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O'Malley hires a director of Hispanic media

Democrat Martin O’Malley — who has tried to distinguish himself as a Hispanic-friendly presidential candidate — has hired Jose Aristimuño to be in charge of his Latino media outreach.

Aristimuño, who began with the campaign as a volunteer, has been hired in a full-time capacity to work as the director of Hispanic media, the campaign confirmed Tuesday.

“This is a campaign that’s focused on reaching all of the constituents in a non-constituency-like fashion,” said Gabriela Domenzain, director of public engagement and a senior adviser. The news was first reported by BuzzFeed.

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Rand Paul to Republicans: We need black, Hispanic votes to win in 2016

The Republican Party must court black, Hispanic and Asian voters to win the presidency in 2016, GOP contender Rand Paul said today, as party faces a firestorm over comments made by frontrunners Donald Trump and Jeb Bush.

“We cannot win without being a more diverse party — that means the Hispanic vote and the African-American vote,” the Kentucky senator said on Herald Radio’s “Morning Meeting” show. “We are at 5 to 8 percent of the African-American vote … the Hispanic vote, the Asian vote, you name it, we do poorly with the different ethnic groups. We need to do better.”

Trump has drawn the ire of Latinos by describing Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and “drug-dealers,” vowing to build a wall on the Mexican border and urging the withdrawal of the long-held “birthright” to citizenship for babies born in the United States to illegal immigrants.

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Welcome to the United States, aquí Se Habla Español

Hablar español en Los Estados Unidos no es un lujo, si no una necesidad.

If you didn't understand the previous sentence then you're at a disadvantage on many fronts. And before you get on a soap box and start preaching about how "this is America! Learn the language…speak English!", stop.

Just. Stop.

Many people stopped listening to that "English Only" gibberish of the previous decade a long time ago; most of them coming from corporate america.

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Doing Better with Hispanic Voters

Three of the Republican presidential candidates are sons of immigrants. Marco Rubio’s parents—his father a bartender, his mother a maid—came from Cuba. The parents of Bobby Jindal emigrated from India, his father an engineer, his mother a student who later earned two master’s degrees. Ted Cruz’s father is an evangelical pastor from Cuba, his mother an American citizen. Cruz himself, a citizen from birth, was born in Canada.

The three candidates became success stories at a relatively early age. Rubio was 39 when elected to the Senate from Florida. Jindal won the Louisiana governorship at 36. Cruz was 43 when he captured a Senate seat in Texas. Democrats have nothing that comes close to matching this.

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Hispanic Or Latino? A Guide For The U.S. Presidential Campaign

My parents are Cuban and Panamanian. I grew up in Miami. I travel broadly in Latin America but reside in Brazil, which speaks Portuguese, not Spanish.

So what am I?

This may seem an irrelevant question to many, but as the American presidential season kicks into high gear there's been a lot of confusion about how to refer to people alternately called Hispanics or Latinos.

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If the GOP picks Trump, kiss Hispanic votes adios

Of course, it's perfectly ridiculous to even contemplate Donald Trump as the eventual presidential nominee of the party of Abraham Lincoln.

But let's just say that Trump's reality TV insanity infected enough delegates in Cleveland next July. And he became the 2016 GOP nominee. How would Trump do with Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing group of voters?
True, less than half of Hispanics vote vs about two-thirds of non-Hispanic whites and blacks.

And at 53 million, the U.S. Hispanic population remains a minority compared to the 260 million non-Hispanics. Pero between 2000 and 2012, the Hispanic population grew 49%. Los otros 5.8%. Do the math, amigo, and those predominantly young voters present a golden opportunity for any political party. Much as Republicans enjoyed black support for generations post-Civil War.

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Job Creation Top Priority for African American and Hispanic Voters

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 -- According to a new poll released today by the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), the majority of African American and Hispanic voters said creating jobs should be the top priority for the Obama Administration over a number of other potential choices, including improving on its already impressive environmental achievements.  Another top choice among those polled was reforming the criminal justice system, an interesting note as President Obama has spent time in recent weeks talking about this important policy issue.

