Sen. Mark Kirk said in a statement last June that he could not support his party’s nominee for President, Donald Trump: “After much consideration, I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world.” So if Sen. Kirk isn’t voting...
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English (en español al final de la página): Conexion: What’s At Stake With This Election? DACA Status for DREAMers & Florida’s Economic Future Washington Post: Sen. Mark Kirk questions opponent’s American heritage in Illinois debate By Mike DeBonis Washington Post: Inside the Clinton campaign’s anti-Trump surrogate rollout plans By...
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Oct 27, 2016
“Papi, can we stay?” Four words sum up what’s at stake for millions in a new ad that encourages Americans to vote in this year’s Presidential election. The ad from filmmaker Joss Whedon never explicitly says that any of the ad’s characters are immigrants — or mentions Donald Trump...
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Gold Star father Khizr Khan said during a campaign stop for Hillary Clinton yesterday that he would stand up to Donald Trump “again and again and again…up until hatred and political bigotry is wiped out of this United States, we will continue to speak.” Khan and his wife Ghazala,...
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Early voting for November’s election is already underway in a number of states, with encouraging signs that Latino, immigrant and AAPI voters are energizing and coming out to vote — some for the very first time. According to one Democratic pollster in Colorado, the early voter numbers “are staggering....
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English (en español al final de la página): Broward Palm Beach New Times: Immigration Activists to Protest Rubio at Broward College Debate By Antonia Noori Farzan New York Times: With a Politician’s Flair, Khizr Khan Tries to Push Clinton to Finish Line By Alan Rappeport Wall Street Journal: Clinton’s...
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It’s not often a soda commercial has the power to make you cry, but you haven’t seen this one yet. Diego Luna’s new ad for the popular Mexican soft drink Jarritos is so much more than just a commercial — “it’s an ode to immigrants, celebrating the experience and...
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Is this some expert trolling from Chef José Andrés, or just a coincidence? The world-famous chef tweeted earlier this morning that he was on his way to the battleground state of Florida to campaign with Democratic Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. You know it is going to be an amazing day when you...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: Inside the Democrats’ narrow path to the House majority By Mike DeBonis and Ed O’Keefe Politico: Trump confronts Rust Belt rejection By Katie Glueck Bloomberg: GOP’s Hispanic Outreach Could Blunt Trump Effect in Senate Races By Steven Dennis Associated...
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Two recent pieces give us an important reminder of the history of Latinos in the Americas — and a reminder of the history Latinos can make if we make our voices heard at the ballot box this November. In a New York Times op-ed, actor and activist John Leguizamo...
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