

This week, we as civil rights and labor leaders are headed to the Hyundai shareholders meeting in Seoul, South Korea. We aren't going because we hold investments in Hyundai; we're going because Hyundai has a lot invested in the state of Alabama, and vice versa, and those investments are souring...

It's no surprise that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken his attack on public employee pensions to the Wall Street Journal, the paper of record for the big banks and giant corporations whose greed and recklessness put at risk the retirement savings of all Americans. After all, here in...

"Immigration Overhaul Still a Priority of Senate Democratic Leaders" - CQ

This week, President Obama called on Congress to transcend the petty politics of division in order to bring about the bold solutions that America's working families desperately need. It is that same readiness to dig deep and seek transformational...

Rep. Gutierrez's (D-Ill.) immigration bill, introduced this week, charts a new course for our country -- a course that protects workers and respects families. It also reflects our nation's interests and our better instincts.

The legislation upholds our values as a nation of immigrants and embraces the vitality and...

If there is one thing that the movement for comprehensive immigration reform can learn from the congressional fight for health care reform, it's that Republicans will distort the facts and delay in order to block the change Americans need.

They'll even resort to feigning support for policies and programs...