"The message to the President was clear: job creation and economic growth in the African American and Hispanic communities should be priorities," said Paula R. Jackson, AABE President and CEO. "As the Obama Administration moves forward with considering new environmental regulations, such as the proposed ozone rule, I would urge them to take into consideration the disproportionate economic impact these regulations would have on minority communities – especially in urban areas – across our country. We applaud and support the President's commitment to bringing hope and opportunity to traditionally alienated populations; and we want to work together to ensure government regulations don't needlessly harm the pathways to success for urban communities."

Key findings in the poll include the following:

• 66% of registered African American voters and 61% of Hispanic voters said that creating jobs should be a top priority.
• More than a quarter of respondents agreed that reforming the criminal justice system should be among the President's top two priorities.
• Only 3% of African American voters and 4% of Hispanic voters said improving air quality should be a top priority.
• When told that the proposed air quality standards may increase their utility bills, or increase the utility bills of African Americans, Hispanics and lower-income Americans, 46% of African American voters and 54% of Hispanic voters surveyed said they are less likely to support the standards. 
• The poll, conducted by Morning Consult, surveyed 1,157 African American registered voters and 1,094 Hispanic registered voters. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of ±3%. 

The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) is a national association of energy professionals founded and dedicated to ensure the input of African Americans and other minorities into the discussions and developments of energy policies regulations, R&D technologies, and environmental issues.

SOURCE American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE)

How the 2016 race is playing out en español

"Te quiero Puerto Rico!" said Hillary Clinton. 

That was Hillary Clinton in 2008 using some of the few words of Spanish she knows. And in 2016, not much has changed. 

But this time around, many of Clinton's potential Republican competitors have at least a grasp of the language 13 percent of the country speaks at home.

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Destiny 2016: The Latin Vote

The first public opinion poll for the 2016 presidential campaign, conducted among Hispanic voters in an exclusive by Noticias Univisión, reveals that aspiring Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is comfortably ahead of her main Republican rivals within this important voter constituency. If the presidential election were to take place at this moment, Clinton would obtain 64% of the Hispanic votes and her closest Republican rival, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, would receive 27% according to a bipartisan survey conducted by Bendixen & Amandi, consultants for the Democrats, and The Tarrance Group, consultants for the Republicans. 

The former Secretary of State and former First Lady would surpass the other Republican contenders by even wider margins.

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USHCC Names Senator John Cornyn as 2015 National Convention Honorary Co-Chair

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) today announced the participation of Senator John Cornyn, Majority Whip of the United States Senate, as Honorary Co-Chair of its upcoming 2015 National Convention, slated for September 20-22, 2015, at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas. The annual event - the largest gathering of Hispanic business leaders in America – will draw upon Senator Cornyn's commitment to representing the interests of American small business in our nation's capital. 

"The USHCC is thrilled to have Senator Cornyn, a longtime friend of the association, serve as Honorary Co-Chairy of our upcoming National Convention," said USHCC President & CEO Javier Palomarez. "For many years now, Senator Cornyn has collaborated with the USHCC on issues affecting our nation's economic growth, including international business and trade, pro-growth energy policy, and infrastructure improvements. He has a proven track record of advocating for entrepreneurs and Hispanic-owned firms, and we look forward to continuing our work together as the USHCC takes our convention to Senator Cornyn's home state."

"America boasts one of the strongest economies in the world because of our commitment to hard work, upward mobility, and earned success – three virtues the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce works tirelessly to promote.  I'm pleased the USHCC is hosting this year's convention in Texas, and I consider it a privilege to serve as an Honorary Co-Chair," said Senator John Cornyn.

Since being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, Senator Cornyn has been a champion for policies that strengthen the economic contributions of Hispanics in Texas, as well as the entire U.S. As a result, Hispanic-owned firms in Texas have continued to grow, hire new workers, and sustain local economies. Texas has continued to prosper economically with the help of Senator Cornyn; over the past 12 months the unemployment has fallen from 5.2% to 4.2%, and roughly 300,000 new private sector jobs were created. 

