Janet Murguia, the president of the National Council of La Raza, used her speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on Saturday to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. Speaking at the Realize
Vin Scully–the best sports announcer there ever was, is, or will be–will return for his 65th season next year in the broadcasting booth. Scully and the Los Angeles Dodgers made the announcement on Friday. “I have thoroughly enjoyed the excitement
Univision host Jorge Ramos started his Al Punto interview with D.A. King, Georgia’s immigration law enforcement advocate, which aired last Sunday, by accusing King of hating immigrants. “We don’t agree on anything on immigration,” Ramos said. “After reading what you said and
On Univision’s spanish-language Sunday show, Al Punto, citizen activist D.A. King said if the United States enforced its immigration laws on the books, the country would deter illegal immigrants from coming and encourage illegal immigrants to leave because they would not
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reportedly hinted on a Thursday conference call with House Republicans that he intends to “move quickly” on a short-term resolution to fund the government before the September 30 deadline instead of threatening to shut down
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said President Barack Obama was getting “perilously close” to being impeached at a Wednesday public appearance. “I think those are serious things, but we’re in serious times,” Coburn said in response to a question about impeachment
Hispanics in America are reportedly leaving the Catholic church for Islam. There are more than 50 million Hispanics living in the United States, making them the largest minority group. And though the Census does not collect religious data, there are
The NAACP of North Carolina has created a handbook for clergy to enable them to use Bible verses to promote what has been called “Christian Socialism.” The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is a “lead organizer of the Moral
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said he supported a pathway to citizenship for the country’s illegal immigrants after his town hall event in Utah Wednesday. “There should be a pathway to citizenship, not a special pathway and not no pathway, but
Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell criticized North Carolina’s voter ID law Thursday and claimed voter fraud did not exist in a speech attended by NC Governor Pat McCrory. “You can say what you like, but there is no
An illegal immigrant accused of brutally murdering a teenager in Virginia in 2010 should have been deported three months before he stabbed the victim 13 times and left her to die in a ravine. Illegal immigrant Julio Miguel Blanco-Garcia has
Al Jazeera America, which is financed by Qatar’s oil money, spent half as much time on climate change in its first couple hours of prograaming than all of its rival cable networks did in all of 2012. Quartz pointed out
South Carolina state Senator Lee Bright, who is primarying Republican incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), released an advertisement that hits Graham on his support for comprehensive immigration reform, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, and the National Security Agency’s spying programs.
On Wednesday, Facebook co-founder and immigration reform advocate Mark Zuckerberg claimed that comprehensive immigration reform was not as polarizing an issue as people have claimed. Appearing on CNN, Zuckerberg asserted he started his advocacy group, FWD.us, to support comprehensive immigration
Former Bush administration spokeswoman and The Five co-host Dana Perino praised Danny Strong, who wrote the screenplay for Lee Daniels’ The Butler, saying he was an “excellent producer” and an “amazing” writer. Perino made her remarks on Tuesday’s episode of Fox News’ The Five in a
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a law Monday banning what is known as “gay conversion therapy,” a type of counseling that seeks to turn gay teenagers straight. Christie said he was “reluctantly” treading into an area in which
Praising Duck Dynasty for its record ratings and its star for speaking out against the country’s abortion culture, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday said Republican leaders in Washington should be as bold as the Duck Dynasty cast and
On Tuesday, Donald Trump blasted Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for hiring Mitt Romney’s top strategist Stuart Stevens, and warned him against being involved with with former Romney associates. “I think he did a terrible job for Mitt Romney,
After it was revealed on Monday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may still be a Canadian citizen because he was born there (to an American mother), Cruz promptly renounced his Canadian citizenship. On Tuesday, Cruz said the talk surrounding his
On Monday, Bo, President Barack Obama’s family’s dog, got a sister named Sunny. Sunny, who was born in Michigan in June of 2012, is also a Portuguese Water Dog, which helps because Malia Obama has allergies. The White House said that
On the first day of Al Jazeera America on Tuesday, Inside Story treated climate change as fact, offered no dissenting opinions or guests, and led viewers to think American cities are going to be underwater and ablaze because of climate
On Al Jazeera America’s The Stream, a community activist from Florida whose brother was killed as a result of the violence in Egypt last week claimed that the Egyptian military and security forces are bombing Christian churches and blaming it on the
On the 8 p.m. EDT edition of Al Jazeera America’s one-hour news program on Tuesday, host John Seigenthaler made no mention of the acts of terror associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas when giving “background” on the Brotherhood. Seigenthaler, the
In a one-hour promo that Al Jazeera America aired before it debuted its programming on Tuesday, the network featured words of endorsement from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In a promotional montage of images
In Chris Christie’s New Jersey, at least one in four adults, ages 18-31, are living at home–and 42 percent of them are 24 years of age or older, according the U.S. Census Bureau. As My9 NJ reported, a Coldwell Banker
