Profiled on the front page of today’s Washington Post print edition is Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), And, he’s getting that kind of attention for one reason: immigration: This is an immigration crossroads, where demographics and ideology collide, and because of this, Heck may be one of the few Republicans...
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Algunos conservadores llaman al Partido Republicano a repetir la estrategia de Romney de “Sólo blancos” Washington, DC – ¿Recuerda la temporada electoral de 2012 cuando Mitt Romney se enfocó fundamentalmente en movilizar a los votantes blancos, abogando por la “autodeportación” y alienando a los votantes latinos tan profundamente que...
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El voto de los latinos en las elecciones presidenciales de 2016 está muy relacionado con el rol que cumplan los posibles candidatos de ambos partidos en la lucha por la reforma migratoria, reveló una encuesta de votantes latinos que participaron en las elecciones de 2008 y 2012. En el...
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By Yoli Navas: “Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: With last week’s passage of S. 744, the Senate bipartisan immigration reform bill, Spanish language media has been focusing on the next step for immigration reform, passing legislation through the House of...
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Some Conservatives Call on GOP to Double Down on Romney’s “Whites-Only” Strategy Remember the 2012 election season when Mitt Romney focused primarily on mobilizing white voters, advocated for “self-deportation” and alienated Latino voters so thoroughly that it helped Barack Obama win the swing states of Florida, Virginia, Nevada and Colorado? Remember the post-election stampede of conservative...
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Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is in a powerful position as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. He represents Virginia’s 6th Congressional District, which runs along the western border of the state, from Harrisonburg down to Roanoke. Last night, Goodlatte met some people who are directly impacted by immigration reform....
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The Huffington Post: Republicans Who Back Immigration Reform More Likely To Win Latino Vote: Poll Hullabaloo by David Atkins: Republicans will become more racist, not less DailyKos by Markos Moulitsas: Whites are the only important demo for Republicans … if they want to keep losing Politico By Seung Min Kim: SEIU,...
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El presidente de EE.UU., Barack Obama, telefoneó anoche a líderes de la Cámara de Representantes para instarles a que aprueben la reforma migratoria, un día después del apoyo que ésta recibió en el Senado, informó hoy la Casa Blanca. Obama, que realiza una gira por tres países de África,...
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El legislador demócrata Luis Gutierrez y activistas reafirmaron hoy que enfocarán su presión en la Cámara de Representantes para impulsar una reforma migratoria, tras la aprobación en el Senado de una iniciativa en la materia. “Este es el día para que nosotros levantemos nuestras voces, utilicemos nuestra energía, mantengamos...
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