Latina Lista
The President and Presidential Contenders Issue Statements about Cinco de Mayo
With today being Cinco de Mayo, a celebration that has taken a life of its own in the United States (because it's not highly celebrated in Mexico like in the U.S.), it's natural that the day is acknowledged by our leading politicians. After all, no one wants to appear insensitive or out of touch with 64% of the Latino population.
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Nuestra Voice
LATINO MEDIA RULES
As a member of the largest minority ethnic group and a member of the media, I am continually puzzled and outraged by the idea that anyone can say anything about Latinos without fearing any consequence. While it would be out outrageous for anybody to have said a similar thing about an elected official of almost any other ethnicity, Rush will certainly not receive any heat at all..
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Latina Lista
Latinos need our own Obama
Why is no national Latino leader capable of commanding the same kind of following as Obama? One obvious answer is that Latinos are not a homogenous group. Cuban-Americans, for instance, have interests a world away from those who came to the USA via Mexico. Try finding one voice for these two groups.
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Nuestra Voice
MCCAIN HITS NEW MEXICO …IN SPANISH
While the media is busy catering to the press releases on Gov. Bill Richardson’s astonishment and surprise that the Clintons are angry with him ( Breaking News: Top Politicians Share Angry Words Over Key Endorsement!!!!!) John McCain is sticking his red white and blue flag in the “Aztec Ruins” of New Mexico.
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Migra Matters
When you don't like the law … ignore it
In an ironic twist of logic so glaring that only the Bush administration would be unable to recognize its cognitive dissonance, the administration announced today that it will use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations in an effort to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest U.S. border.
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