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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Representatives of several statewide South Carolina groups say now is the time for Congress to move on immigration reform and are praising U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for his role in getting a bill to the Senate.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A group of protesters gathered outside of a restaurant in West Columbia Friday after news of the businesses controversial shirts spread this week.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Controversy is swirling around a Midlands taco restaurant Tuesday because of t-shirts that its employees are wearing.

Friday, September 28, 2012  The University of South Carolina is hosting a two-day conference on the education of Latino children and how literature portrays them and their parents. Spokeswoman Frenche Brewer says the College of Education hosts the event beginning Friday at the Darla Moore School of Business.

Monday, September 24, 2012  South Carolina is returning to federal court over whether its voter photo identification law will keep some minorities from the polls on Election Day.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  Census shows higher-than-expected Hispanic growth reaching 50 million, now 1 in 6 Americans

Monday, December 20, 2010  A group of college students and graduates in Los Angeles say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and the 2012 election.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  An Associated Press-Univision poll of more than 1,500 Latinos finds that Hispanic immigrants, many of whom faced huge problems in their homelands, have more idealized views of the United States than Hispanics who were born in America do.

Tuesday, April 07, 2009  Latinos made up nearly half of the more than 1 million people who became new citizens in 2008