November 1, 2008 – 5:57 pm
As Rep. Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart campaigns come down to the wire in the Miami area, all eyes are on the non-Cuban Latinos who might swing the races to the Democrats for the first time in decades. Mother Jones has posted a video that was part of the Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Don Duncan’s News [...]
September 22, 2008 – 6:14 pm
Several of the congressional races News 21 has been following are on a new ranked list of 50 House races to watch. In some of these districts, immigration is an issue; in others, immigrant voters may tilt the election. 6. Texas 22 – Republican Pete Olson challenges Democrat Nick Lampson, who won this very Republican [...]
By Amy Crawford
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Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears
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Also tagged Barletta, Chris Carney, Chris Hackett, Columbia, Congress, Florida, Immigration, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Nick Lampson, Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania, Pete Olson, Texas
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August 22, 2008 – 2:52 pm
A federal judge upheld Arizona’s Proposition 200, a 2004 law that mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. News 21 reporters found that Latinos and other voters are often disenfranchised by Prop. 200. Time magazine delved into Miami Latinos’ shift toward the Democrats. News 21 reporters Don Duncan and Elizabeth Mendez Berry came to the [...]
August 21, 2008 – 10:53 am
When News21 producers Don Duncan and Elizabeth Mendez-Berry traveled to to Miami in order to investigate shifts in the Latino community, what they found was that Cuban voices are no longer the only Hispanic ones in Miami politics. As part of the upcoming elections there, local politicians are focused on campaigning in Colombian and Nicaraguan [...]
News21 reporter Elizabeth Mendez Berry and I have been talking to Cubans in Miami over the past week, as we report our story on challenges to their political power from other Latinos, and from within their own community. And we have noticed many events and people recurring as points of reference for this community. For [...]
By donduncan
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Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears
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Also tagged Castro, Columbia, Cuba, Diaz, Elian, embargo, Hillary Clinton, immigrants, immigration enforcement, Miami, obama
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