"Senator Cornyn is the optimal choice to help host our membership as Honorary Co-Chair of the 2015 USHCC National Convention in Houston" said former USHCC Chairman and 2015 Convention HBE Chair Marc Rodriguez. "In many ways, our network of entrepreneurs and business advocates in Texas have been able to flourish because of his work to promote free market ideals, and we greatly appreciate having his stern leadership in Washington."

The USHCC National Convention serves as a premier networking venue, bringing together executives from major U.S. corporations, public officials, chamber leaders and entrepreneurs seeking to establish strategic, long-lasting partnerships with the Hispanic business community.

About the USHCC
Founded in 1979, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of our nation's entrepreneurs. The USHCC advocates on behalf of nearly 3.2 million Hispanic-owned businesses, that together contribute in excess of $486 billion to the American economy, each year. As the leading organization of its kind, the USHCC serves as an umbrella to more than 200 local chambers and business associations across the nation, and partners with more than 240 major corporations.
For more information, visit www.ushcc.com.

Rep. Steve King says he's Hispanic, Wikipedia agrees

Is Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, Hispanic? If he says so — and Wikipedia says so — then it must be true, right?

For a moment, yes.

On Friday, King took issue with a comment from Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, in which Castro said “the GOP can kiss the Latino vote goodbye.”

King’s response?

“Does he know that I’m as Hispanic and Latino as he?” King tweeted.

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Report shows Latinos are underrepresented in state, local government

A report released Thursday underscored how Latinos lag in holding elected office in California, even as they become the largest ethnic group in the state.

At a panel hosted by the Latino Legislative Caucus and the Leadership California Institute, lawmakers and Latino political experts grappled with the apparent contradiction of the growing Latino population bloc but stagnant number of political officials.

"While Latinos have surpassed 39% of the population of California, we have an atrocious voter turnout rate," said Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville), the chairman of the Legislative Latino Caucus.

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As Donald Trump Riles GOP Race, Marco Rubio Begins to Connect With Voters In Spanish

On the campaign trail this week, Marco Rubio chatted with a woman from San Salvador. Claudia Steele, who is now an American citizen and a voter, eagerly told him she would do everything she could to support his presidential bid. Rubio thanked her, and the two discussed politics and family — all in Spanish.

When Steele told Rubio she was the only Latina member of her local Republican organization, Rubio answered, smiling, "Hay que cambiar eso.” (Translation: “We need to change that.”)

But this wasn’t downtown Miami. It was a western suburb of Des Moines, Iowa.

While Republicans worry recent comments by Donald Trump comparing illegal immigrants to rapists and drug dealers may harm the party’s chances with Hispanic voters during the 2016 election cycle, the 44 year-old Senator from Florida was welcomed with open arms — quite literally — by the Spanish speakers who came to meet him over the course of his three-day swing in Iowa.

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Nielsen Webinar: Capturing The Latino Vote In 2016

WEBINAR DETAILS: Time: 2-3pm EDT    Date: July 27th    Cost: Complimentary  Registration

Why Latinos Should Vote for Bernie Sanders and Why He Needs Us

Like most Internet denizens, I was first introduced to Senator Bernie Sanders via a meme from an overzealous supporter. I was intrigued, but not entirely convinced, by the populist sentiments written on it. I've read these sentiments before and I've seen how overeager people can be with their icons -- to the point of falling victims to blind spots.

Do you remember the #RonPaul2012 tribe comprised mostly of libertarians? I brushed Senator Sanders' supporters off as being the same: feverishly idealistic to the point of delusion. I was right about the libertarian crowd and Ron Paul's supporters, but I was wrong about Bernie Sanders'. I know it is a fool's errand to debate with libertarians so please spare me the trolling.

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Latinos officially the biggest ethnic group in California

Latinos have edged past white people to become the biggest racial or ethnic group in California.

The United States Census Bureau has confirmed that the long-expected milestone happened in the first half of 2014, underscoring a wider Latino demographic surge across the US.

According to census figures released last month, California’s Latinos numbered 14.99 million by July 1 2014, putting them ahead of the state’s 14.92 million non-Hispanic whites.

It makes California the first big state, and the third overall after Hawaii and New Mexico, without a white plurality. California is expected to have a Latino majority by 2060.

