Here’s another exit poll, this one with a hypothetical Hillary Clinton-John McCain match-up. The results are slightly disturbing in what they suggest about race relations in America (look at the last item).
Perhaps the mythical black-brown divide exists for a very small minority of Latino voters. Or maybe they just really like Hillary Clinton.
From CBS News: [...]
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Quick Hit: Would Clinton Have Done Better Than Obama Among Latinos?
November 13, 2008 – 10:56 am
Obama’s hometown throws him a party
November 4, 2008 – 9:52 pm
Ten reporters from the Medill School of Journalism shared the historic moment in Chicago’s Grant Park where some 150,000 supporters cheered Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as he accepted his country’s challenge to bring change as the 44th president of the United States. Here are stories shared by just a few of those thousands of people and the stories [...]
Canada May Welcome More Immigrants
November 1, 2008 – 5:18 pm
After George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 and again in 2004, many liberal Democrats who had supported Al Gore and John Kerry announced plans to move to Canada. For most, the threat was empty. But one of this year’s candidates will lose on Tuesday, and another round of disgruntled partisans might threaten to [...]
Palin Reveals Immigration Stance
October 25, 2008 – 4:56 pm
When Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was first selected as John McCain’s running mate, the News 21 blog wondered about her stance on immigration. With very few immigrants in Alaska, it seemed she had never had the occasion to consider the issue.
Now, thanks to the Spanish-language channel Univision, we know that Palin’s immigration stance adheres [...]
Slate Looks at How Europe Handles Immigration
October 25, 2008 – 1:02 pm
Though domestic immigration battles get more attention on this side of the Atlantic, Europe’s immigrants face their share of government raids and misunderstandings, especially since religion has become a factor in a way that it would never be here. In many Western European cities, large numbers of Asian, Eastern European and African immigrants live in [...]
New Fence Will Cut Through Border Park
October 23, 2008 – 5:52 pm
Back in June, News 21’s Channtal Fleischfresser visited California’s Border Field State Park, on the Mexican border near the Pacific Ocean. There, family and friends in the U.S. and Mexico meet to talk, kiss and exchange food across the border—there’s even a cross-border church. Though the U.S. Border Patrol tries to prevent crossings, the current [...]
Texas City Rejects “English Only” Law
October 12, 2008 – 12:57 pm
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Lathan Watts (City of Lewisville)
The city council of Lewisville, Tex., last week rejected a measure to make English the only language allowed on government documents.
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Lathan Watts (R) had put the measure on the council’s agenda, citing the need to save money on translating documents into many different [...]
Arizona GOP Divided Over Illegal Immigration, Support for McCain
October 8, 2008 – 6:17 pm
Sen. John McCain is well-known for his progressive position on immigration reform—a position that has put him at odds with many in his home state. Now, a recent Time magazine piece looks at how the “conservative” revolt against the Republican presidential candidate in Arizona (and to a lesser extent nationwide) reveals the state GOP’s [...]
