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Jul
15
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Here is the CNN video clip of Kety Esquivel, blogamiga, Sanctuary Editor and Crossleft.org Founder, addressing the political pandering and the poor outreach efforts to the Latina/o community by both presidential candidates.
Kety was eloquent, on-target, and very professional. We are proud of [...]
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Jul
14
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First off, I like to thank Wall Street Journal correspondent Ana Rivas for picking up the recent rift between the Latinosphere and the current outreach efforts by both presidential candidates to the Latino community.
In her blog post (which I, Edmundo “XicanoPwr” Rocha, [...]
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Jul
12
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With the race for the White House between Barack Obama and John McCain on its way, the political phenomenon that occurs every four years, “Christopher Columbus Syndrome” is just getting started. The “Christopher Columbus [...]
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Jun
24
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In an effort to win back lost Hispanic votes, Republican presidential hopeful, Senator John McCain held a closed door meeting with more than 100 Hispanic leaders in Chicago. However, things did not turn out as he hoped.
Blogger Matt Ortega [...]
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Apr
01
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Hoping nobody would notice, the immigration issue is back on the table even as the Presidential campaign progresses. Senate Republicans plan to introduce a package of as many as 11 bills that establishes a hard line on illegal immigration. Though it was introduced [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
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