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Anatomy of an Immigration Debate
Latino Voters: The (In)Visible Political Giants?
July 10, 2012
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About one year ago, I was advocating for more mainstream news coverage of the Latino vote. The 2010 U.S. Census confirmed what most of us who are Hispanic knew: our population had grown to 50 million or 16 percent of Read More...
Will Deportation Announcement Make Latinos Vote?
July 5, 2012
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Latinos’ enthusiasm and energy after President Obama announced young student or military illegal immigrants would not be deported could have powered a small city for a month. Now the devil is in the details: how is the policy going to Read More...
I’ll Show You My Papers If You Show Me Yours
June 29, 2012
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If I said to a police officer, I’ll show you my papers if you show me yours, I would likely get thrown in the clink for being sass-mouthed. But the truth is, this would likely never happen to me because Read More...
Can I Take a Lookie at Your Credit Report?
June 28, 2012
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Remember when in matters of amor, being a “10″ was tops (Bo Derek anyone)? Not anymore and by a long shot if you add money to the mix. Imagine this date scenario: “Hi, I’m Viviana. I’m an 800. How about Read More...
The Latino Vote: Checkmate President Obama
June 15, 2012
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“About damn time!” is what @Evelyn posted on The Wise Latina Club’s Facebook page after the breaking news that the Obama Administration will not just stop deporting DREAMers but that they will be given work permits. About 800,000 illegal immigrants over Read More...
“Juntos con Romney” & “El Presidente Nos Apoya”–In Inglés Pu-leaze
June 7, 2012
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Maybe all those dreams I had in the Fall with Mitt Romney confirmed my hunch that he and I have a connection that goes beyond politics, that we are connected deep in our psyches. As I have written most recently Read More...
“Dream a Little Bigger,” Unless You’re a DREAMer
June 1, 2012
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Ignore. Shhh. Keep Quiet. That’s the campaign’s strategy on immigration since the GOP Presidential debates. Mitt Romney supports legal immigration, a position that breaks with the fringe such as the Federation for American Immigration Reform which does not support any Read More...
¿It’s the Economía, Estúpido?
May 25, 2012
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A speech. An Ad. Un ado. Separately, each means nothing more than a headline but together, we can see the tightrope Mitt Romney is walking as he tries to reach out to Latinos, the demographic juggernaut and emerging voting bloc Read More...