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Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cheer during the Democratic party caucus in precinct 317 at Valley Church on Feb. 1, 2016, in West Des Moines, Iowa.

An Iowa caucus yields scrums, bribery and cajoling

May 14, 2019 at 5:51 a.m.

After spending 30 minutes hand-counting hundreds of bodies packed inside a middle school gymnasium, Jeffrey Goetz had an unfortunate confession to make. "We're going to have to count again," the...

Protesters denounce Donald Trump's stance on immigration outside a Trump campaign event in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Donald Trump helps rally Iowa’s Latinos — mostly to caucus against him

August 19, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

Latino organizers sensed an opportunity when they heard Donald Trump was bringing his presidential campaign to Marshalltown, a small farm city that is home to an increasing number of Latino...

Hillary Clinton, right, stands with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro after she was introduced during a campaign event in San Antonio.

A Clinton-Castro ticket gets put to an early test in Iowa

August 19, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

Julian Castro, a rising star in the Democratic Party, was stumping for Hillary Clinton in southeastern Iowa on Sunday when a union leader extended a hand and a question in...

A 17-year-old Guatemalan is removed from a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle south of McAllen, Texas. Although immigration from Central America has increased, the overall number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally is at its lowest in more than a decade.

Immigrants in the U.S. illegally at lowest level in over a decade

May 17, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

The number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally is at its lowest in more than a decade and, for the first time in years, has probably dropped below 11...

Rosalia Garcia de Flores, center, listens with others at a news conference in Pacoima launching a campaign to register Latino voters in mixed-status families. The number of Latinos eligible to vote in this year's presidential election is 40% higher than it was just eight years ago, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

Report: The Latino vote is bigger, better educated than ever before

June 25, 2019 at 6:01 a.m.

The Latino electorate is bigger and better educated than ever before, according to a new report by Pew Research Center. It's also young. Adults age 18-35 make up nearly half...

Members of the Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women gather to celebrate the first women's vote in the history of Saudi Arabia. From left are Muneera Altouq, Rasha Alturki, Salma Al-Rasid, Hiba, Al-Zamil, and Sheikha Al-Sudairy.

Saudi women vote for the first time — then wait for their male drivers

June 21, 2019 at 12:10 p.m.

Saudi Arabia shed its dubious distinction as the last major country to bar females from participating in elections as women cast ballots Saturday and ran as candidates in hundreds of...

Tashfeen Malik’s resident status puts spotlight on visa screening process

June 23, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

The woman who helped kill 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday arrived in the United States last year on a special visa reserved for...

June 17, 1954: Immigration officers and sheriff's deputies march a group of 10 Mexican nationals illegally in the United States away from an East Los Angeles foundry.

The dark, complex history of Trump’s model for his mass deportation plan

June 20, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Esteban Torres was 3 years old when his father was sent back to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities. "One day, my father didn't come home," remembers Torres, who lived with...

Lorella Praeli, Latino outreach director for Hillary Rodham Clinton, at the campaign's headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y.

She can’t vote, but this young immigrant plays a key role in Clinton’s campaign

June 22, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.

Lorella Praeli has one of the most important jobs on Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign — even though she's never voted in an election. As Latino outreach director, Praeli spends...

Dallas ticketed non-English speakers

August 22, 2021 at 8:07 a.m.

Over the past three years, police in Dallas have ticketed 39 drivers for not speaking English even though there is no law requiring drivers be able to do so. Amid...

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