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Hillary Clinton Could Run Her Hispanic Media Strategy Like Coca-Cola

The Clinton campaign has held national and local meetings with Latino strategists and stakeholders about an unconventional Hispanic media strategy that would look more like the approach a Fortune 100 company like Coca-Cola takes — a departure from how the Obama campaign structured its plan in 2012.

So far, the discussions have concerned engaging a national public relations firm to develop a national message for the Hispanic electorate, complemented by independent messages from statewide firms in a handful of key states like Florida, Nevada, Colorado, and North Carolina, according to multiple sources who have been briefed or were part of the meetings.

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Which Republican presidential hopeful speaks the best Spanish?

He doesn’t quite roll his Rs, but Jeb Bush speaks near flawless Spanish for a gringo. Marco Rubio’s Spanish is better, but he has yet to use it regularly during the campaign trail. Ted Cruz says his Spanish is “lousy” and would rather not speak it. Donald Trump? Well, let’s just say he’ll have a hard time finding a Mexican tutor.

For the first time in U.S. history, three presidential candidates in the Republican primary have strong Latino connections. Two are fluent Spanish speakers, and both hope their language skills will help them connect with Latinos, a crucial and fast-growing segment of the electorate.

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The battle for the Latino vote in the United States is hotting up, as both Republicans and Democrats realize the value of the Hispanic electorate.

MESQUITE, Nevada — Laura Aguilera is 19 and works seven days a week in this city in the baking Nevada desert to earn money for nursing school. So, she explained after a 10-hour shift at Los Lupes Mexican restaurant, “I haven’t had time to focus on who is running for president yet.”
But unprecedented efforts to get Aguilera’s attention are beginning all around her because her vote, and those of the growing number of Latinos who live in battleground states like this one, are considered vital to winning the White House in 2016.

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, the two Republican presidential candidates seen as having the greatest chance to make inroads with the Latino vote that traditionally leans Democratic, recently stopped in Nevada, Bush showcasing his fluent Spanish and Rubio highlighting that he is the son of Cuban immigrants. Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed 1,200 Latino leaders gathered in Las Vegas last week and said that she would do more than US President Barack Obama — and certainly far more than any Republican rival — to stop deportations and enact immigration reform.

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Racing Twitter to the White House: 2016 Presidential Hopefuls on Social Media

Every time a politician joins a social network, a news article comes out declaring that network could end up being the social platform of Election 2016. In January, when Jeb Bush introduced his super PAC, Right to Rise, via Instagram, The Washington Post was quick to ponder a 2016 “Instagram Election.” Then in March, fledgling live-streaming apps Meerkat and Periscope appeared on the political scene as if from nowhere and presidential hopefuls, among them Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina, started clamoring to use the hot, new mobile apps to connect with the public; and suddenly we’re in the throes of the Meer-i-scope Election.

We’re still hearing a lot about “older” social media sites, Twitter and Facebook, too. Hillary Clinton recently let a small business owner take over her Twitter account for the day. And Bernie Sanders is practically a Facebook superstar with 1.2 million likes on his congress Facebook page, and quirky, “grumpy old guy” posts that attract tens of thousands of likes.

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Univision, Washington Post to host Republican candidates forum

Univision News and The Washington Post are teaming up to sponsor a Republican candidates' forum as well as a series of polls, the two companies announced on Wednesday.

The move is significant since Univision is not hosting an official Republican debate. Telemundo, Univision's main competitor in the Spanish-speaking American market, is hosting one in February. 

“This important alliance with The Washington Post brings together two media giants with tremendous audience reach, leveraging Univision News’ undisputed leadership among the Spanish-speaking population and The Post’s unmatched political reporting and expertise,” Isaac Lee, president of News and Digital, UCI, and CEO of Fusion said in a statement. 

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Ben Carson looks to expand popularity with outreach to Hispanic group

Ben Carson has survived the first test of his candidacy, holding steady in the polls even as the GOP presidential field has ballooned to more than a dozen candidates.

