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El presidente del Caucus Hispano del Congreso, el dominicano Adriano Espaillat, visitó este jueves una desierta Placita Barceló, en la que un grupo de vecinos de Barrio Obrero le compartió la desesperanza y miedo que reina en la comunidad inmigrante en Puerto Rico tras las constantes redadas migratorias, que han tenido como blanco a sus familiares, vecinos y allegados.
Latino Democrats, under new management for the 119th Congress, are looking to flex their muscle under a razor-thin Republican House majority that could make or break President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda.
Last week, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), known for his immigration advocacy, took the reins of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a group he says is ready to engage on a host of policy issues but determined to play a central role on immigration.
Washington D.C. - El presidente electo del Caucus Hispano del Congreso, Adriano Espaillat (Nueva York), percibe que“hay una especie de pánico” en torno a las consecuencias que puede tener el plan de deportaciones masivas que tienen en su agenda el presidente electo, Donald Trump, y los legisladores federales republicanos.
Washington D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives approved without opposition, legislation by Democrat Adriano Espaillat(New York) that would mandate the creation of commemorative coins to honor the legacy of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente.
Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential elections is poised to be analyzed time and time again during the next few weeks, as many try to nitpick the numbers behind a race that looked much closer than it turned out to be just weeks before November 5.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Los copresidentes del Caucus Latino-Judío bipartidista del Congreso, los congresistas Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) y Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL) emitieron la siguiente declaración después de reunirse con un exrehén y familiares de rehenes que siguen cautivos de Hamas en Gaza:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL) issued the following statement after meeting with a former hostage and families of hostages who remain held captive by Hamas in Gaza:
"Now a New York congressman wants to take that memorabilia national, celebrating Clemente with a specially minted U.S. commemorative coin. As reported by the New York Times, Rep. Adriano Espaillat introduced a bill last month — the Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act — that would authorize the Treasury Department to design gold, copper-nickel, and silver dollar Clemente coins..."