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Latinos in the President’s Cabinet? It’s Not Just About “Optics”

January 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

I have a problem with pundits and commentators calling President Obama’s lack of diversity in his cabinet a matter of “optics.” As if the President were an optometrist and his cabinet were a set of lenses. As if the president’s cabinet were not so much a working kitchen cabinet but a china cabinet, where things are placed to be seen and seldom used. continue reading »

Obama Administration Working to Close Racial, Ethnic Gap on Asthma

June 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

This week U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. continue reading »

CIA Official, Jose Rodriguez, Defends Waterboarding in New Book

May 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

In the latest terrorism book former head of CIA’s Clandestine Service, Jose Rodriguez, Jr. defends “enhanced interrogation techniques” like waterboarding. continue reading »

Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions after 9/11 Saved American Lives

May 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Book Reviews

U.S. to Increase Foreign Aid to Help Fight Drug War in Central America

June 24, 2011 | by U.S. Department of State | Latino Daily News

Wednesday, the Obama administration pledged to send additional aid to Central America’s forces working against its drug war. At a regional security conference in Guatemala, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary continue reading »

“Silent Raids” Continue as Government Continues Search for Illegal Labor

June 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

The federal government continued its crackdown on businesses and employers who hire undocumented immigrants, and Wednesday issued another 1,000 warning to companies across the country saying that inspections of their hiring records should be expected. continue reading »

Rep. King Plans to Change U.S. Approach to Immigration Policy

December 28, 2010 | by New York Post | Latino Daily News

Representative Peter King (R-LI) told he New York Post that when he becomes the new chairman of the House’s Homeland Security Committee in January, he plans to tighten border security and have more undocumented immigrants arrested if they cross the border continue reading »