Benita Veliz To Deliver Historic Remarks During 9 PM Hour Day two of the Democratic National Convention will feature an historic occurrence – DREAM Act advocate Benita Veliz will speak to the assembled delegates and television audience during the 9 PM hour. Following a video focused on immigration policy,...
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Today, our Executive Director, Frank Sharry, joins Ron Brownstein from National Journal, Jake Tapper from ABC News, and Maria Elana Salinas from Univision on a panel at the Democratic National Convention entitled “The Democratic Party in Tomorrow’s America: The Hispanic Surge and the New Landscape of American Politics.” The...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice CHARLOTTE, Carolina del Norte – En una elección cerrada como la que se perfila este año el voto latino será decisivo no sólo en estados tradicionalmente hispanos sino en otros donde apenas miles de votos pueden determinar si hay cambio...
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Ahead of this week’s Democratic National Convention, a series of contrasts are on display regarding immigration policy and politics: Democratic and Republican Party Platforms on Immigration: On immigration, the RNC’s official platform unveiled last week is a Kris Kobach-driven grab-bag of hardline anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. The RNC platform is filled with...
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Maribel Hastings is a Senior Advisor at America’s Voice: CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Barack Obama has made history in stadiums. In 2008, he accepted his party’s presidential nomination at Invesco Stadium in Denver, CO, with the promise of change. This week, he will accept the nomination for a second...
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***MEDIA AVAILABILITY*** ***America’s Voice Available for Interviews at the Democratic National Convention*** Washington, DC – Ahead of this week’s Democratic National Convention, a series of contrasts are on display regarding immigration policy and politics: Democratic and Republican Party Platforms on Immigration: On immigration, the RNC’s official platform unveiled last week is...
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Editor’s Note: Our colleagues, Maribel Hastings and Pili Tobar, were in Charlotte and provided updates from the convention. They’ll be covering a wide range of events hosted by various groups, including NALEO and Voto Latino. Also, during the convention, America’s Voice’s Executive Director, Frank Sharry, was on a panel hosted by the...
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Last week, Republicans met in Tampa to nominate Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate. For the RNC, we put together a guide of what to expect from the convention, its nominee, and its delegates on immigration. Turns out, not so much. When it came to immigration, as Univision’s Jordan Fabian reported: no speaker...
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On Tuesday night, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will be the first Latino to give the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. He has been major Latino surrogate for Obama. And, Castro is from the same part of Texas as House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith. There couldn’t be a more...
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