President Obama addresses the National Council of La Raza in Washington, D.C.
NCLR President Janet Murguía greets President Barack Obama before he addressed the National Council of La Raza at their annual conference luncheon at the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, on July 25, 2011. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool
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President Obama warned advocates altering a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration bill could derail U.S. Senate leaders' strategy to win a possible 70 votes.
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U.S. President Obama's meetings with two groups Tuesday were to focus on getting a bipartisan immigration reform bill passed this year, the White House said.
A coalition of unions and Hispanic groups plans to lobby for immigration reform that includes a chance for illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens.
Mitt Romney missed a "major" opportunity by not addressing the largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States, the group's president said Monday.
A coalition of civil rights and labor groups says it organized a nationwide boycott of Arizona to protest the state's new immigration law.
Hispanic activists report increasing death threats and other avenues of intimidation in the heated debate over illegal immigration, officials say.
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Groups across the United States have responded enthusiastically to Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's call for a national dialogue on race.
A Hispanic civil-rights organization has canceled its 2009 convention in Kansas City, Mo., due to a controversial appointment by the city's mayor.
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