Commentary

Commentary:
By Hector E. Sanchez

As a coalition of 39 preeminent Latino organizations, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) seeks to influence public policy to ensure that Latino interests are taken into account at the national level. This is an important time to reflect on what the Latino advocacy community believes Congress should accomplish and which policy areas Latinos should keep an eye on in the coming weeks. It is all of our responsibility to hold Members of Congress accountable.

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<strong>Fronteras Desk</strong></p>
<p><strong>MEXICO CITY</strong> — There’s been a lot of debate lately about President Barack Obama’s executive action that will grant legal status to some undocumented immigrants. It builds upon an earlier program that aided young immigrants brought here illegally as children.</p>
<p>But some young people were deported before they could take advantage of that program. Now those deportees are speaking out.<br>