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At the height of his career in Congress, Newt Gingrich used to tell audiences that renewing American civilization was "the central challenge of the rest of our lives." But before Gingrich could deliver his grand new theory of American civilization to the public in a 1993 speech, his deeply divisive racial stereotypes would need to be removed.

As far as political issues go, immigration continuously comes in at or near the top of the list for Hispanics, yet they continue to support Obama for president, who has an increasingly negative appeal on the issue.

President Obama's plan to ease rules for some illegal immigrants is likely to shore up his standing among crucial Latino voters while igniting a new fight with Republicans as he seeks reelection.

Politicians are using redistricting battles to advance their own agendas — ones that often have nothing to do with Latino representation.

Two of every three new Texas residents in the past decade was Hispanic, signaling an explosive growth in the state's Latino population, Census ...

Research shows they tend to get the condition almost seven years earlier than white Americans. The Alzheimer's Assn. calls the situation 'a looming but unrecognized public health crisis.'Arturo Reyes sat quietly as his family talked about traveling to Mexico over the holidays.

Many Nevada Latinos and others were motivated by 'tea party' Republican Sharron Angle's racially charged rhetoric in the Senate race.

The coalition's efforts were part of a larger get-out-the vote campaign by Latino organizations across the country. Some Latino activists have warned that they planned to sit out the election because of frustration over a lack of progress on comprehensive immigration reform by the Obama administration.

President Obama appealed to Hispanics on Wednesday to support Democrats in the November elections despite his failed promise to pass an immigration overhaul.

Last year admissions to the detention center of Hispanic youth were 5 times that of white youth. For African-American youth, 30 times higher. 30 times.