Now, the retired neurosurgeon is making a concerted push to expand his appeal beyond traditional Republican voting blocs, making a foray to speak to a leading Hispanic group last week. And he’s taken a leading role in trying to define a GOP position on race and bigotry after last week’s South Carolina church shooting, insisting that the country acknowledge the attack was spurred by the “sickness” of racism.

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The race is on for the Latino vote

MESQUITE, Nev. — Laura Aguilera is 19 and works seven days a week in this city in the baking Nevada desert to earn money for nursing school. So, she explained after a 10-hour shift at Los Lupes Mexican restaurant, “I haven’t had time to focus on who is running for president yet.”

But unprecedented efforts to get Aguilera’s attention are beginning all around her because her vote, and those of the growing number of Latinos who live in battleground states like this one, is considered vital to winning the White House in 2016.

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Expert: Jeb Bush Shouldn't Take Hispanic Vote for Granted in 2016

Though former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has deep ties to Hispanics — his wife of more than 40 years is Mexican — he should not take the Latino vote for granted in his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, experts say.

"Latino voters have proven more than willing to reject even actual Latinos as candidates when their policy positions are in contrast to the community preferences," Matt Barreto, co-founder of polling and research firm Latino Decisions, told CNN. "Bush's marriage and linguistic skills, while symbolically important, would founder if his issue positions are in contrast to the average Latino voter."

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More Latinos With STEM Degrees Needed, Here Are Top Schools Doing It

More Latinos are now graduating with postsecondary degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), but they continue to be significantly underrepresented in the total number of STEM credentials earned.

A new report released Wednesday by Excelencia in Education found that Latinos earned more STEM credentials across all academic levels—including associate, bachelor and graduate degrees—over the last few years. However, only 9 percent of STEM degrees and certificates went to Latinos in 2013.

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The State of Latinos in U.S. Higher Education

Two recently released reports provide an enlightening picture of the state of higher education for Latinos in the United States. While there have been encouraging developments over the past 10 years, Latinos remain underrepresented and underserved across virtually all post-secondary education sectors, with many barriers to Latino higher education attainment -- and the accompanying life-long, generation-spanning benefits that could accrue -- remaining stubbornly in place.

The first report is a 2015 fact book, "The Condition of Latinos in Education," prepared by Excelencia in Education (EIE), which contains a wealth of information from early childhood education through graduate studies and into employment.

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Racing Twitter to the White House: 2016 Presidential Hopefuls on Social Media

Every time a politician joins a social network, a news article comes out declaring that network could end up being the social platform of Election 2016. In January, when Jeb Bush introduced his super PAC, Right to Rise, via Instagram, 

The Washington Post was quick to ponder a 2016 “Instagram Election.” Then in March, fledgling live-streaming apps Meerkat and Periscope appeared on the political scene as if from nowhere and presidential hopefuls, among them Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina, started clamoring to use the hot, new mobile apps to connect with the public; and suddenly we’re in the throes of the Meer-i-scope Election.

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Hispanic and Latino Identity Is Disappearing

The U.S. Hispanic community’s views of identity are changing, as they have been for decades. Forty years ago, that term — “Hispanic” — was proposed to group people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and other Latin American ancestry in government statistics. No one had even heard of “Latino” back then.

But today, while both terms are widely used, Pew Research Center surveys show that Hispanics prefer to identify themselves with terms of nationality (Mexican or Cuban or Dominican) rather than pan-ethnic monikers (Hispanic or Latino or even American).

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Latino Voices: Rick Perry has no place for Latinos

Rick Perry’s aspiration to rule the United States as he ruled Texas would be terrible for all of us — especially minorities and the poor.

Perry, who just stepped into the GOP presidential fray, spent his 14 years as governor sidelining entire segments of the population.

Among his prime victims were Latinos. Perry has consistently portrayed himself as a champion of Hispanics, trumpeting a small number of minority appointees and a few sops, such as allowing in-state tuition to undocumented children raised in Texas. But, in general, his policies have been overwhelmingly bad for the Latino community.

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Christie faults GOP for sounding unwelcoming to Latinos

WASHINGTON >> New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie faulted his party Wednesday for its unwelcoming tone at times to minority voters.

