Author: Diego Graglia

Bio: Diego Graglia is a bilingual multimedia journalist who has worked at major media outlets in the U.S. and Latin America. He is currently the editor-in-chief at Expansion, Meixco’s leading business magazine.

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Bad Sign for Republicans: One of McCain's Main Hispanic Supporters in Florida Not Happy With the Campaign

Posted on: 31 Oct 2008

Both presidential candidates spent time in Florida in the past couple of days, fighting hard for the battleground state’s coveted 27 electoral votes. Hispanics –especially those living in Central Florida– are considered an important voting population to achieving that goal. But in a troubling sign for John McCain, one of his key Hispanic supporters in […]

House Speaker Pelosi Backtracking on Immigration Reform Before It Even Starts?

Posted on: 30 Oct 2008

This week, in an interview with the nation’s largest Spanish-language newspaper chain, Barack Obama promised to begin working on immigration reform in the first year in the White House. The new president – whether it’s Obama or McCain – will need to work with Congress on this tough issue. A few days ago, deep in […]

Obama Calls On Latinos To Vote In "Record Numbers," Promises To Address Immigration Reform In His First Year

Posted on: 29 Oct 2008

Senator Barack Obama appears to have launched a Hispanic version of his closing argument to voters. In an exclusive interview with the Spanish-language newspaper chain ImpreMedia, the Democratic candidate said he intends to “guarantee that [immigration reform] will not be used as a political football” and added that he was “committed” to putting together “a […]

La Gobernadora: On Univision, Sarah Palin Talks About Immigration for the First Time

Posted on: 24 Oct 2008

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was seemingly out to counter the critics who complain that she doesn’t talk to the press. On Tuesday, she sat down to chat with CNN, NBC and Spanish-language network Univision. The interview with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos was the first Palin has granted to a Spanish-language media outlet and […]

As North Carolina Becomes Yet Another Swing State, Could Latinos Have an Impact?

Posted on: 22 Oct 2008

North Carolina is now considered a swing state, and the Obama campaign has been targeting Latinos there. But the state’s Latino voting population is still relatively small. Could Hispanic voters have an influence on the allocation of the state’s fifteen electoral votes? Feet in 2 Worlds interviewed Gregory B. Weeks, an associate professor of political […]

More Endorsements for Obama: Spanish-Language Newspapers Announce Support in New York and L.A.

Posted on: 21 Oct 2008

Maybe not unprecedented like the Chicago Tribune‘s nor unexpected like Colin Powell‘s, but there were two other important endorsements for Barack Obama in the last few days. Los Angeles’ La Opinión and New York’s El Diario/La Prensa, two of the nation’s oldest Spanish-language dailies, made public their endorsements of the Democratic candidate on Friday. Both […]

Economic Self-Deportation: Mexicans Leaving the U.S., No Longer Just Because of La Migra

Posted on: 20 Oct 2008

By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor [Please read an update on this story here.] Mexico is bracing for the consequences of the U.S. economic crisis. Among these is an increase in Mexican immigrants going back to their home country — chased away by the lack of jobs north of the U.S.-Mexico border, the general economic […]

Obama, McCain and Joe The Plumber: Attack and Defense In The Last Presidential Debate

Posted on: 16 Oct 2008

Barack Obama, John McCain – and Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher – took center stage at Hofstra University on Long Island last night, making the final presidential debate in this campaign the best of the general election season. Finally, the much-anticipated “YouTube moments” arrived, and both campaigns can claim to have scored points. Whether voters make […]

NALEO Survey: Significant Numbers of Latinos Remain Undecided in Battleground States

Posted on: 13 Oct 2008

“Obamanos,” Latino Support for Obama in Espanola, N.M. NPR PHOTO by Ben Bergman/Morning Edition With the presidential race increasingly focused on states where Latinos are a big chunk of the electorate, the latest survey released by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) shows there are still significant numbers of Latinos who […]

“Arab” vs. “Decent”: Arab-Americans Reacting to McCain’s Words in Minnesota

Posted on: 12 Oct 2008

There are at least 3.5 million Americans of Arab descent. Those who are following the presidential race cannot be happy with the latest news from the McCain campaign. In a scene that will be replayed on YouTube and cable news through the weekend, Gayle Quinnell, an elderly female Republican supporter at a rally in Lakeville, […]