Tag: Politics

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Romney-Ryan Ticket Bad for Immigrants

Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential candidate, shares Mitt Romney’s hardline stance on immigration. A Romney-Ryan administration would not be as friendly to immigrants as the Obama administration argues Erwin de Leon.

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Feet in 2 Worlds’ News Pick, July 30, 2012

Our daily roundup of stories and commentary about immigrants and immigration from media outlets across the country.

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How to Get More Latino’s to Vote? Make Them Laugh at Themselves.

An open letter to comedian George Lopez from our friends at NewsTaco.

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What’s Wrong with Using DHS’ Immigration Database to Purge Voter Rolls? (A Lot)

While Republicans worry about non-citizens voting fraudulently in the Presidential election, many immigrant advocates contend the bigger problem is the large number of eligible immigrants who are not registered to vote.

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A Latino Running Mate Won’t Win Romney ‘The Latino Vote’

Latino political blogger Jack Tomas thinks all the rumors that Romney will choose a Latino running mate are hogwash. In this piece he gives us a rundown of Romney’s Latino VP choices — and explains why they will all fall flat.

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Federal Government Opens Citizenship Database to Florida Authorities, Making Immigrant Leaders Wary

Immigrant leaders in Florida and New York expressed concern about the sharing of private information among different levels of government.

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Dominican Immigrant Congressional Candidate Concedes NY Primary to Rep. Charles Rangel

Congressman Rangel wins by a razor-thin margin, dashing the hopes of a challenger who had hoped to be the first Dominican-born member of Congress.

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De Leon: If You Have the Opportunity and Means to Become a U.S. Citizen, Take It

The Office of Immigration Statistics reports that last year 694,193 individuals became citizens. While that might seem like an impressive number, 8.1 million legal permanent residents were eligible to naturalize in 2010. Why didn’t more immigrants naturalize? Why do so many choose not to become U.S. citizens?

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Latinos and the Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling

Guest columnist Victor Landa of NewsTaco says the Affordable Care Act looks to good for Latinos, but, he cautions, we won’t see the its true impact until the November election.

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Election Roundup: Rangel Survives, Meng Triumphs

A look at two races in NY’s rare June primary where immigrant voters played a significant role.