In a speech to a Latino Coalition small business conference, the potential Republican presidential contender also boasted about getting 51 percent of the Hispanic vote in his re-election as governor.

Christie portrays himself as the kind of Republican who can attract females, blacks, Hispanics and other voters who are normally drawn to Democrats.

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2016 Presidential Election: Immigration-Reform Activist Dolores Huerta Says Hispanic Voters Could Be 'The Deciders'

Latino voters need more than lip service on immigration reform, healthcare and climate change from the field of candidates running for president in 2016, says Dolores Huerta, renowned workers' and civil rights activist. Huerta, who had been at the vanguard of the Latino and immigrant rights movement with contemporaries like Cesar Chavez, said Latinos in the U.S. are poised to play a larger role in the electorate.

"I believe the Latino community can be the deciders and we saw that happen in the 2008 election and the 2012 election," Huerta said in an interview with the Latin Post, referring to the growing rate of Latino eligible voters in states where Hispanics have outpaced all other ethnic groups. "We are so many voters at this point in time, even in many states where we have small percentages, like in the state of Virginia," she said.

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Why It’s So Hard To Get Migrant Kids In Rural Minnesota Through Immigration Court

About 438 children who crossed the southern U.S. border alone, fleeing poverty and gang violence from Latin America were placed with sponsors in Minnesota in the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years. At least 59 of those children have already been given deportation orders, “usually after skipping their court hearings,” the Star Tribune recently reported. And an undetermined number of additional kids are facing fundamental barriers to making their legal case that are exacerbated in the small rural towns where many migrants live: a lack of transportation to the Bloomington immigration court located three hours away in Minneapolis, a critical shortage of legal representatives, and few court interpreters who speak the appropriate language.
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Malcolm Gladwell is right: Facebook, social media and the real story of political change

In what is now a well-worn story, Wael Ghonim, a thirty-year-old Google executive, used Facebook to help organize the protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. Today, it’s hard to speak of the Arab Spring without calling to mind the phrase “Facebook revolution.” In early 2011, Facebook had roughly 600 million users. Almost 10 percent of the world population was on it. Speculations about its initial public offering swirled, and The Social Network, a movie telling one version of its origins, was in theaters. With this buzz ringing in their ears, journalists and bloggers were agog over Facebook’s role in Egypt.

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Time Warner Cable NY1 Noticias' Pura Politica' Program to Mark 10th Anniversary Tomorrow

Today, Time Warner Cable News NY1 Noticias, New York City's only 24-hour Spanish language local news network, announced it will commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Pura Política, with a special documentary with highlights from the past decade of the longest-running local Spanish language political talk show in New York City, on Friday, June 5th at 6 p.m. and 11p.m.

The documentary special will feature guests including, Congresswoman, Nydia Velazquez, State Senator, Adriano Espaillat, and City Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, who will explore the highs and lows for Latinos during the past decade. The commemorative program will also include an exclusive sit-down interview with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio where he is asked to name one Latino politician he believes would be a strong candidate for New York City Mayor in the near future.

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Hillary Clinton's Call to Ease Voting Impacts Growing Latino Vote

Although the setting for her voting rights speech was a historically black college, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's call for making it easier for Americans to vote has implications for the political involvement of Latinos.

Every year, at least 50,000 Latino youth turn 18. Pew Research Center has projected that Latinos would account for 40 percent of the growth in America's eligible to vote through 2030 and in that year, some 40 million Latinos would be able to vote.

Speaking at Texas Southern University - established in Houston in 1927 as Colored Junior College to educate blacks - Clinton proposed automatic voter registration for young people when they turn 18, unless they opt out. She also proposed a national standard of no fewer than 20 days of early voting in every state.

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Martin O'Malley Courts Hispanics Who Could Be Key To His Success

Martin O'Malley's stop at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC on Wednesday for a question and answer session is part of a larger effort to appeal to a vital and growing sector of the American electorate and perhaps eat into the overwhelming support currently enjoyed by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

The event is one of his first as a candidate and signals the importance Hispanic voters will be in his newly-launched presidential campaign. At the question and answer session led by the Chamber's CEO, Javier Palomarez that touched on everything from how he will inspire voters to education, government regulation and immigration, O'Malley refused to criticize Clinton and instead focused on his own record as governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore.

