Politics and Legislation

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Sacred Conversations: A Time to Tell the Stories about Immigration: Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, May 23, 2013; Gamaliel of Metro Chicago, (along with over 17 cities across the US) from the Gamaliel Network will have a church basement hearing as part of Gamaliel’s “Dream for All” campaign for…
Children lead march to Senator Kirk and Durbin’s office to push for an immigration bill now!: Reclama Magazine, Mar 27, 2013; Reclama Magazine has an article on the Children's March for Immigration that took place on March 26, 2013.
Derrotan una medida que habría inhibido el voto de las minorías y de votantes de bajos recursos: Antonio Rosas Landa, Mar 13, 2013; El Voto Latino en Illinois
Save Our Schools: Diana Galicia, Feb 8, 2013; Voices from the Pilsen Community
Come Home, Mr. President: Jesse Jackson for the Chicago Sun-Times, Feb 7, 2013; Reverend Jesse Jackson column in the Chicago Sun-Times addressed to President Barack Obama. This article was originally published on February 5, 2013 in the Chicago Sun-Times
Pilsen/Little Village Schools Fight Closings: Article and Photos by Len Domínguez, Feb 7, 2013; Voices from the Pilsen Community. Pilsen/Little Village Schools Fight Closings
Senator Steans on Marriage Equality: ILSenDems, Jan 7, 2013, make a comment; Senator Steans discusses marriage equality, specifically addressing minority communities.
Getting Out the Vote in Back of the Yards: Nov 9, 2012; The Resurrection Project gets out the vote in Back of the Yards
Continúan los esfuerzos en Illinois para que inmigrantes salgan a votar: Saraí Linares Manjarrez, Nov 6, 2012, make a comment; La Coalición por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes y Refugiados de Illinois (ICIRR) trabaja para que la comunidad inmigrante del estado de Illinois salga a votar el martes 6 de noviembre.
ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS: THE BEST (AND SOON ONLY) WAY TO GET YOUR BENEFITS: mayra salazar, Oct 31, 2012; The federal government will be switching to electronic payments by March 1, 2013.
"Our Vote, Our Future": Evani, Pilsen Portal, Jul 11, 2012; TRP along with ICIRR will acquire 1,000 voter registrations and recruit 90 volunteers in Pilsen and its surrounding communities. Throughout the summer, volunteers will be canvassing the…
Conoce a los candidatos: Rudy Lozano Jr.: Francisco Pina, Feb 17, 2012, make a comment; El Distrito 21 fue creado muy recientemente en el estado de Illinois. El Portal de Pilsen buscó una entrevista con los dos candidatos demócratas: Silvana Tabares y Rudy Lozano Jr. Sin…
New Chicago Wards Map: Not Representative of Community Interests: Mayra López, Feb 1, 2012; Ward redistricting in Chicago had less to do with race than it did with money and power dynamics. In the end, Latinos are still underrepresented since only 10 of the new “Latino majority”…
New Chicago Wards Map: Not Representative of Community Interests: Mayra López, Feb 1, 2012, make a comment; Ward redistricting in Chicago had less to do with race than it did with money and power dynamics. In the end, Latinos are still underrepresented since only 10 of the new “Latino majority”…
SPOUSAL BENEFITS OFFER INCREASED RETIREMENT OPTIONS: mayra salazar, Feb 1, 2012; You may have more options than you know when it comes to Social Security benefits.
Migrantes en el Desarollo: J. Burstein W., Jan 6, 2012; Article on Mexican migrants living in the U.S.
Opinión: Romney, el antimigrante con raíces mexicanas/Opinion: Romney the anti-immigrant with Mexican Roots: Antonio Rosas-Landa Méndez, Jan 3, 2012; Opinion article on Republican presidential runner Mitt Romney.
Gift Of A Good Retirement: mayra salazar, Dec 29, 2011; Before you spend that last holiday buck, make sure you set some cash aside for retirement as a gift to yourself.
El Seguro Social está en su hogar para las Navidades: Mayra Salazar, Dec 20, 2011; Es la temporada navideña. Eso significa que es el tiempo para las compras navideñas, preparar una cena festiva, tener invitados, envolver los regalos, escribir y enviar saludos…
Social Security Is Home For The Holidays: mayra salazar, Dec 20, 2011; It’s the holiday season. That means time to do the holiday shopping, prepare the festive dinner, decorate the house, invite the guests, wrap the gifts, write and send the holiday greetings.…
Elige a tu Presidente de Mexico Desde Aqui: Martin Perez, Dec 15, 2011; Elige a tu Presidente de Mexico Desde Aqui Registrate Para Votar con REMMA Red Migrant En Mexico Americana
Illinois Health Matters: Neighborhood Stories 4: The Difficulties of Health Care Reform faced by Chicago’s communities: Dec 14, 2011; The fourth and final 2011 installment of Illinois Health Matters “Neighborhood Stories” has been released. This installment features the article “Mind the Information Gap: Few…
Uniting Back of the Yards: One Neighborhood, One Ward!: By Mayra López, Dec 6, 2011; For the past decades, the community has faced numerous challenges that hinder progress in the area. The instability of employment, lack of access to quality education, foreclosure crisis, and…
Por un voto en el extranjero menos caro y más eficiente: Antonio Rosas-Landa, Dec 2, 2011; Si fuera cierto que uno obtiene lo que paga, lo que los mexicanos deberíamos recibir en nuestros procesos electorales serían elecciones de ensueño. Y no hay duda de que hoy el…
Social Security Launches New Spanish Online Services at www.socialsecurity.gov: Mayra Salazar, Nov 15, 2011; Social Security Launches New Spanish Online Services