We wrote about the Republican National Convention last week and how the GOP predictably failed to say anything substantial on immigration policy. As Univision’s Jordan Fabian reported: no speaker took the opportunity to address the topic, and that gaping absence stood out like a sore thumb. (emphasis in original) Luckily,...
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Sep 6, 2012
While Benita was making her historic speech at the Democratic National Convention last night, we were watching Twitter blow up talking about her. Here’s a compilation of some of those tweets, many notably talking about how Benita was received last night compared to how she would be received at, say,...
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Yesterday featured some stark reminders of why politics and elections matter. On stage at last night’s Democratic National Convention, DREAM Act advocate Benita Veliz spoke to the assembled delegates and television audience and shared her compelling personal story: “I graduated as a valedictorian of my high school class at...
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As Republican-Drafted SB 1070 Provision Goes Forward, Democrats Feature Undocumented Leader at Convention Frank Sharry: “The Contrast Could Not Be Clearer, The Stakes Could Not be Higher” Yesterday featured some stark reminders of why politics and elections matter. On stage at last night’s Democratic National Convention, DREAM Act advocate...
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Maribel Hastings is a Senior Advisor at America’s Voice: CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—In close elections like this one, the Latino vote can be decisive not just in traditionally Hispanic-heavy states, but in other states where a few thousand votes can tip the balance and determine whether there’s a change of...
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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, Benita will take the stage to share her own personal...
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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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By Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions (Cross-posted at Latino Vote Matters): After a week in the spotlight in which many prominent Latinos took to the stage at the RNC Convention, the impreMedia/Latino Decisions tracking poll finds a noticeable bump in support for Romney and Republicans among Latinos, as reported by Pilar Marrero. The question...
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While Arpaio was basking in the spotlight at the Tampa Bay Zoo, things weren’t as good for the nation’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” back in his home state of Arizona. Apparently federal appeals court reinstated a suit against him, adding to his already long list a “federal civil rights and...
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UPDATE: It’s not just Sheriff Joe Arpaio who believes that Mitt Romney will in fact enact the immigration positions he espoused during the Republican primaries. America’s Voice also caught up with Kris Kobach, Mitt Romney’s sometimes-maybe immigration advisor, who also said he had no reason to doubt Romney’s positions...
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