I want to believe things are better now for immigrants, but I fear things are getting worse.

The American dream is at the center of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Díaz.

Clinton may have narrowly won the Catholic vote, but there were huge differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanics.

Catholic institutions and ministries need to adapt and prepare for growing diversity.

“Hispanics in this area have not always felt that their voices have been recognized or heard...the push is, if we don’t vote, we will remain invisible.”

Better engaging Latino populations could be key to Catholic schools' survival.