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FILE - In this Sept. 2017 file photo, a flag is waved during an immigration rally outside the White House, in Washington. The Trump administration says it'll allow migrants from six countries to extend their legal U.S. residency under a temporary status for nine months while courts consider its effort to end the program. President Donald Trump has long sought to terminate the program, which allows migrants from countries devastated by war or natural disaster to legally live in the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has promised “an immediate review" of it and said he’ll pursue legislation for longtime residents to remain and seek U.S. citizenship. The Department of Homeland Security announced the extension Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Citizenship test drops questions on freedom of press, religion

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, Eddie Collantes stands with an American flag draped around his shoulders as he attends a debate watch party hosted by the Miami Young Republicans, Latinos for Trump, and other groups in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Trump Hispanic support growth befuddles Democrats, activists

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an Hispanic Heritage Month event, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hispanic voters siding with Trump in head-to-head matchup against Sanders: polls

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Donald Trump wins over Hispanics despite strict immigration stance

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Demonstrators rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) outside the Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Washington, on the second day of the federal shutdown. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Republicans pressured on discharge petition for Dreamers

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this June 7, 2005 file photo, Alfonso Aguilar, head of Homeland Security's Office of Citizenship, displays a new guide, written for recently arrived legal residents. (AP Photo/Stefano Paltera) ** FILE **

Alfonso Aguilar, Hispanic Trump surrogate, withdraws support: ‘Donald Trump misled us’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Fusion, which is unabashedly liberal, features anchor Jorge Ramos, who does double duty with Univision and who has pointedly clashed with Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Spanish-language media’s ‘immigration-centric’ coverage casts Republicans in negative light

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

On the eve of the third GOP debate, about two dozen Hispanic leaders emerged Tuesday from a closed-door meeting in Colorado with a stark warning for Republicans: They can kiss the Hispanic vote, and their chances of winning the White House, goodbye if Donald Trump is nominated. (Associated Press)

Hispanic Republicans vow boycott if Donald Trump wins nomination

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 18, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, speaks in Brooklyn Center, Minn., where he presented his plan to replacing President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Scott Walker’s birthright comments damage image among Hispanics: Alfonso Aguilar, ex-Bush official

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials in Las Vegas on June 18, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Hispanics already in Democratic corner for 2016

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Marco Rubio unlikely to earn GOP new Hispanic fans: poll

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Broun. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Republican Senate candidates stake out difficult immigration stances

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

“You either engage them or you become an irrelevant party and movement. We already cannot win California and New York. If we continue like this, it’s [next] going to be Florida, Texas, Arizona. That’s it — Republicans will never win another national election.” - Alfonso Aguilar, a Bush administration official who is now the executive director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles (The Washington Times)

Republicans miss chance to reach out to Hispanics with immigration resolution

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

welcome: Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, acknowledges the response from the audience as he takes the stage to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, the first day of the gathering.

CPAC 2013: Conservatives brainstorm immigration fix, seek solution that avoids past mistakes

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Puerto Rico delegates cheer for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Spanish-language media ‘obsessed’ on immigration issue

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama greets people Aug. 2, 2012, outside Lechonera El Barrio, a local restaurant in Orlando, Fla. Obama won the 2008 election with 66% of the Hispanic vote and, according to polls, his popularity among the crucial voting bloc remains the same. (Associated Press)

Conservative ads in Spanish tell a different story to Hispanics

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama waves to supporters June 25, 2012, after arriving on Air Force One at Logan International Airport in Boston. (Associated Press)

Obama gains power and pressure for enforcement

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Mitt Romney has said he won't abandon the conservative positions he took in the Republican primaries, including those on illegal immigration. (Associated Press)

Romney faces hurdle gaining Hispanic votes

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Inside the Beltway

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times