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Immigration Markup: TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts Show
May 16, 2013
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What happens when Senators tack on 300+ amendments to the immigration bill? You have a lengthy mark-up process that continues for weeks. This is a good thing. The so-called Gang of Eight legislation is nowhere near perfect and may never Read More...
UPDATE: Re-published in HuffPo! Latino IQ Quiz: Does the GOP Hate Hispanics? a) Yes b) No c) Maybe d) Can You Repeat?
May 13, 2013
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This rhetorical question has a clear answer in my head–no. But the rhetoric during last year’s Republican primaries and the election, as well as Congress’ current immigration bill debate, is sending a message to Latinos that “we don’t want you.” The latest “confirmation” Read More...
Heritage Immigration Report: Latino Small Brains & Long Political Memory
May 9, 2013
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Don’t let my Yale Ph.D, my Stanford Master’s, and my U.C. Berkeley Bachelor’s fool you. I’m an idiot. As a journalist and a political independent, I approached with an open mind the Heritage Foundation’s immigration report which argues against the Read More...
Next Gen Feminista Friday: Dartmouth (and everyone else), Listen to the Protesters
May 3, 2013
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“Dude, if we don’t get out of here soon we’re totally gonna get raped.” The two guys behind me were scrambling, along with everyone else who was underage, to get out of the house when they heard the sirens of police Read More...
A Latina Newbie Teacher Makes the Case for Teaching
May 2, 2013
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“Those that can’t do, teach.” What does that even mean? The fact that this saying exists in our society is a problem in itself. I deferred my acceptance into law school to accept a job, through the organization Teach for America, as an elementary school teacher at one Read More...
UPDATE: Republished in HuffPo! Republican Reformation: ¿GOP Out, In, or No-reach?
April 30, 2013
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Via tweets, emails, Republican friends, or smoke signals, I am getting the message that the GOP is more inclusive, indeed it is a new day. Why? In November of 2012, Republicans lost the White House largely because they lost Latinos and single women voters who rejected its Read More...
Feminista Friday: Confessions of a Next Gen Feminista
April 26, 2013
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“Wow, you don’t look like a feminist.” I immediately look up from sipping my drink: “What do you mean?” I was barely tolerating the conversation and now found myself a bit intrigued. He did a nervous, quick scan of my Read More...
Immigration Debate: Aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings
April 25, 2013
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My hands were shaking. I fumbled with my phone, almost dropping it in my attempt to send her a text message: “ARE YOU OKAY?!?!?” Liz, a close friend of mine who I met while interning on Capitol Hill last summer, Read More...