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EEUU recibió más asiáticos que hispanos en 2013

Por primera vez en 2013, los asiáticos se situaron como el primer colectivo de origen de la inmigración a EEUU, por delante de latinoamericanos. Primero fueron los europeos, perseguidos, pobres y ricos en busca del Nuevo Mundo; después, los latinoamericanos, artífices del gran cambio demográfico estadounidense; y ahora, los asiáticos, que están tomando el relevo a estos últimos para protagonizar un nuevo paradigma migratorio.

 Por primera vez en 2013, los asiáticos, con los chinos a la cabeza, se situaron como el primer colectivo de origen de la inmigración reciente a Estados Unidos, por delante de latinoamericanos.

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Latinos Are Watching 2016 Candidates’ Stances On Immigration, Says Organizer

As candidates announce their campaigns for president, immigration reform continues to be a hot-button issue. Particularly as the Latino population grows, the immigration debate could have broader implications. In 2014, Hispanic voters made up about 25 million voters, or 11 percent, of the eligible electorate, and that number is expected to grow in the 2016 election.

Cristina Jiménez — co-founder of United We Dream, the largest youth-led immigrant organization in the nation — said Monday that the immigrant community will continue to look at candidates' views on immigration as the 2016 presidential election nears.

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Cómo se conectan los políticos latinos en Twitter?

El más reciente estudio de Twiplomacy 2015, midió la presencia social de los líderes latinoamericanos en Twitter, encontrando que el reinado lo sigue ocupando la presidencia de México en la cuenta @PresidenciaMX, siendo esta la más activa y más seguida con un aproximado de 68 tweets al día. Otros políticos y cuentas presidenciales están a la cabeza de este listado, como Nicolás Maduro, presidente de Venezuela, en la segunda posición de los más activos con 60 tweets diarios; no obstante el presidente de Colombia, (@JuanManSantos) esta en la segunda posición de los líderes más seguidos.

Twiplomacy también encontró que cinco líderes latinos están entre las 669 cuentas más activas en 166 países en el mundo, compitiendo con cuentas como la Casa Blanca (@WhiteHouse), el Primer Ministro de la India (@NarendraModi), Barack Obama (@BarackObama), y las nueve cuentas del Papa Francisco, entre muchas otras.

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Millennials Reveal #WhatWeNeed2016 From Our Presidential Contenders

Another presidential election year will soon be upon us, and media punditry surrounding contenders like Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz is already beginning to dominate the Interweb. As the list of presidential hopefuls swells, it's time to take a look at the issues that matter to progressive millennial voters.

The millennial turnout for the 2014 midterms was 21.3% — considerably lower than the 51% who turned up for the 2008 general presidential election, but in keeping with historically low midterm turnout across generations. While some cast our generation as politically apathetic, the response to President Barack Obama's first run shows that the right candidate can drum up enthusiastic support from this powerful voting bloc. Young voters also have been "trending blue," according to Mother Jones, which also attributed the GOP's big win in 2014 to the lack of millennial turnout.

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5 Steps the Next President Could Take to Boost Our Relationship With Latin America

For much of the last century, Latin America has seldom been a major focus for U.S. foreign policy. Yet President Obama’s controversial Cuba policy appears to have brought the region back into play. But Obama’s days in the Oval Office are numbered. How will the next occupant of the White House treat our neighbors to the south? Here’s a five-step approach the next president should take to get Latin American relations on a positive track.

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Media executives are salivating over big money flooding the 2016 election cycle

At least one small slice of the American public looks forward to the non-stop, sleazy political advertisements set to inundate viewers during the 2016 elections: media executives and their investors.

Peter Liguori, the chief executive of Tribune Company, said earlier this month that the next presidential campaign presents “enormous opportunity” for advertising sales. Speaking at a conference hosted by J.P. Morgan Chase, Liguori, whose company owns television stations and a number of newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, referenced Super PAC spending as a key factor for why he thinks Tribune Co. political advertising revenue will rocket from $115 million in 2012 to about $200 million for the 2016 campaign cycle.

