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4 comments - "We're suffering" - My Mom's Scream For Help in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
4 comments - The 2010 Census: A Push for a Full Latino Count
3 comments - Arizona Anti-Immigrant Bill Legalizes Racial Profiling
3 comments - Bronx Borough President Carrión Joins Obama Administration
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Category Archives: politics
Education in Puerto Rico: A Need for Major Improvement
Recent demonstrations in Puerto Rico have highlighted a desperate need to overhaul the island’s entire educational system. Students and teachers have been unsatisfied with the government’s lack of leadership and outraged by layoffs, budget cuts, tuition hikes, and attempts to … Continue reading
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Bronx Politics
As the saying goes, most politics is local. So for those of you who live in the Bronx, or know people who do, there are two big races to watch this fall in the Boogie Down. As mentioned in an … Continue reading
Film Review: Amexicano
With the incredible political mess in Arizona surrounding immigration reform, I thought I would blog about a movie on DVD I recently viewed that showcases serious issues regarding the current national controversy. Amexicano, a 2008 independent film, is a story … Continue reading
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The Power of the Latino Vote
Latino Americans will play a vital role in the upcoming 2010 mid-term elections. Latinos, the largest and fasting growing minority group in the United States, were instrumental in electing the last two U.S. presidents. If voting tends keep with the … Continue reading
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Congressman Luis Gutiérrez: Fighting for Immigrant Rights
Congressman Luis Gutiérrez, one of only three Puerto Rican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, was arrested on May 1 in Washington, D.C. while protesting Arizona’s new controversial illegal immigrant legislation bill, SB 1070. Representative Guiterrez, the first Latino … Continue reading
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