Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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Gov. Cuomo Taps Latino Non-Profit Founder Jose Luis Rodriguez for Education Reform Commission
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has appointed Jose Luis Rodriguez, CEO / President of the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN), to the state’s New NY Education Reform Commission. “The Commission… will examine the current structure of the state’s education system, including teacher recruitment and performance, student achievement, education funding and costs, parent and family [...]
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WorldView: TIME’s Cover Story on Latinos Features Asian American
The cover featured “the faces of the Latino vote,” but unintentionally included a portrait of a man with Chinese, Norwegian and Irish heritage. What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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State of the Union 2012: Obama Speech Full-Text on Immigration
Read President Obama’s entire State of the Union Address here. Below is the portion of President Obama’s speech on immigration: Let’s also remember that hundreds of thousands of talented, hardworking students in this country face another challenge: The fact that they aren’t yet American citizens. Many were brought here as small children, are American through [...]
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State of the Union 2012: Obama Speech Full-Text
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: READ OBAMA’S STATE OF THE UNION REMARKS ON IMMIGRATION. Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which [...]
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La Sra. Cecilia Muñoz sí puede
Por Yazmine Esparza READ THE ENGLISH VERSION Cecilia Muñoz es un nombre que, hasta hace unos días, no era reconocido por muchos que no hubieran seguido sus gestiones en asuntos de inmigración ni su labor como vice presidenta del Consejo Nacional de La Raza. Su nombre, entonces, puede haber sonado tan normal como si fuera [...]
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Ms. Cecilia Muñoz sí puede
Guest post by Yazmine Esparaza (@yazminePR). READ THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE VERSION Cecilia Muñoz is a name that, until two days ago, didn’t mean much to many who hadn’t followed her involvement in immigration issues or her work as senior vice president at the National Council of La Raza. To those, that name might have sounded as [...]
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WorldView Video: Pardon Outrage in Mississippi
On his last days in office, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour confused many of his constituents when, without explanation, he granted pardons or early releases to more than 200 convicts. NBC’s Mark Potter reports. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy What do you think? Leave comments below or share them [...]
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Video: Mitt Romney Releases New Spanish-Language Ad in Florida “NOSOTROS”
Mitt Romney’s son, Craig, narrates a new Spanish-language commercial that is airing in Florida called “Nosotros.” Romney also speaks a few words of Spanish at the end of the commercial “I’m Mitt Romney and I approve of this message. Thank you very much.” The ad features several well-known Cuban-American lawmakers — Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and the [...]
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Mexican Mitt Romney Parody Twitter Account Launches
Mitt Romney won the G.O.P. primary in New Hampshire and now you can follow the Mexican Mitt Romney on Twitter as he prepare for South Carolina. A parody Twitter account for “Mexican Mitt Romney” was created early Wednesday morning and had garnered 30 followers within hours of the first post. Lalo Alcaraz (@laloalcaraz) Tweeted “Holy [...]
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Cast Your Vote: Battle of the ‘Bilinguals’: Michael Bloomberg vs. Peña Nieto
Politicians often try speaking Spanish when courting Latino Voters (or try so speak “Cuban” as Herman Cain did) and Mexican presidential contender Peña Nieto tried speaking English in a video that has become a YouTube hit. Who do you think speaks their second language better: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaking Spanish or Peña [...]
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WorldView Video: Oops! Ricky Perry Forgets Sonia Sotomayor’s name; calls her “Montomayor” During ‘Des Moines Register’ Interview
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS TO WORLDVIEW!!! [videoplayer file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Xgp7Yeocc /] Go back to WorldView What do you think? Leave comments below. Subscribe to the Dos Lives Daily Email Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our DL Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow @DLWorldView Follow @DosLives What do you think? Leave comments below or [...]
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Video: Cain: How do you Say Delicious in Cuban?
Herman Cain didnt’ struggle with foreign policy, but with foreign languages when he mistook Cuban for a language – not a nationality during a campaign stop in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. Cain made stops in South Florida Wednesday to court voters in the state’s Cuban-American and Jewish communities, NYDailyNews.com reported, and while in Little Havana [...]
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WorldView Video: Ricky Perry Stumbles in Debate and Can’t Remember ‘Third Agency of Government’
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS TO WORLD VIEW!!! [videoplayer file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUA2rDVrmNg /] Go back to World View What do you think? Leave comments below. Subscribe to the Dos Lives Daily Email Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our DL Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow @DLWorldView What do you think? Leave comments below or share [...]
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Senator Marco Rubio calls on Republican Party to be ‘Pro-Legal Immigration Party’
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio addressed immigration, the Republican Party’s efforts to reach Hispanic voters and his own vice-presidential nominee prospects during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Rubio spoke about the difficulties his party has had reaching Latino voters. “The policies are important, but the rhetoric is sometimes the impediment,” Rubio told the Journal. [...]
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Video: Democrats Launch New Spanish-Language Ads in Colorado
A new Spanish-language advertising campaign launched Wednesday in Colorado that blames Republicans for “blocking the President’s jobs plan that will put Colorado to work,” according to an article in The Hill. The campaign, sponsored by the Colorado Democratic National Committee, credits President Obama for “…saving the economy from a total collapse.” Both Republicans and Democrats [...]