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Hillary Clinton realizará una gran reunión

Washington (AFP). Hillary Clinton, que hace campaña desde hace varias semanas a pequeña escala para ir al encuentro de “todos los estadounidenses”, realizará su primer gran mitin el 13 de junio.

“Prepárense: Hillary dará su primer discurso oficial en la primera gran cita de su campaña el 13 de junio”, escribió el jueves en Twitter su equipo de campaña.

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HBO Doc ‘The Latin Explosion’

If Jeb Bush can get even  tongue-in-cheek cred  as an honorary Latino, we might as well go ahead and throw pop music mogul Tommy Mottola in the pot with him. Not only has the former Sony Music capo been largely responsible for the careers of Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira, but he also happens to be married to Mexican pop sensation and telenovela superstar, Thalía (his previous marriage to part-Venezuelan diva Mariah Carey also technically qualifies). So, besides his 24-hour job tending to a telenovela queen, what is our man Tommy scheming up these days, 12 years after he left Sony at the top of the game?

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Nevada Republicans Say They Want More Latinos Voting

Nevada will play a crucial role in the presidential primary next year, as the fourth state to nominate a candidate and the first heavily Latino state to vote. In an effort to win support of the growing minority, Republican lawmakers in the state are trying something new — expanding voting rights for minorities instead of restricting them.
As lawmakers consider restricting the minority vote in Nevada requiring voter ID, the GOP-controlled state Senate passed a bill last week that would switch the state’s historically messy caucus system to a primary; members of the Assembly debated the legislation earlier this week. The purpose of the change, a state Republican leader told the Wall Street Journal, would be to get more of Nevada’s more than one-fourth Latino population to participate in the election.

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Univision host: Hispanic vote to jump from 12 million to 16 million, will decide presidency

Jorge Ramos, the influential host of Univision's Noticiero Univision, said the Latino vote will decide the 2016 presidential election and that Hispanics could see a reward for providing the margin of victory.

In an interview with Harvard University's Institute of Politics following a speech to students, Ramos predicted that about 16 million Hispanics will go to the polls, likely to vote Democratic based on past trends.

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The Latino Coalition marca 20 años como destacada defensora y anuncia la Cumbre de la Pequeña Empresa 2015

WASHINGTON, 20 de mayo de 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Latino Coalition (TLC), una de las mayores organizaciones de afiliados y de defensa para pequeños negocios de propiedad de latinos, está celebrando 20 años construyendo comunidades para un Estados Unidos más fuerte con la Cumbre de la Pequeña Empresa 2015 y cena de aniversario de gala el miércoles 10 de junio de 2015 en la Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos en Washington, D.C.

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Campaña de Hillary contrata activista de Dreamers para conquistar voto latino

Washington.- La campaña presidencial de la demócrata Hillary Clinton hizo historia este miércoles al contratar a una activista Dreamer, la peruana Lorella Praeli, como directora de enlace con la comunidad latina, según informó en exclusiva a este diario.

Aunque Praeli tomará las riendas de su nuevo cargo hasta el próximo 15 de junio –y no está dando entrevistas- hará historia como la primera activista Dreamer de cualquier campaña presidencial en EEUU en liderar los esfuerzos por captar el voto hispano.

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Cuba-EEUU, 'fracasa un enfoque obsoleto'

Estados Unidos y Cuba, en una decisión histórica, declararon su decisión de reestablecer relaciones diplomáticas tras 53 años sin vínculos efectivos, en lo que se considera uno de los resabios paradigmáticos de la Guerra Fría. 

Esta determinación fue dada a conocer tras la excarcelación, por parte de Cuba, del subcontratista estadounidense Alan Gross, detenido en diciembre del año 2009 en La Habana, bajo la acusación de espionaje. La libertada de Gross se concretó, simultáneamente, con la liberación de tres prisioneros políticos antiterroristas cubanos, detenidos hace 16 años en cárceles estadounidenses, cuya libertad fue exigida por gran parte de los gobiernos del mundo y organizaciones regionales latinoamericanas. 

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