While busy running a general store that caters to the growing number of Latinos in this Nebraska meatpacking town, Alfredo Velez had new concerns Tuesday after his neighbors voted for an ordinance to crack down on illegal immigrants.Full story
A one-time gang leader who escaped an impoverished childhood to become Hartford's first Latino mayor announced Friday that he would step down after being convicted of five corruption charges, including taking a bribe and attempted extortion. Full story
A one-time gang leader who escaped an impoverished childhood to become Hartford's first Latino mayor was convicted Friday of five corruption charges, including taking a bribe and attempted extortion. Full story
An Ed Show panel talks about the outrage over the Arizona immigration law, especially from the Latino community which feels as though it is being targeted. The panel then debates whether President Barack Obama should intervene.
The appointment of Archbishop Jose Gomez as the next leader of the Los Angeles archdiocese is seen as a nod to the strength and power of Latinos in the Catholic Church. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
One question on this years census form has confused Latinos all across the country. Stalled, even stumped by question 9, many Latinos simply don't know how to answer the question on race. NBC's Miguel Almaguer spoke to his family about it and found out four people from one family gave four different
Jaime Escalante, an immigrant from Bolivia, took Latino students from a low-income, gang-infested area of East Los Angeles and turned them into math whizzes. He gained national attention after a testing company accused them of cheating. NBC's George Lewis reports.
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Supporters of same-sex marriage organized by Latino activists pass a lone counter-protester while marching between predominantly Latino neighborhoods on the Eastside and downtown to over-turn Proposition 8 on November 9, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. As many as 12,
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) , singer Marc Anthony with his wife actress Jennifer Lopez and Rep. Nydia Valazquez (D-NY) face reporters before a meeting to discuss education in the Latino community and the historic college affordability legislation the House will
