Feb 10, 2010
Earlier this week, the organization I head, America's Voice, released a new report entitled, "The Power of the Latino Vote in America: They Tipped Elections in 2008; Where Will they be in 2010?"
The detailed findings highlight the many potential benefits – and potential perils – for both major political...
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Today, the Spanish-language press covers the rollout of a new ad campaign in Nevada promoting comprehensive immigration reform. The ads, paid for by the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign, are mentioned in a column by EFE.
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The America's Voice report "The Power of the Latino Vote" was released yesterday during a telephonic press conference with Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Janet Murguía, President of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR); and Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's...
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Today, America's Voice is releasing a new report that chronicles how, over the past decade, Latino voters have steadily increased their political power, and made a decisive impact in races at all levels, including the Presidency. In 2010, Latino voters are poised to play a crucial role in...
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Today, the Hispanic press highlights the America's Voice report "The Power of the Latino Vote" which received a front-page story in La Opinión (Los Angeles). The report analyzes 40 electoral races in 12 states
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Today, the Hispanic press highlights a study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) indicating that immigration does not depress the wages of American workers. According to the report, titled "Immigration and Wages," Department of Labor statistics demonstrate that the arrival of 9.5 million immigrant workers between 1994 and 2007...
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Representative Mike Honda and Sonia Manzano, who most people know as Maria on Sesame Street, wrote an article, which was published today in the Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call, voicing their support for comprehensive immigration reform. They write:
The tide seems to be turning in favor of comprehensive immigration reform,...
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America's Voice is launching an online ad campaign to encourage Americans to contact Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and demand that he remove his name from a controversial immigration resolution, H.Res. 1026-- the so-called "BRIDGE Resolution." Murphy has come under fire from religious, progressive, and community leaders for joining with...
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The president's State of the Union address last week continues to be a hot topic in the Spanish-language press. President Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, faces a deportation hearing after overstaying her tourist visa and having her application for political asylum rejected, as reported by the AP, the EFE, La...
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The President announced his budget Monday, sending many members of Congress into an angry frenzy over $3.83 trillion that Obama had allotted for an array of programs – mostly in an effort to fight against the growing unemployment and to strengthen our weak economy. But some members of Congress...
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