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National GOP group calls on Rick Perry to quit race for president
By Ani Palacios Mc Bride 
 | Published: 2011-12-01 00:27:54 UTC | Read more, click here

GOP presidential hopefuls making the fatal mistake of attaching extremists to their campaigns are getting the thumbs down. First, it was Mitt Romney who got anti-immigrant congressman Lamar Smith to support him. Now Gov. Rick Perry has received the endorsement of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. “We believe the Arpaio endorsement is a colossal blunder [...]

Los latinos debemos unirnos en contra de actitudes anti-inmigrantes
By Ani Palacios Mc Bride 
 | Published: 2011-10-28 15:16:10 UTC | Read more, click here

El congresista tejano Lamar Smith (R), el que con más vehemencia ha presentado ley tras ley anti-inmigrante, públicamente voceó esta semana su apoyo al candidato presidencial republicano Mitt Romney. En mi opinión, si Lamar Smith apoya a Romney, los latinos no debemos apoyar a este candidato. Por supuesto, nuestro apoyo a Herman Cain, el candidato [...]

Latino and Asian organizations condemn mandatory e-verify bill
By Ani Palacios Mc Bride 
 | Published: 2011-06-15 04:59:45 UTC | Read more, click here

On June 14 U.S. House Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and other Republican members of Congress introduced a bill which will require all businesses to use E-Verify, a computer system that checks the work eligibility of new hires through the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security databases. “This is a shameless ruse to convince [...]