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UPDATE: “Anatomy of an Immigration Debate: Watch Your Mouth, Watch Your Step” Published in HuffPo Latino Voices, Comment Firestorm
August 18, 2011
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The Huffington Post published this blog Op-Ed in HuffPo Latino Voices where for a few minutes, it was the main story, before being bumped by the news that a federal judge is hearing arguments on Alabama’s new immigration law, the toughest in Read More...
Anatomy of an Immigration Debate: Presidential Carne Asada at NCLR
July 25, 2011
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Latinos are often described as a “friendly” audience for Democrats and Barack Obama. Therefore it was surprising when the President threw out some “red meat” to rev up the simpaticos at the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza Read More...
Anatomy of an Immigration Debate: Brown Faces at the White House
July 11, 2011
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“E pluribus unum” –Motto found on the seal of the United States The dictum “Out of many, one” is as ubiquitous–officially–as it is defining of U.S. mythology. It is imprinted on money which underscores how critical it is to the Read More...
Senator McCain’s Definition of Illegal Could Mean You
June 21, 2011
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Senior Arizona Senator and former Republican presidential candidate John McCain ignited a firestorm of criticism over his comments last weekend that the tragic wildfires raging in his state were set by “people who have crossed our border illegally.” He immediately Read More...
¿United States Naval Ship Cesar Chavez?
May 20, 2011
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This week Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the 14th and last Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ship to be built by the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, would be named after the godfather of the Latino civil rights Read More...
La Maverick: My More Magazine Interview with New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez
March 11, 2011
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Check out my first article for More Magazine. I interviewed New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (R) soon after she was elected in November 2010, making historia as this state’s first woman–and the nation’s primera Latina guv. She is a tough Read More...
