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Election 2012: Latina Bloggers Go to the White House
May 24, 2012
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Sometimes I wonder when I’m going to arrive at the White House and have security pluck me away, throw me in a Midnight Express cell, and throw away the key forever. Guilty of being critical, obsessively at times, and holding Read More...
Election 2012: Will Obama Deliver on Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
May 18, 2012
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Why do I keep pushing on comprehensive immigration reform? It’s not just because I believe our current laws are better suited for the 20th century and that the economic benefits to reform are tremendous to our strapped local budgets. Or Read More...
More Minority Babies, More Gringo Than Ever
May 17, 2012
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Leave it to celebrity news to capture a national freak out: The OMG! from Yahoo! headline: Minority Babies Now Majority: First Time in U.S. History–omg as in Oh! My! God! “50.4 percent of the nation’s babies born in a 12-month period Read More...
Election 2012: Same-Sex Marriage Now, Immigration Policy Later?
May 17, 2012
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So here I was mindin’ my own business at a spontaneous Wednesday Happy Hour on a gorgeous, balmy perfect DC PM when my friend ripped into me over my latest Latina Magazine column. “Don’t you realize that President Obama is the President, Read More...
Cinco de Mayo: TWLC Goes to the White House–Sheep or Wolf?
May 4, 2012
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In five and a half years of living and reporting in Washington, DC I had only been to the White House twice, once to shoot a stand up for a news story and the other time as a guest of Read More...
Civics Clase: On Primary Day, Why I’m an Independent Voter
April 4, 2012
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2012 District of Columbia Primary, I’m ready: License: check Passport (in case I need back up government-issued ID): check Voter Registration Card: check 2012 D.C. Primary Guide (read, of course): check So you can imagine my surprise when I showed Read More...
In Fox News Latino: Mitt Romney: First Gringo-Latino President?
February 2, 2012
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The Latinada in Florida and revelations that Romney has Mexican roots was the perfect opportunity for me to write about a theme that’s been haunting me since I got dinged from Jarbard as a senior in high school. The preppy ol’ viejito asked Read More...
TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on CBS LA 1070 on Election 2012: The Latino Vote
February 2, 2012
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Florida’s primary was the first nominating contest which put the Latino vote in focus. While not a huge portion of the Sunshine state’s Republican primary base, make no mistake: Hispanic voters are here to stay. Duh, Sherlock, of course in Read More...
